Nintendo is pulling a Disney Vault
It’s 3:30 AM where I am, at time of writing. Normally I don’t wake up then hop on to write an article, but this time’s a little different. When I woke up, I discovered that Nintendo made an announcement on their YouTube channel two hours ago. Fire...
Alexx Discusses – Why Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey Is This Generations Skyrim
I was equal parts shocked and pleased recently when I realised I have played over 400 hours across Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey, and with both games I am showing no signs of slowing down. As an advocate for playing games on the easiest setting, my adventures...
How The Landscape Of Superhero Games Changed In The Last Decade..
With Spider-Man: Miles Morales looking to be one of the biggest PS5 launch titles, Mikey takes a look at how drastically different comic book games are compared to 10 plus years ago.
DIRT 5 Xbox Series X Gameplay Trailer
Today Codemasters launches its first DIRT 5 Xbox Series X gameplay trailer, revealing the visual upgrade and benefits players will experience when the console launches on 10 November. The wheel-to-wheel pack-racing action takes place in several...
Flash Reviews | Scourge Bringer
This weekend Jav’s been hands on with Scourgebringer, the latest stylish rogue like to grace our consoles. But is it all style and no substance, or could it be the next big indie hit? Find out here! If you like what you see above Scourge Bringer is out on the...
Sinister Vibrations | The Bear’s den
So CODENAMEBIGBEAR inadvertently made a game…basically years ago he filmed a film called “Killriculum Vitae” and that film never got finished even though it kind of did in 2018 (under the name “Dead Strange Vibes”) and now it’s an...
Volta Football | Fifa 21 | Flash Review
This week flash reviews takes us into the charming world of Fifa 21’s Volta football. Prepare to learn everything you need to know about the newest version of Fifa street in 4 minutes, well kind of!
My Favourite Horror Films
I’m not really one for watching a lot of horror movies, not that I don’t like them or anything I just don’t really watch that many, so I guess this is kind of a definitive list as this is the best of the best? I dunno they could all be utter crap in...
Alexx Discusses – The Best Five Playstation 4 Exclusives
Now that Ghost of Tsushima has released, all the Playstation exclusives for this generation are out to be compared, discussed and ranked. I have played almost all of the exclusives this generation, but with exceptions like Until Dawn ignored as that game is...
5 Horror Games That May Have Passed You By
It’s that time of year where Mikey wants to celebrate all things spooky!
Chris Reviews – RE: Turn
Horror needs care to be effective; if it relies on jumpscares, that’s not horror, that’s garbage. But if there’s no payoff at any point…that’s a waste of time, too. So its pleasing to see a developer take on horror and find the perfect...
Macbat 64 Review | The Bear’s Den
So I was hunting around the e-shop on switch and came across this title that reeks of N64 goodness…at least that’s how the store sold it. I love me some retro gaming and couldn’t pass this up so I decided to tell you about it. If you’re a fan...
FIFA 21 Review
It’s that time of the year where Mikey discusses whether it’s worth parting with your hard earned cash for yet another FIFA instalment!
Indivisible development halted as studio closes
Indivisible, a recently released action RPG in the vein of Valkerie Profile, has officially had further development halted due to the closure of its developing studio. Publisher 505 Games announced that, after an upcoming Switch patch to bring the title in line with...
Sonic 2 Free On Steam
In a move made to help SEGA celebrate it’s 60th Anniversary, the company has temporarily made the PC port of the classic Sonic 2 available for free on Steam. Once you download the title, it’s yours to keep – forever. So grab it whilst it’s...
Fifa 21 Lightning Cave Special ! | Episode 32
Jav’s been getting hands on with the Fifa 21 preview, testing out all of the modes it has to offer. Has he enjoyed the latest instalment or is it barely a step up from 20?
Spooky? What’s all the fuss about?
I write to you from a creaky chair, in a dark wood as the wolves howl in the distance…… No I don’t, I’m sat on the sofa with the radio on having just finished a cup of tea. As I gear up to jump on our spooky Dead by Daylight stream (found...
Alexx Discusses – My Year Away From PlayStation Plus
I have spoken out against PlayStation Plus on a dozen occasions at this point, but the time I haven’t been looking forward to has finally come, re-subscribing. I did it for Fall Guys mainly as it made logical sense. I wanted to play a game that was free on Plus, that...
She Sees Red Review on Nintendo Switch
Mikey sees red as he struggles to get through what he calls an abomination of a game…
Embracelet The Video Review
So I did a written review of this game a few days ago and now as promised here is the video review. For a slightly different look into how I felt about this game give us a watch, if you’ve played this game let me know what you think either below or in the...
FIFA 21 – Mikey’s First Impressions
Mikey has been lucky enough to get his hands on the new FIFA 21 by EA Sports and is on hand to give his first impressions in the video below. The majority of this video revolves around the new and slightly improved career mode as well as what’s new for gameplay...
Yakuza RPG – Like A Dragon Gets A Brand New Trailer
Check out the awesome new trailer for Yakuza: Like A Dragon!
Luke Reviews: Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
I have a bit of a love hate relationship when it comes to the Orange Marsupial, it’s not a complicated Love Hate relationship really – Essentially I love everything that was released before the year 2000 and hate everything after this point. when your friend offers to...
Steve and Alex – Minecraft in Smash
As revealed earlier in the week, Minecraft is coming to Smash Bros. The default player skin, Steve, is available as a character, as are Alex, a zombie, and an Enderman. They will be able to place blocks and build on the battlefield in addition to wielding a variety of...
