30 Nov 2018

🚲 Ten Minute Taster: Steel Rats "Trials mixed with Road Rash, Mixed with something else!" 🚲 #GameDev #IndieGame #SteelRats

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"Steel Rats comes roaring onto PS4 and I tell you what, this is great fun. It's Trials mixed with Road Rash, Mixed with something else!

Take a look at my gameplay video to get a taster for what this unique new title s all about." 

29 Nov 2018

👊 Review: Mother Russia Bleeds - Nintendo Switch - "Mother Russia Bleeds is absurdly grim" 👊 #PixelArt #IndieGames

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Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release date: 15 November 2018
Mother Russia Bleeds was originally released on Windows and PS4 in 2016, and it now makes its Switch debut. Deeply familiar in many ways, yet unique in its visual style, atmosphere and setting, it is another minor classic in the Devolver Digital canon.

28 Nov 2018

📱🎮 "5 Retro Video Games That You Can Play on Your Smartphone" 🎮📱 #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

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Not so long ago you needed to download specific emulation apps in order to somehow get retro video games playable on your smartphone. These apps and methods were often unreliable and came with the dark spectre of copyright law hanging over them.

Those days were the times when only the truly dedicated retro gamer would venture down the path of downloading emulators, configuring them to work and then sourcing the roms for the games. It was never a straight forward process and one that often left you feeling a bit short changed at the end as the games weren’t necessarily formatted for a smartphone screen and touch screen controls.

27 Nov 2018

🎧 Unboxing & Review: Lucidsound LS25 e-Sport Edition Gaming Headset 🎧 #Unboxing #Review

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Well I was lucky enough to be sent some LUCIDSOUND LS25 headphones a few weeks back and i've taken them for a test drive and here's my honest evaluation of the latest set of good value for money headsets from the awesome LUCIDSOUND team.

26 Nov 2018

🎮 Friend’s Faves & Most Underappreciated Video Games 🎮 #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

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I was recently asked to guest on a gaming podcast, in preparation I was asked for a combination of my favourite video games and also some I found to be under-appreciated. 
I’m pretty sure that it’s the same for everyone; where favourite games are always in flux depending on mood and memories but it was quite fun to think back at the games that either had the biggest emotional impact on me or that I remember having an awesome time with. 

23 Nov 2018

🎧 Unboxing & Thoughts: Cyrus SoundKey (DAC) 🎧 #DAC

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"The Cyrus Soundkey is a mini powerhouse when it comes to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).

Come with me as I take a look at this award winning piece of kit..."

Cyrus SoundKey Amazon Link:
www.amazon.co.uk


22 Nov 2018

🎮⏰ The Passing Time Games ⏰🎮

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Do you know those games where you’re not really looking to get into it in particular, you just want to have something that’s easy to play whenever. 

The games that won’t so much get you hooked on the storyline, just on the game itself? 

21 Nov 2018

🎮 "5 PSVR GAMES That Will Make You Want To Own PSVR" 🎮 #PSVR

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VR is one of those things that I have hesitated buying into as I have been waiting for hardware revisions, price drops and decent games to be published.

It has felt like there isn't a killer game that truly requires you to part with your cash in order to get involved.

But slowly the case for buying VR and specifically in this case PSVR, is getting stronger as more and more worthwhile titles get released...

20 Nov 2018

🎮 5 Ways To Enjoy Gaming Without Switching On Your Console 🎮

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Image License Your console isn’t the only source of fun.

Given that I run this website, it’s hardly surprising to learn that I love gaming. However, even I hit stages where I’m not in the mood to switch on a console and play. Thankfully, that doesn’t mean I can’t still get my gaming fix.

Here are just five ways I love to relax and enjoy gaming even when I’m not playing my console. I hope they can help you in troubled times too.

19 Nov 2018

🤓📘 Book Review: The Nostalgia Nerd’s Retro Tech “Computers, Consoles & Games” 📘🤓 #Retrogaming @NostalNerd

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How much do you love video games, computers and consoles?


Do you obsess over the great tech from years gone by and reminisce over the legendary video games that you played as child through your teenage years and now still play those games in adulthood?


Chances are then you’ve heard of a certain guy called the Nostalgia Nerd aka Peter Leigh.

16 Nov 2018

❌🎮 “I’m sorry darling, I’m just not in the mood.” 🎮❌ #DivinityOriginalSin

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Upon its original release, I picked up Divinity 2: Original Sin and spent thirty frustrating hours with it before uninstalling it from my hard drive and giving up.
Through a mix of glitches, difficulty spikes, strange design choices and a general sense of the game being incomplete, I chalked it up to just not being my thing and moved on to other games.
Now, eighteen months or so later, I thought I’d give it another crack as I’ve been ill for a while and just fancied cancelling all my plans and spending a weekend relaxing and getting hips deep into a full-on RPG to soak up my time. 

