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11/02/2019

🎮🧠 Can Gaming Give You These Life Skills? 🧠🎮

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Gaming is an adventure, a way to relax and to catch up with friends.

But have you ever stopped to think it could be teaching you valuable skills?

Yep, it turns out that all the times your parents yelled at you for spending hours hammering away at your controller in your games room, they might have been wrong about it being a waste of time - because you were actually developing a whole host of useful attributes.

Of course, there is no denying that there can be a dark side to excessive gaming - the media is rife with stories of addiction and anti-social behaviour -, but there's also an underreported good side.

🖳 Loading Screen Games 🖳 #Retrogaming

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Who remembers a time when you would sit and wait for your computer games to load?
Anyone who owned a Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC or an Atari 800 will remember it very well!

07/02/2019

🔎 Review: Observer 'A great way to spend a few ‘Hauers’ 🔎 @BlooberTeam @BrittRecluseuk #GameDev

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Game Title: Observer
Developer: Bloober team
Platform Reviewed: PS4
Rating: Ice Cool
Everything is improved by adding Rutger Hauer, the movie veteran of classics such as Blade Runner (most applicable here), Salute of the Jugger, The Hitcher, Surviving the Game and dozens more besides (yes, even Armageddon with Mark Dacascos, a better film than the 1998 Michael Bay one) provides the physical basis and voices the protagonist of Observer, Daniel Lazarski.
A cop for the KPD (Krakow Police Department), his speciality is hacking into neural implants and ‘observing’ memories to piece together crime scenes. Set almost exclusively in a rundown tenement building in a dystopian Poland, Observer manages to convey a rich world full of dubious history in a relatively claustrophobic setting. Good.

06/02/2019

🕹️ Games Room Tour 2019 - "Britt & Faye's Games Room(s)" 🕹️ @BrittRecluseuk @kingdomofcarts #Retrogaming

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"Join Britt as he shows us around the awesome games room that he and Faye have built up. Keep your eyes open for some pure retrogaming gold in them there rooms!"

@BrittRecluseuk 🕹️

@kingdomofcarts 🕹️

04/02/2019

🥕🥕🥕 Review: Ninjin: Clash Of Carrots "Surprisingly endearing carrot-based frolics" 🥕🥕🥕 #GameDev @NinjinClash

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Ninjin: Clash of Carrots
Rating: Ice Cool

When I first received this game for review, I must admit that, from the trailer I assumed it was a tedious endless runner, possibly ported from mobile platforms and so I began to set up the rickety stool and noose, however, I was hugely surprised to see that the game offers far more depth and challenge than I initially expected.

01/02/2019

🔴🔫 Review: Pang Adventures "We all make mistakes…mine was not playing this from the second it was released" 🔴🔫

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Game Title – Pang Adventures
Developer – Dot Emu
Platform reviewed – Nintendo Switch
Rating – Ice Cool
I sat down to play Pang Adventures with my girlfriend, as it has always shone (as does everything) in local co-op.
After the first training round which probably lasted less than ten seconds, I turned to her and said, “I’m addicted to this”.
What followed were a couple of hours of us ploughing through the first 40 or so (out of 100) levels and I fully intend to carry on tonight, I love it.

31/01/2019

🎮⛳️ Episode 9: World Masters Golf - 1995 - SNES - Golf Has Never Been So Much Fun 🎮⛳️ #Retrogaming #SNES

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🎮⛳️ "This is a SNES mode 7 golfing extravaganza that is a load of fun to play, come watch me try and become a World Masters Golf Champion" 🎮⛳️

30/01/2019

🤺 Review: Kenshi "Kenshi is an impressive feat and rich with depth" 🤺 #GameDev #IndieGame

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A game made by one man over a twelve year period, Kenshi is an impressive feat and rich with depth, but not a game for those short on time or with no patience for a slow burn.

