Reviews

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Vlad Circus: Curse Asmodeus (Steam) – Review

‘Vlad Circus: Curse Asmodeus’ is a glorious prequel to 2023’s ‘Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness’, a game developed by Indiesruption and published by Blowfish Studios. This survival horror adventure is a trip into the past of its predecessor, setting up a twist narrative that never fails to embrace the bizarre

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Metal Eden (Xbox Series X) – Review

Reikon Games, the team behind the stylish brutality of Ruiner, is back with another adrenaline-charged descent into chaos. Published by Deep Silver, Metal Eden drops players into a heart-pounding sci-fi first-person shooter where cybernetic warfare meets desperate survival. The game feels like a mix between Doom, Ghostrunner, and Titanfall all

Borderlands 4 (PC) – Preview

I’ve spent a long time in the barren wastelands of Pandora, braved the low-oxygen surface of the planet Elpis, and travelled through space on the Sanctuary spaceship. Still, I’ve never encountered a planet quite like Kairos. Gearbox Software and 2K Games have unveiled the four new vault hunters of Borderlands

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The Bad Guys 2 (Movie) – Review

Based on the children’s novel series of the same name, 2022’s ‘The Bad Guys’ by DreamWorks brought the team of highly skilled but sometimes clumsy criminals to the big screen for their big heist. The film was well received by both kids and adults for its story of if Bad

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Honey Don’t! (Movie) – Review

Written and directed by Ethan Coen of the Coen Brothers, Honey Don’t! is a neo-noir dark comedy detective film. The film stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans, and is now showing in cinemas worldwide. Set in Bakersfield, California, the story centres around Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator

Skate (PC) – Hands On Preview

Skate fans, the wait is almost over. Skate is back and ready to grind its way into a new era of skateboarding games. As the next chapter in the beloved series, it promises to blend everything players loved about the originals with a fresh, modern twist. MKAU Gaming was lucky

7.5

Gears Of War: Reloaded (PC) – Review

The year was 2006, the shooter genre was bigger than ever, and while heavy-hitters like Halo and Call of Duty had more or less dominated the limelight, nothing quite changed the game like The Coalition and Xbox Game Studios’ Gears of War. Just short of 20 years later, the Gears

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Hide The Corpse (PS VR2) – Review

I never expected this, but I might be an accessory to murder, thanks to developers Realcast and their game ‘Hide The Corpse’, published by HyperVR Games. Originally released on the Meta Quest, it’s now time for PSVR2 players to see if they can outsmart the law. ‘Hide The Corpse’ is

7.5

Nobody 2 (Movie) – Review

In 2021, Nobody introduced Hutch Mansell, a seemingly ordinary family man living a mundane life and isn’t close with his wife and kids. His past was anything but ordinary, being a former government assassin, and after he was forced to use his skills to save his family, it brought them

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Bendy: Lone Wolf (Steam) – Review

The ‘Bendy’ franchise has always thrived on its mixture of vintage cartoon aesthetics and psychological horror, and ‘Bendy: Lone Wolf‘ takes that formula into darker, more personal territory. Where previous entries leaned heavily on exploration and puzzle-solving, Lone Wolf emphasises survival mechanics, isolation, and the slow unravelling of one character’s

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Midnight Murder Club (PC) – Review

As someone who is very much a recluse, I haven’t spent much of my life in any form of club. ‘Midnight Murder Club’, by Velan Studios, lets me feel what it’s like to belong to an organisation, all while committing virtual (but somehow permissible) murder. Being part of the murder

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Dungeon Stalkers (Steam) – Review

Do you feel like dungeon crawling as a Stalker who also happens to serve as a piece of eye candy? If that sounds interesting to you then look no further because you’re in the right place. ‘Dungeon Stalkers’ is a PvEvP, extraction RPG where players take on the role of

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Stick It To The Stickman (Steam) – Review

Developer Free Lives is back with publisher Devolver Digital, bringing us another potential hit to their ever-growing library. Free Lives has brought us ‘Broforce’, ‘Genital Jousting’, ‘GORN’ and ‘GORN 2’, ‘Terra Nil’, ‘Cricket Through the Ages’, and my Indie pick of the year 2024, ‘Anger Foot’. Will ‘Stick it to

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Drag x Drive (Nintendo Switch 2) – Review

When I first got my hands on ‘Drag x Drive’ at the Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on event earlier this year, I walked away feeling quietly excited. Developed by Nintendo Entertainment, the game immediately stood out as one of the boldest showcases of the system’s new Joy-Con 2 “mouse-mode” controls. Playful,

6.5

Eddington (Movie) – Review

Written and directed by Ari Aster, Eddington is a neo-Western satirical black comedy set in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eddington is now showing in cinemas worldwide and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Emma Stone. The story takes place during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in the small town

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Journey Through The Undead (Steam) – Review

Prepare for an all-out adrenaline rush as Dazzling Divine, both the developer and publisher, unleashes a relentless zombie-infested thrill ride. In this action-packed survival adventure, you’ll blast through waves of the undead across a beautifully twisted world teeming with danger. From eerie, abandoned ruins to treacherous depths of mutated swamplands,

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Echoes Of The End (PC) – Review

Echoes of the End, the debut title from Icelandic indie studio Myrkur Games, is a cinematic, linear action-adventure that blends puzzle-solving, platforming, and light RPG elements against a backdrop of rich worldbuilding inspired by Icelandic landscapes and myth. The game is published by Deep Silver. Set in the world of

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