by Stuart Fitzsimmons | Oct 10, 2021 | Games, Gaming News, Gaming Videos, News, Nintendo, Not News!
CODENAMEBIGBEAR has been thinking about the N64 on switch and it’s new controller…what could this mean for retro gamers when it’s released and what may work with the hybrid console…we will have to find out when it’s finally out, in the...
by Lance Turner | Oct 9, 2021 | Games
Like many gamers out there, I have waited for the next Battlefield title with excited anticipation. And like many of those fans, I have been unable to get my hands on any next gen consoles, and thanks to those inconsiderate, bitcoin farming assholes (my opinion is...
by William | Oct 8, 2021 | Games
That’s right kids, the absolute highlight of the Rainbow 6: Siege updates is coming back to scare you, just in time for Halloween too! Doktor’s Curse was a terrifying in game event that dropped in 2019 last. During the event one of the maps will be altered...
by William | Oct 8, 2021 | Games
In a truly shocking turn of events, the worst kept secret in gaming has turned out to be true after all! Remasters of the 3D era of Grand Theft Auto games are coming back in a remastered collection, This is excellent news for fans of the series and maybe for those...
by Alexx Mitchell | Oct 8, 2021 | Games
If the Insane Clown Posse seminar at this year’s Gathering of the Juggalos is anything to go by, the eleventh Jokers Card (fifth card of the second deck) is set to be released at the end of this month. Though the promotion of this card, Yum Yum Bedlam, has been...
by Stuart Fitzsimmons | Oct 8, 2021 | Games, Gaming News, Gaming Videos, News, PC, Playstation, Reviews, Writers, Xbox
CODENAMEBIGBEAR takes a look at the remaster of one of his favorite games of all...
by Javier Reyeros | Oct 7, 2021 | Games
I’ve been looking forward to this game for lots of reasons, the main one being Giancarlo Esposito, this absolute lad of an actor seems to only feature in absolute gold. You know you’re getting a AAA bad guy portrayal and from everything I’ve seen so...
by Lance Turner | Oct 6, 2021 | Games
Capcom have once again proved what good eggs they are and have announced a new charity drive with Street Fighter V In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Street Fighter V is teaming up with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the largest private funders...
by Mikey Galaszia | Oct 6, 2021 | Games, Playstation, Reviews
Lost in Random from Swedish developer Zoink is the latest addition to EA Originals’ ever growing library, and there’s an argument to be made that it’s unfairly fallen under the radar this year. This Tim Burton inspired action adventure is full of...
by Stuart Fitzsimmons | Oct 6, 2021 | Games
This review contains spoilers. To say I was excited when Sam Lake announced the remaster of this spooky thriller would be an understatement. I’m not gonna lie, Alan Wake is in my top five favourite games of all time, and is the only game I’ve given a...
by Stuart Fitzsimmons | Oct 5, 2021 | Featured, Games, Gaming Club, Gaming Videos, Playstation, Xbox
CODENAMEBIGBEAR plays one of his favorite games of all time (no...
by Luke Stone | Oct 5, 2021 | Games
Here he is, everyone’s favourite Keyblade wielder with a name beginning with S… With no gameplay yet Sora is still a bit of a mystery but this should at least make a few Smash and Kingdom Hearts fans...
by William | Oct 5, 2021 | Games
Sea of Thieves is a bit of a comfort game for me. The sort of title that I can turn on and just relax with for a couple of hours at a time, which given its exclusively PvP set up and the fact that most online gamers have about as many morals as a pack of hungry...
by Abby | Oct 4, 2021 | Games
Superliminal is a first-person puzzle game which incorporates forced perspective and optical illusions, so perception is key. I consider myself a puzzle game enthusiast, so I wanted to know how the game holds up to all the classics...
by Javier Reyeros | Oct 2, 2021 | Games
First up I’m going to talk about the ‘cloud version’ part of the game, which is probably the worst part. The cloud aspect means that the game always has to be connected to the internet and requires lots of loading times, it also means that textures...
by Alexx Mitchell | Oct 1, 2021 | Games
Another four months have passed since I last talked about the vast improvement the PlayStation Plus games have been undergoing since the beginning of this year. In the last article I praised practically all of the choices made for the free games through Sony’s...
by William | Oct 1, 2021 | Games
Monster Hunter might be one of the most bonkers franchises going, not simply for the nature of the gameplay being hunt monsters, to get their bones, to use to hunt bigger monsters. The Capcom franchise LOVES a crossover event, with some highlights being Geralt from...