29/01/2019

⛳️ Episode 8: True Golf Classics: Peeble Beach - 1992 - SNES "Golf Has Never Been So Much Fun!" ⛳️ #Retrogaming #SNES

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⛳️"Standing on the Beach waiting for your buddy to play his next shot on the PAR 4 1st Hole, 
surely it doesn't get much better than that? 

Well, let's see how this SNES gem gets on as I take a trip around the first 3 holes of this Pebble Beach links course!"⛳️

28/01/2019

⛺️🤠 Why I Love Red Dead Redemption 2 🤠⛺️ #RDR2

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I awake in my bed and stare into the wilderness. My bed is adjacent to Flat Iron Lake in all its splendour.

As I sit on my bed I look across the Lake and think about what happened yesterday and what I’ll be doing today.

The first thing to focus on is picking up a few bales of hay and getting those horses fed.

Then I’ll head over to the wood pile and chop a few more logs.

After that, I’ll chat with a few people around the camp to see what they’re up to.

25/01/2019

⚔️ Preview: Guard Duty "chunky pixelated hand-crafted artwork" ⚔️ #GameDev #GuardDuty

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Guard Duty – Preview
Developer – Sick Chicken
Release date: Spring 2019 (PC – Steam)

A graphic-adventure game in the classic inventory-based puzzle vein, Guard Duty spans two time-zones and has a very British sense of humour about it.

24/01/2019

👹 Review: Pikuniku "A beast that definitely isn’t a burden" 👹 #GameDev @PikuNikuGame @BrittRecluseuk

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Game Title - Pikuniku

Platform Reviewed - PC (Steam)

Rating - Ice Cool


I really wasn’t sure what to expect with Pikuniku but after spending only a few minutes in the world of this charming puzzle-platformer, I couldn’t stop until I reached the end.

23/01/2019

🎨 Review: GRIS (Nintendo Switch) - "A work of art" 🎨 #GameDev

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I’m a massive fan of video games that don’t overcomplicate and that leave a lot of the story to a players imagination and interpretations.

22/01/2019

🏌 Golf Has Never Been So Much Fun Episode 7: The Irem Major Title - SNES - 1990 🏌 #Retrogaming #Golf

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🎮⛳️ "This golf game is perfect, it's by far the best SNES golf game I've ever played. Come join me for a few holes of IREM's finest" 🎮⛳️

21/01/2019

🍻 🤠 Getting Drunk With Lenny & Arthur Morgan 🤠 🍻 #RDR2

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🍻🤠"Lenny & Arthur have a drinking session at the Valentine Saloon!"🤠🍻

18/01/2019

⛴️💣 Sunless Sea - Zubmariner Edition - PS4 - Ten Minute Taster ⛴️💣 #GameDev

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⛴️💣"A murky set of waters are your playground as you scour fallen London in order to find adventure, fortune and Iceberg monsters on the Sunless Sea!"⛴️💣


17/01/2019

⚔️👿📕 Review: Book Of Demons "A love letter to classic Hack & Slash games" 📕👿⚔️ #GameDev @ThingTrunk

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The ARPG genre is one that is filled to the brim with numerous titles to choose from, making standing out from the pack very, very difficult.
Book of Demons manages to feel different through its tight, streamlined gameplay and unique visual approach but it ultimately remained a game that I appreciated more than enjoyed.

16/01/2019

⛳️ Golf Has Never Been So Much Fun - Episode 6: St Andrews - 1995 - SNES ⛳️ #Retrogaming

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🎮⛳️"Tee Off has never been so tough! Watch me struggle to get further than 2 yards off the tee while I play this Japanese Golf Game based on St Andrews"🎮⛳️

15/01/2019

💾 Britt Roberts: The Rambling Man "Disk 1 of Dungeon Quest is No More" 💾 #Retrogaming #C64

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This festive period has been marked for me by a distinct lack of reviewing due to buying a house and having to move over the New Year. 