15 Nov 2018

🚀 Preview: Nimbatus the Space Drone Constructor "In space, no one can hear you…sigh, unroll the blueprints again and slightly alter the angle of your rear-left thruster" 🚀 #EarlyAccess #IndieGame

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Developer: Stray Fawn Studio
Platform Reviewed: PC (Steam)
Rating: Early Access Title (Although I’m leaning towards an ice-cool upon completion)
Nimbatus is a game of two halves, designing a space drone and then completing objectives with said drone.

14 Nov 2018

👹 Review: Monster Loves You - "a charming, if shallow monster’s tale" 👹 #GameDev #IndieGame

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Game Title: Monster Loves You
Format: Steam (PC)
With its charming, colourful visuals and humourous text, Monster Loves You raised a chuckle or two and a few smiles from me but I couldn’t shake the sense that this feels like a mobile port due to its repetitive nature and shallow depth.

13 Nov 2018

🔪🌲 Review: Log Jammers "Windjammin’ on wood" 🔪🌲 #GameDev #IndieGame

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Game Title: Log Jammers
Developer: Mega Cat Games
Platform Reviewed: PC (Steam)
Having recently reviewed the re-release of Windjammers on Switch, it was fresh in my mind when playing Log Jammers,which,whilst having a lot going for it has one particular feature which will make or break it in the eyes of players…the sheer breakneck speed of it.

12 Nov 2018

👾 Review: Pixel Ripped 1989 "a feast for your ears, eyes and it seriously scratches your nostalgia gaming itch" 👾 #PSVR #IndieGame

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Pixel Ripped 1989 is a feast for your ears, eyes and it seriously scratches your nostalgia gaming itch like no other gaming experience I’ve had on PSVR.

9 Nov 2018

🌴💀Review: Green Hell "When I think of “green hell”, the first thing that springs to mind is the back garden"💀🌳 #GameDev #EarlyAccess #IndieGame @gazchap

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Green Hell (Early Access)

Developer: Creepy Jar 
Platform: PC - Steam
Review by: Gareth ‘GazChap’ Griffiths
When I think of “green hell”, the first thing that springs to mind is the back garden at my house, in which there is a surprisingly large variety of flora and fauna, kept vaguely in check by the efforts of my ever-suffering wife and the frankly unexpected level of teamwork exhibited by our six cats.

8 Nov 2018

🐭 Game Title: Molecats "a very unique game with a serious challenge just waiting to be scratched away at" 🐭 #GameDev #Indiegame

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Game Title: Molecats
Developer:  Vidroid
Platform Reviewed: PC (Steam)
Rating: Ice Cool
Molecats is a game that will definitely divide people, underneath the fun, cuddly and cutesy exterior beats the heart of a lion when it comes to the sheer challenge factor on offer from new studio Vidroids.

6 Nov 2018

🎮🎄 Comfort Is Key: Gamer's Christmas List Ideas 🎄🎮

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Sometimes you just want to hang out at home in your free time and do some serious gaming. Whether you’re stuck into FIFA or feel the need to complete your Final Fantasy journey; you’ll want a comfortable environment so that you can relax and concentrate on what’s important (the screen and your control pad). 

There’s no better time to start thinking about enhancing each game experience; with Christmas around the corner, there’s an array of things to add to your wishlist. The following are some ideas for those who want to set up a gaming haven, where you can sit down, switch off from real life for a while, and get stuck into what their free time has to offer.

4 Nov 2018

🎙️ 5 Video Game Related Podcasts That I Love 🎙️

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Podcasts have become a massive part of my video games world.

As I run Games Freezer I feel the need to stay up to date on all things Retro, Indie, and Current Gaming.

The best way to do that for me is using my commute time wisely by tuning into my favourite Podcasts from the world of Technology & Gaming.

2 Nov 2018

🎒 Is this the ultimate Retro Gaming Backpack? 🎒 #PixelArt

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"Pix allows you to choose or create your own digital art and display it"

1 Nov 2018

🔄 Review: Windjammers (Switch) "is it awesome? Heck, it’s not even up for discus-sion" 🔄 #Retrogaming #WindJammers

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Game Title: Windjammers
Developer: DotEmu (Original – Data East)
Platform Reviewed: Nintendo Switch
Rating: Ice Cool
Data East’s (I can’t type that without hearing the voice-over) 1994 future-sport title Windjammers is one held in high regards by gamers who remember its original release.
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