Join me as I attempt to save the world from the alien onslaught in the Long War mod for Xcom: Enemy Within.
This time we take the newly-instated Zero1gaming team out to our first alien abduction mission, to protect the public and, hopefully, avoid embarrassment.
I’ll be uploading the campaign on a mission-by-mission basis and you can follow along to see if I manage it or just fail dismally. Read more …
Join me as I attempt to save the world from the alien onslaught in the Long War mod for Xcom: Enemy Within.
I’ll be uploading the campaign on a mission-by-mission basis and you can follow along to see if I manage it or just fail dismally. Read more …
The games industry has provided us with some pretty amazing stuff over the years. From gaming-on-the-go convenience of the Gameboy to the frankly all-out witchcraft of the Wii controller, gaming has conspired to inspire and amaze the public with newer and fancier technology that has pushed the boundaries of what we perceive as viable or even possible.
As part of this, gaming peripherals have been rife; from basic controllers with an extra turbo button, to full on controller systems for flight or driving games; niches have been identified and filled expertly. Read more …
Ah Fallout my old friend. It’s been far too long!
Fallout and I go way, way back. The original Interplay title in the series was one of my formative gaming experience, when I used to have a go in the world when my dad wasn’t on it. In many ways, Fallout and its successor, Fallout 2, are a large part of the reason I’m here typing this at the moment. Read more …
Gaming is a hugely personal experience, one of direct interaction between the gamer and their device of choice. This being the case, the equipment we use naturally takes on a huge importance in the quality of our experience.
From the fundamentals of mice, keyboards and controllers through to the more exotic joysticks and custom peripherals, gaming peripherals are big business these days, with a vast array of choice out there. You only have to look at the items on offer from companies like Razer, Roccat and the like to see that the gaming public set great store by what they use to access their games of choice and, more importantly, are willing to pay for the right equipment. Read more …
So it’s that time of year again; the scent of Christmas is beginning to appear in the air, the nights are drawing in and the annual iteration of the pre-eminent football management simulator, Football Manager, has broken cover ahead of the festive release melee.
Each year reviewing the latest version of the series becomes a little bit harder. Let’s face it, the core game is about as good as it’s going to get. The mechanics behind the number crunching and the genuinely amazing level of scouting put in are already at a level that you’re unlikely to improve them significantly with any tweaks, and you’d probably be mad to try. Read more …