Lumo Game Review

Parents need to know that Lumo is a downloadable single player adventure/puzzle game. Players take control of a character pulled into a retro-themed fun games world and have to figure out how to maneuver through various obstacles. It's...

Doom is a fiendishly moreish, impeccably refined shooter - review

In Doom’s first moments you break free from metal restraints with your bare hands before smashing a demon’s head in against the edge of a stone table. As primary mission statements go, few games are so...

Ratchet & Clank is the closest thing to playable Pixar - review

Ifone thing has defined this console generation it is remastered games; developers trading on nostalgia and making a quick penny by prettying up  last-gen titles. From increased resolutions to complete art overhauls, the definition of ‘remaster’...

STAR FOX ZERO REVIEW

Unbelievable. How else could I sum up my disappointment in the supposed grand return of a franchise that hasn't seen a decent entry in nearly twenty years and explain how it's a perfect representation of the Wii...

HITMAN EPISODE 2 REVIEW

If you thought Hitman’s first Paris location was big (see below for that review) then episode 2’s Sapienza is going to be quite the surprise. It lacks the hefty bulk of that first mission’s blocky palace which...

Doom: Impressions on the first half of the campaign

It's not a guarantee that a game will be bad when reviewers don't get it early — Blizzard notoriously doesn't send out review copies of its games in advance, for example — but it's usually a...

Doom’s first 10 minutes are perfect

The latest Doom game wants to be loved so much. I don't mean that as a slight; Doom is absolutely a game that knows exactly what it wants to be, and doesn't waste a single moment before beating you over the...

Elite: Dangerous Engineers add-on arrives next week

Elite: Dangerous' Horizons season pass gets another string to its bow next week, and yes, for the purposes of this intro, Elite: Dangerous' Horizons season pass is a sort of violin. That 'string' comprises the Engineers...

Clockwork Empires hits beta, brings big changes

We last checked in with Clockwork Empires—a game of industry and colonialism set in a Weird Victoriana world—back in December 2014, when Gaslamp Games added scientists and bizarre artefacts to their simmy strategy game. It's about...

Does a cellular Apple Watch make sense? That depends on watchOS

An iPhone-free, untethered Apple Watch may be on the horizon, but watchOS will determine if it’s worth the extra monthly bill. Jason Snell explains. Since the day the Apple Watch was announced in September 2014, and...