Kingdom is the best thing I have watched in years.
Hello! Today I am here to talk to you about something that actually ISN’T video games… for a change! What I would like to talk to you about is a little show that has recently dropped on Netflix called: Kingdom. Anyone who has spoken to me in the past couple of weeks...
PS5, PS4 Game list, and a personal message! | Lightning Cave Episode 31
This week Javier…..rambles??! Well it’s a catch up as he’s been busy with his flash reviews hasn’t he! Find out his thoughts on the PS5, what he’s been playing and some personal ongoings, if you...
Embraclet Review
Embracelet is a coming of age story about 17 year old Jesper on a journey to find out the origins of an enchanted bracelet that has the power to manipulate objects. So you play as Jesper a Young lad living with his struggling mum and visits his granddad every day, he...
Do You Wanna LAUGH! – Comedy Series To Watch! Part 2
Welcome back everyone! As I said previously it’s all a bit gloomy at the moment and we honestly just need to try and keep positive, the following will help with that I can assure you. It’s always sunny in Philadelphia Possibly the whackiest recommendation...Alexx Discusses – Video Games As Sleeping Aids
A fact I am sure we can all agree on is that time for sleep is just as important as time for gaming, but what about the games that toe the line between the two? Forget bombastic spectacle fighters and anything where gameplay revolves around a gun, and just think about...
The Problem With Yearly Sports Games
Every year EA, 2K and other developers gear up to release their latest instalment of whichever franchise they control, and us fans eagerly await, telling ourselves that we need this game, and that it’s going to be a new game from last years. But is it really ever any...
FIFA 21 Soundtrack Announced Including Tracks from Dua Lipa and Stormzy
FIFA 21 and VOLTA FOOTBALL Soundtracks Feature over 100 Emerging and Renowned Artists including Dua Lipa; Listen Now on Spotify, Apple and Deezer Celebrate The World’s Game During the Virtual World Premiere Event on October 1, Featuring Performances from...
Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York and Shadows of New York will hit the streets next spring.
After delighting all fans of the original tabletop role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade with the digital version of Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York, made by Polish studio Draw Distance, the game will see the light in a special physical...
Tekken News Announcement – Season Pass 4
As part of the Season Pass 4, two new DLCs will come up for the acclaimed fighting game which has just passed 6 million sold copies worldwide. On home console versions, the whole franchise now surpassed 50 Million sold units worldwide. DLC 16 will add Kunimitsu...
Mafia: Definitive Edition Review
Fat Mike rubs shoulders with some of the toughest mob posses in Lost Heaven but does he make it out alive?
My Month In Gaming|Sept 2020 | The Bear’s Den
It’s basically the end of September and we have had some pretty impressive games this month, so CODENAMEBIGBEAR is gonna take a look at the games hes been playing since September 1st…some you will know about others you may not, its a wide variety of...
What the hell? Hades is the best game on the Switch.
Okay so this isn’t a review of Hades, that article will be coming to this website very very soon but I just wanted to take a moment of your time to let you all know that: Hades is, without shadow of a doubt, the best game I have played on my Nintendo Switch console...
Tokyo Game Show 2020 – SEGA Event
At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, SEGA marked its 60th anniversary in a special ‘fan-get-together’ that focused on the company’s history, and presented information on games recent and soon-to-released. SEGA History The CEO of SEGA, Haruki Satomi,...
Swordbreaker | Flash Reviews
Time for something a little different, well for Jav anyway! This week Jav takes his flash review to a story based game, Swordbreaker. In this game you must choose your path to try and save the princess!
Animal Crossing Halloween Update!
Nintendo just announced what’s next for the popular life sim, Animal Crossing, and it’s seasonally spooky! From the start of October, players will have access to a variety of new items at Nook’s and the Able Sisters’. Players can buy candy to...
Dead By Daylight Developer Update!
The team over at Behaviour Interactive have just posted about an upcoming Dead by Daylight update – one that aims to fix some long-standing issues with certain buffs. From the post on their forums, we know that Pyramid Head from the Silent Hill chapter is...
Harry Potter and the introduction to franchises
Hey all, this is a little article about a little magical dude called Harry Potter. You may have heard of him…. I was one of those kids who read HP before it was a massive deal, yeh I know I’m cool, and then the books followed me (and pretty much the entire...Alexx Discusses – Why The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Season Two Couldn’t Happen
Full spoilers for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance follow. Well, it’s official, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance has been axed by Netflix after just one amazing season. Receiving nothing but rave reviews from old school fans of the original 1982 film as well as...
A PlayStation Loyalist’s Thoughts On How Xbox Just Changed The Landscape For NextGen
How does Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Bethesda sit with a PlayStation player? Mikey discusses..
PS5 – The Story Of A Disastrous Preorder Launch And Where To Go Next If You Missed Out.
After a chaotic week of preorders for next gen, Mikey has stepped back to look at why it was all such a mess and to see if there’s any hope for players yet to secure their PlayStation 5 preorder
Microsoft buys Bethesda
Earlier today, Bethesda – publisher of smash-hit series such as the Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Dishonored – announced that they were being bought by tech-giant Microsoft. In the announcement article, Bethesda spokesman Pete Hines explained the decision...
Journey of the Broken Circle Review
Journey of the Broken Circle is a game about a broken circle. The broken circle in question is having a bit of an identity crisis as he’s looking for his missing piece. A piece which, when found, would make him whole again. On his journey, our incomplete friend is...