by Mikey Galaszia | Oct 1, 2021 | Games
Another year and another FIFA release day. That’s right, today is the day when hundreds of thousands of school children will be pulling sickies and grown ass men will be booking holiday to play the latest iteration of EA’s biggest cash cow – FIFA...
by William | Oct 1, 2021 | Games
That’s right kids, if you have an account with the Epic games store then today do we have some news for you. From October 7-14 you will be able to download PC Building Simulator! get ready to reexperience the thing you probably already did in real life to be...
by William | Sep 30, 2021 | Games
Yet another game developer has fallen in with the slowly growing amorphous blob that is PlayStation Studios. Bluepoint Games already have a history of working with Sony, mostly making HD collections and remakes of their classic works like the God of War Collection and...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 30, 2021 | Games
In so many games today you are cast as the good guy.. Not in Galaxy Squad however, as you take a team of mercenaries across the galaxy on the run from the federation, to deliver the goods to a planet lightyears away. On your way you run into a plethora of other...
by William | Sep 28, 2021 | Games
In a shocking turn of events, a new Pokémon revealed for open world adventure Pokémon Legends: Arceus , Is a rad axe wielding monster. New boy Kleavor is revealed to actually be a region specific evolution for Scyther described as weighing in at 196.2lbs and standing...
by William | Sep 28, 2021 | Games
Nintendo Directs are almost infamous for not giving much away these days. Using trailers that are thin on the ground with content or just flat out saying something isn’t ready is the norm but we allow it since, come on, it’s Nintendo, they probably made the first game...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 27, 2021 | Games
No matter your age I am confident we can all agree that Hot Wheels is cool. From the moment this game was announced I was hooked on the concept and now having played a few hours of it I can tell you it does exactly what it says on the tin, err, case. Through a...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 25, 2021 | Games
I used to be completely set against unlocking more than one Platinum trophy for a single game, which can be done by playing through a different version of a game you already know very well to completion. The marked increase in remasters and remakes over the last few...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 25, 2021 | Games
As Arthur lay dying, wheezing for breath on top of the hillside watching the sun setting. I peer at my TV through tears as I finish the gripping journey of one of my favourite games of all time. Red Dead Redemption 2 grabbed me from the very beginning; the sheer size...
by Javier Reyeros | Sep 24, 2021 | Games
That’s damn right, nearly a year after a release I finally got my hands on the precious beast that is the PS5. If you’re still trying to get one, but are struggling, follow all of the stock alert accounts on twitter as that’s how I got mine! Anyway...
by William | Sep 23, 2021 | Games
If there are two things I love, its Star Wars and Anime. Arguably The adventures in a galaxy far, far away and the story of Goku set me up with what I saw as morally right and wrong, which might not have been the best way but dammit, its my way! Anyway, back on track,...
by Luke Stone | Sep 23, 2021 | Games
If you’re like most gamers then you have, at some point, dreamed about working in video games in some capacity or another. Many of us cook up video game ideas in our heads, some of us are still doing it even if we’re working quite far away from the industry itself....
by Luke Stone | Sep 22, 2021 | Games
A DECADE! That’s how long ago the First Dark Souls game initially graced our consoles and what a decade it has been filled with Spinoffs and Sequels to this genre defining masterpiece, so I thought I would take a moment to appreciate the best of what the Dark Souls...
by William | Sep 22, 2021 | Games
Hitting mobile, Pokémon Unite has decided to up the ante by bringing some new content along with it! Alongside Sylveon and Mamoswine joining the battle, Unite will be dropping a new squad feature called Unite Squads which will pair you up with “like...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 20, 2021 | Games
Do you like a challenging game – particularly of the 2D platformer genre? If this sounds like you then I may have just the game for you. ZOMBEEZ: A Killer Queen Remix is built directly on top of the Killer Queen engine, but creates a whole new experience, full...
by Stuart Fitzsimmons | Sep 19, 2021 | Funny, Games, Gaming News, Gaming Videos, Not News!, Playstation, Reviews, Xbox
Bigbear Goes off on a rant about how crap Marvel’s Avengers Spiderman DLC will be when it finally releases. He isn’t a happy bunny. watch the video to what what we...
