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James Wood

James literally cannot recall a time in which video games weren’t a part of his life. A childhood hobby turned adult fascination, gaming has been one of the few constants.

Finding Family In Final Fantasy 14 During A Global Pandemic

I don't think I'm alone in feeling...alone in 2020. It's been a truly unprecedented year of economic and social turmoil brought on by the global pandemic COVID-19. For many...

Ary And The Secret Of Seasons Review (Switch) – Seasonal Regression

Ary and the Secret of Seasons exhibits an admirable ambition and toys with a whole host of potentially fantastic concepts. It can't be knocked for not trying, building up...

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Review (Switch) – Bare (Dry) Bones

For a company whose prestige is so forged in the fires of nostalgia, Nintendo has a strangely unsympathetic relationship with its own legacy. It will gladly, and regularly, deploy...

Final Fantasy 14’s New Nier Automata Raid Is Wild

I often find myself falling back on references to The Simpsons' early seasons when words fail me. In the case of Final Fantasy 14 and its latest Nier Automata...

Drake Hollow (Xbox One) Review – Work/Life Balance

Drake Hollow is outrageously compelling, even when frustrating. It has been a hot minute since I've walked away from a game out of annoyance only to come back to...

Tell Me Why Review (Xbox One) – Twin Suns

Tell Me Why is a quiet revelation. Developer DONTNOD’s output in the 2010s has been consistently good but has also shown the telltale marks of a team still figuring...

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Sonos Ace Review: Aced it on the first try

Sonos nails it with it's first ever headphone. Excellent sound, noise-cancellation and intuitive controls but a hefty price tag will deter many

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The A50 Gen 5 loses the video switching feature of the A50 X but its actually the better for it.

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In an attempt to add Smart TV features to a gaming monitor, the Odyssey OLED G8 ends up being a middling jack of all trades

Avowed Review (Xbox Series X) | Eora Worlds

Just so we're clear, right off the bat; Avowed is truly excellent. Obsidian's epic fantasy RPG is killer from start to finish. It doesn't...

The Xbox Series X All-Digital Edition is stunning but confusing

In mid-2024, everyone was gearing up for the PlayStation 5 Pro—a mid-cycle refresh of Sony’s next-gen console. Naturally, we all wondered when Microsoft would...