With no Wi-Fi, I couldn’t download the indie gold sent to me by The Mighty Games Freezer and so I found myself retreating into the Kingdom of Carts Collection in these (quite literally) dark days. 

I thought I’d just write a bit of a rambling blog discussing what I’ve been up to and some thoughts that I’ve had, just to prove I’m still kicking around if anything!

14/01/2019

🏯 Review: Nairi Tower Of Shirin - "awesome for point n click fans of ALL ages" (Nintendo Switch) 🏯 #GameDev @HomeBearStudio

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Developer: Home Bear Studio
Format: Nintendo Switch

Nairi Tower Of Shirin boasts elegantly hand-drawn storybook style visuals which draw you into this charming point and click adventure and it leaves you hoping that a follow up to this video game will come soon!

10/01/2019

⛳️ Episode 5: Golf Has Never Been So Much Fun PGA TOUR 96 - 1995 - SNES ⛳️ #Retrogaming

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⛳️Golf Has Never Been So Much FUN "Swings" back into action with a 329-yard drive of a golf video game.....it's PGA TOUR 96 on SNES⛳️

08/01/2019

🏎️💨 Review: Horizon Chase Turbo "An Arcade Racer 36 Years in The Making" 🏎️💨 #GameDev @AquirisGS

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The cars are on the grid, you grip the steering wheel ready to zip off that starting grid with a boost start that will leave your opponents in your dust.


The countdown hits zero and off you speed in pursuit of 19 other cars around some of the most perfectly designed race tracks in the history of motor racing.


For me, that's every time I fire up a session of Horizon Chase Turbo on my Nintendo Switch.

04/01/2019

🎮 "Can we review objectively the first ever games we played growing up, even if they were awful?" 🎮 @arcadeattackUK (Inspired By Arcade Attack)

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Inspired by a recent tweet from our friends at Arcade Attack the lads asked:

"Can we review objectively the first ever games we played growing up, even if they were awful?"

03/01/2019

🏆 Rich's Games Of The Year 2018 🏆

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2018 was a time of plentiful video games. I almost drowned in games in 2018 but I didn’t even get close to playing all the games I wanted to.

For me, it was a year that I was totally devoted to my beautiful Nintendo Switch with my PS4 getting a look in more towards the end of 2018.

The first quarter of 2018 was taken up with me playing through two of the greatest video games ever produced!

02/01/2019

🍨 Pang Man Part 37: A trip to the Kirby Café 🍨 #Kirby

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On my previous visit to Japan in 2016 I was gutted when I missed out on going to the Kirby Café restaurant, so this time I was delighted to find out that the Kirby Café pop up was returning on dates which coincided with my own.
However, this excitement was short-lived when I discovered that the café had been booked up in for months in advance.
Undeterred I decided to visit the venue, anyway, have a quick look around and hopefully, take a few photos.

26/12/2018

🎮 Britt Roberts – Games of the Year 2018 🎮 #IndieGames #GameDev

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It’s that time again when I look back and reflect on the games I’ve played throughout the last year and mention a few that have stood out for better…or for worse.

25/12/2018

👸⚔ Review: Battle Princess Madelyn "Great music, chunky visuals and a sense of humour" 👸⚔ #IndieGames #GameDev

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I had a friend back this during its initial Kickstarter drive and so I was intrigued how the final product would play out. Having spent some time with the game over the last week, I’m pleased to say that if you are a fan of Ghosts N Goblins / Ghouls N Ghosts, you’ll feel right at home. 
If, however you were keen to try the Story Mode…I feel you may come away somewhat disappointed.

24/12/2018

🐲 Pang Man Part 36: A trip to the Pokémon Center DX 🐲 #Pokemon

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A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to visit the two Pokémon Centers (one in Skytree Town and one in Sunshine City) in Tokyo. 

This year I wanted to make a return visit, so imagine my surprise when I found out that a third store had just opened!

