‘Destroy All Humans!’ review – satire that still holds up 15 years later
Issy Van Der Velde reviews the Destroy All Humans! remake
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‘Hunting Simulator 2’ review: it’s coming right at us!
Issy Van Der Velde reviews Hunting Simulator 2 by Neopica
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated’ review
Issy Van Der Velde reviews the remaster of the classic Spongebob game!
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Fan outrage gone right: the Sonic redesign
Now, was that really so hard? The recent Sonic trailer shows off his brilliant, brand new (but more true to the original) design and gives us a lot more Robotnik. This second trailer maybe gives too much of the film away, but most trailers do nowadays, and what I can...
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Policing Modern Gaming Cheats
Here’s a statement that won’t surprise anyone; gamers can be cheats. People try and cheat playing poker, Monopoly, football and every other game invented, why would digital gaming be any different? The focus of this article is what developers can do to try and ensure people who play their games...
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How the Nintendo Switch Tore my House Apart: The Best Console in 2019
When my friend Will moved in with me and Tom we were excited when he set up his Nintendo Switch in the lounge. Neither of us were willing to buy a new console when we’d already spent a considerable amount on a new TV and PS4 we bought for communal...
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In Conversation with Unit 2 Games
At the Interactive Futures gaming convention held at the Leamington Spa Centre I had the opportunity to interview Cristian and Shaun (C and S)about Unit 2 Games’ new game development platform, CRAYTA. I know nothing about making games other than I someday hope to write the stories for them so...
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Trailer Review of ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’
After eight films, the Fast & Furious franchise has finally done it. It has transcended the bounds of our mortal world and its characters have achieved literal god-hood. When what started off as films about street racing with awful dialogue such as “So check it, it’s like this!” (no I’m...
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Warwick’s music appreciation societies – part 1
Warwick Bass Society Issy van der Velde and Felix Collins, Presidents Disclaimer: We are not a bass guitar society, as many people on Facebook seem to think… Warwick Bass Society is dedicated to bringing people together through a mutual love of bass-heavy music. Hip hop, grime, house, bassline, drum and...
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Replaying the old favourites this summer
With summer comes the usual video game void. All we have are trailers for games coming out in November and December to capitalise on the Christmas gift sales. During this drought of new content and excessive free time (for students anyway) I often find myself replaying old favourites of mine....
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Keeping your GamerScore up whilst it’s hot
In case you hadn’t noticed, it is hot. Not the normal British summer hot where we get a week of sun and the temperatures hit the mid to high 20s, but weeks of constant burning sun and temperatures over 30. If you’ve been too hot just imagine how your poor...
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It’s the year of the sequels, again
You may have noticed over the past few years that a lot of the games currently coming out are sequels and remasters. Most sports games have new iterations every year, shooters like Call of Duty, Halo and Battlefield continue to pump out a new game most years. Ubisoft just can’t...
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Deadpool 2: Review
Wade Wilson makes many jokes about the first Deadpool being underfunded and it isn’t until watching Deadpool 2 that I realised how right he was. Deadpool 2 is bigger, bloodier, and funnier than its predecessor. Ryan Reynolds returns as the immortal, foul-mouthed, and probably clinically insane ‘Deadpool’ in a film...
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