Richard Dobson

Avid gamer since the days of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Grew up with the PS1 and PS2 but changed allegiances in 2007 with the release of Halo 3.

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Madden NFL 24 Review

The excellent on-field action in Madden NFL 24 is badly let down by the performance elsewhere.

Head Into the Sky and explore the clouds above

It sounds precarious, but is actually a calming experience. Into the Sky is out today on Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation.

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition – Xbox Series X|S Edition Review

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition for the Xbox Series X|S is a bit of a strange beast.

PowerA Advantage Wired Controller for Xbox – Sonic Style Review

The PowerA Advantage Wired Controller for Xbox - Sonic Style comes in many shades of blue

Arcade Paradise – Vostok Inc Pinball Review

With the plethora of arcade cabinets already present in Arcade Paradise, it can be forgiven for not even thinking twice about a lack of pinball table to play on. But Vostok Inc Pinball is another solid addition to the arcade.

Trackmania Review

Trackmania feels a bit too restrictive for those simply wanting to enjoy even just the core experience.

Infini Review

Stick around with Infini and it will stick around with you long after you have finished it.

LEGO 2K Drive Review

Within the myriad of LEGO racing games, LEGO 2K Drive does just about enough to carve an identity for itself.

Moonrise Fall Review

With themes of loss, death, hope, sadness, survival and everything else, it isn’t necessarily the first-choice setting for a puzzle game. But all that adds up to make Moonrise Fall a unique title in that respect.

Saints Row: The Heist & The Hazardous Review

If you are a fan of the main missions in Saints Row, you will likely have fun with what is found in The Heist & The Hazardous.

Scream VI – Film Review

Scream VI is one of the strongest in the franchise, keeping those meta overtones whilst having plenty of gratuitous violence that fans have been enjoying for nearly 30 years.

Dragon Pinball Review

With its actual mission and objective based gameplay, Dragon Pinball may just be the best pinball game yet from Super PowerUP Games. But based on what has come before it, that isn’t really a compliment.

A confession about my time with Dead Island

Now that the dust has almost settled on the blood-stained streets of HELL-A in Dead Island 2, it is time to get something off my chest. Something that has been affecting my moral compass since 2014 when I played through the original Dead Island in co-op mode, from start to finish. 

The foes get bigger and badder in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

So, you have bested all there is to defeat in Monster Hunter Rise have you? Think you are pretty big after all that? Well, I’ve got some news for you. The job is only half complete, as a fresh batch of monsters need hunting. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak – the massive add-on full of massive monsters – is out now for Xbox and PlayStation.

A New Hope emerges in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Another disturbance in the Force approaches in the sequel to 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The Star Wars Soulslike is back, bigger and better than ever. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out today on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC.

Settling down for an exclusive interview with Coffee Talk Episode 2’s lead writer and narrative designer

It was obvious that the arrival of Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly would be of interest. We reached out to the team at Toge Productions in hope of finding out more in advance of release of the sequel. Junki, their lead writer and narrative designer was more than happy to chat.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Review

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is perhaps the best thing to come out of the Star Wars franchise since Disney took over.

Season Pass 6 for Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is out now

It may be coming up to five years since Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker first released, but it doesn’t show signs of slowing down yet. That’s because another DLC pack has released for it, bringing with it DLC characters 34 – 36. Lets’ see what’s in Season Pass 6 for Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker for Xbox, PlayStation and PC.

Retrieve the Life Fragments and save the world in Light of Life

Another week and another Ratalaika Games port has been released. You know the deal by now: ports of indie games, retro visuals and gameplay but more importantly very easy Gamerscore. And Light of Life, out today on Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation is no different to what has been before.

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The intro promises some future dramatic, potentially even salacious turns, but not one of the four different stories delivers. It’s all too tentative. In the end, Embraced by Autumn could have done with just a little more confidence and sass.

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When all the aspects of Call of the Wild: The Angler come together, the resulting mix is actually a pleasant place to spend a few hours.

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is definitely a better movie than the original non-Energon Transformers saga, but also a less exciting one.

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