The new store is called Pokémon Center Tokyo DX (I’m guessing the DX stands for deluxe) and is located next to Tokyo metro station.

21/12/2018

🎻 Anamorphine - Ten Minute Taster - PS4 "When your own mind is against you, where else can you turn?" 🎻 #IndieGame #GameDev

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"Anamorphine tackles mental health issues in this walking simulator that has me intrigued from minute one, take a walk with me through Elena & tyler's story...."

20/12/2018

🏌 Golf Has Never Been So Much Fun Episode 4: PGA European Tour - 1996 - SNES🏌 #SNES #RetroGaming

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🏌"PGA European Tour was one of my favourite Golf Games on the Commodore Amiga and now i'm playing it on the Super Nintendo. It's back to basics in this unforgiving golf game. It's raw video game golf and i love it!" 🏌

19/12/2018

🎮🔮 EGX 2018: My 5 Favourite Games Of The Show to Look Forward To in 2019 🔮🎮 #GameDev #IndieGames

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Birmingham is a great location for any event as it's so darn easy to get to for everyone and as such it means that it becomes a great place to meet up with like minded video games nerds every year. 

This year's EGX event was no exception with plenty of lovely people and loads of lovely video games to play!

Here's my favourite 5 games from this years video games extravaganza that i'm totally excited to buy in 2019!

🖳🖰 Tried and Tested Sites For Free Online Games 🖰🖳

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Having a hobby or something that you enjoy doing as a way to rest and relax is much needed for us all. And the chances are that if you are here, gaming is likely to be passion or hobby of your own. But looking for new gaming sites can always be a good idea, so that you can relax, have some time alone, use your brain in a different way, or just break up the day and do something more fun.

So with all of that in mind, here are some free sites online for gaming, so you can try something new without having to spend money. 

There is something for everyone on this list too, from board games, chess, sports games, puzzles, arcade games, and much more. Have you got a favorite site that is listed?

It would be great to hear what you think.

18/12/2018

🤠 I. Red Dead Redemption 2: "Arthur Morgan & His Magical Tin Can" 🤠 #RDR2

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🤠 "Watch Arthur Morgan take his trusty tin can for a walk in the Red Dead wilderness" 🤠
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17/12/2018

🔫 Review: GunGrave Coffin Edition - PSVR 🔫 #PSVR

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GunGrave Coffin Edition PSVR
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GunGrave VR Coffin Edition is a set of two games or episodes, GunGrave VR and GunGrave U.N. VR.
GunGrave is a PS2/Xbox/Anime classic brought up to date in 2018's VR and it's a solid PSVR gaming experience, but unfortunately it isn't perfect. 

I've tried the coffin edition which is two good episode/games, both with a few surprises, but also they come with some limited controls and game options.

14/12/2018

🚀 Review: Rockets Rockets Rockets (Switch) - "Substance in style, the gaming conundrum that is Rockets Rockets Rockets" 🚀 #IndieGame #GameDev

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Between watching trailers, pouring over screen grabs and even embarking on that first initial playthrough of a title, it can be possible to completely get the wrong idea about what a game is designed to be or how it should be played.

Rockets Rockets Rockets by Radial Games for example, is beautiful looking and sounding retro-style competitive multiplayer shooter, but I am not entirely sure this is really the best description of how the game should be played or enjoyed.

13/12/2018

🤖⛳️ Golf Has Never Been So Much Fun - Episode 3: MecaRobot Golf - 1993 - SNES ⛳️🤖 #Retrogaming #Golf #SNES

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🤖 "Robots & Golf, what a perfect combination right??!! In the latest instalment of Golf Has Never Been So Much Fun I take on MecaRobot Golf on the Super Nintendo and find out just how much fun a Robot on a Golf Course can be!" 🤖

12/12/2018

🔍🔍 Infographic: The Futuristic Gaming Gadgets Of 2019 🔍🔍

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Thinking about how best to pick the latest gaming gadgets? 