by Luke Stone | Sep 18, 2021 | Games
Hello readers! I am back with YET ANOTHER JRPG review – that’s right! I am fully back on my bullhickey and writing about (fanboying over) JRPGs with the newest entry in the Tales of Franchise: Tales of Arise I am a long time fan of the Tales of series, I...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 17, 2021 | Games
Today, 17th of September 2021, is Grand Theft Auto V’s 8th birthday (party horn sound). In that time it has been released on PS3, PS4 and is upcoming for PS5 while all Rockstar Games has put out in the time since then, which isn’t GTA related, is Red Dead...
by Luke Stone | Sep 17, 2021 | Games
Because Spider-Man no way home is constantly breaking apart the entire internet at the moment – a, now deleted, picture of Tom Hardy wearing a Spider-Man no way home hat is doing the rounds and has convinced nerds (including me) the world over that Venom is...
by William | Sep 17, 2021 | Games
Techland revealed the promotional animated video and key art of the first Dying Light on Nintendo Switch. Recently, Techland officially confirmed that Dying Light will be released on Nintendo Switch as the Platinum Edition – the most content-packed and final...
by William | Sep 17, 2021 | Games
In a reveal of Mighty Morphin’ proportions, the surprisingly decent fighting game Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid has dropped a trailer showcasing the next few characters to be released over the coming months! Most excitingly and taking up the bulk (and skull...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 16, 2021 | Games
Frogwares has announced that their brand new Sherlock experience, titled Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, is releasing on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on 16th of November 2021. The release date for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be announced soon.
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 16, 2021 | Games
The very first game I can recall ever calling my favourite of all time was a dungeon crawler for the PlayStation 2, Dark Cloud, and over the last decade or so the genre seems to have completely died out. Not to be confused with faster paced looter games such as...
by Lance Turner | Sep 15, 2021 | Games
DICE and EA have just announced through various media channels that Battlefield 2042 has had it’s release pushed back to November 19th. Full details can be found below from the Battlefield 2042 Twitter account – Battlefield (@Battlefield) / Twitter...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 15, 2021 | Games
The developer for Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Techland Publishing, took to Twitter to break the news that unfortunately the highly anticipated sequel to 2015’s Dying Light has been slightly postponed from this December to February 2022. Original post below. If...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 15, 2021 | Games
In my last post I talked about my six favourite shiny Pokémon and while I was looking into all the designs for them it reminded me of the fact that while many shinies look great there are still plenty which do not. While they may stand out, they stand out in a bad way...
by Mikey Galaszia | Sep 14, 2021 | Album Discussions, Album Reviews, Reviews
I should preface this whole review by letting you know that Iron Maiden is my favourite band of all time so whether you like it not, and by no fault of my own, there may likely be some bias here! I also realise that the album is already into it’s second week of...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 13, 2021 | Games
It’s finally here then, the latest offering from Arkane, DEATHLOOP! A game I have been waiting for with barely contained excitement since it was first revealed, DEATHLOOP is groundhog day, the game. A play on the respawn mechanic from most video games,...
by Stuart Fitzsimmons | Sep 12, 2021 | Games, Gaming News, Gaming Videos, News, PC, Playstation, Writers, Xbox
Hot damn this is the best gaming news I have had this year…no joke I am serious that Alan Wake getting a remaster and it being out very soon is more exciting to me than Wolverine (which is a close second) God of War Ragnarok and Spiderman 2, so settle in for a...
by Alexx Mitchell | Sep 11, 2021 | Games
Ghost of Tsushima was not an easy game to review last year. While it had plenty of strong features such as the impeccable graphics, it was let down by several trivial design choices which I felt held it back from being the masterpiece it had the potential to be. In a...
by Stuart Fitzsimmons | Sep 10, 2021 | Games, Gaming News, News, PC, Playstation, Xbox
Oh me oh my! Mr Sam Lake of Remedy Games fame has recently announced that later in this, the month of September 2021 that we will treated to a remaster of quite possibly my favourite game of ALL TIME…Alan Wake. I cannot stress enough at how awesome this news is...
by William | Sep 10, 2021 | Games
Well it didn’t take too long did it?! Not even 12 hours after the absolutely amazing trailer for God of War: Ragnarok released, a few people we shall affectionately refer to as “Racist scumbags” have pulled themselves from the slimy pits of pain and...
by William | Sep 9, 2021 | Games
The Matrix is active again, and the trailer for the forth film in the series is finally here. Bringing back Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss alongside a new comer and possible baby Morpheus Yahya Abdul-Mateen II! There seem to be a lot of intentional mirror images to...