With the many distinctive gaming headsets accessible out there, choosing one from those can give you a headache! 

With the help of this infographic created by No Fluff Tech you can get a clear idea about the latest gaming gadgets.

11/12/2018

🎮👴 Arthur Parallax Reviews….The Playstation Classic 👴🎮

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The Playstation changed EVERYTHING, they said. Did it, though?...Did it?
We all remember where we were when we first saw the Playstation.

10/12/2018

🐍SnakeByte TOUGH:KIT™ For Nintendo Switch - UNBOXING VIDEO🐍

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Today I get my hands on the Tough Kit by SnakeByte for my beloved Nintendo Switch"

07/12/2018

👴☢ Arthur Parallax Reviews…..Fallout 76 👴☢ #Fallout76

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When I was spending hundreds of hours combined making my way through the irradiated wastes offered to me in the previous Fallout games (the first two games, or if you like, ‘the best ones’, included) you know what I wished for, each step of the way?

06/12/2018

🖳💣 Anonymous Game Dev's Story: "Hard Work & Review Bombing" 💣🖳 #GameDev #IndieGames

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Dark Blue Monkey talks with an Indie Team about their experience of going through Kickstarter, being a boss, releasing on Steam, and why they’ll never ever do it again.


Our guest today went through the full Indie Dev experience;  working full time, doing a Kickstarter campaign, hiring a developer, and then finally releasing onto Steam.   


While this may seem like the ultimate dream for most of us, unfortunately for the team the experience proved to be far from the utopia we imagine it to be. Just as their project reached fruition,  they fell victim to the now infamous review bombing while the game was still in early release, still at launch price.

Trying to do the right thing, they tried to sidestep the clunkiness of Steam’s forums and help players directly who were having problems by giving them access to Skype and email.  This resulted in mounting numbers of unpleasant messages following them into the real world. For this reason, they’ve chosen to share their experience anonymously.


This is a tale of caution, and hopefully will help any aspiring indie developers to avoid the same pitfalls.

05/12/2018

🖳 The Ultimate Guide To Connecting With Your Pals Online 🖳

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You’ve done it. You’ve purchased a new gaming PC. You’ve purchased a few Steam games. You have free time all set out, and you’re ready to push forward to enjoy a wealth of video gaming experiences that truly matter, and can fill your weekends with recreational fun. But only one question remains - you’re not sure how to actually play with your friends. Hey, you’re new to this, you can be forgiven.

04/12/2018

💰🎄 4 Ways To Make A Little Extra Christmas Money From Gaming 🎄💰

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The festive season will soon be upon us and most of us are woefully unprepared for the seasonal spend-a-thon that seems to cut deeper and deeper into our carefully managed budgets every year. What’s a gamer to do in the face of such impending expense? 

Put in a few more hours at work? Ugh! Even if you’re lucky enough to have a job in which overtime is readily available, you don’t want to spend any longer in that place than you have to. 

Perhaps a side hustle then? You’re always hearing about how people are making money in the digital realm but how? If only there were some way you could monetize your passion for gaming. 

But wait! There are ways in which you can do exactly that! If you’re hoping to make some extra bank over the festive period, what about…

03/12/2018

💥🔫 Review: Dimension Drifter (Early Access) "This is no walking simulator, this is a very fast paced shoot-em-up!" 💥🔫 #GameDev #IndieGames

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Dimension Drifter (Early Access)
Developer: Blue Eagle Productions/Paul Schneider
Platform: PC - Steam
Rating: Melting
Review by: Gareth ‘GazChap’ Griffiths (gazchap@gmail.com)
When the chaps over at Games Freezer asked me to review Dimension Drifter, naturally the first thing that I did was check out the game’s Steam Store page to see what I was letting myself in for.
My first impression, from the basic screenshots on the page, was that this was a game like Unreal Tournament and that I would be rocket jumping around the place gibbing people left, right and centre. I was wrong.