Dan Smith
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Review: Elden Ring (Xbox Series X)
Open worlds are all the rage. To draw on an old cliche, some games are born open world, while some such…
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Dark Souls 2’s 5 most controversial changes
You’ll find few franchises that have been pored over, dissected and therycrafted more than From Software’s Dark Souls and its…
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Is Microsoft’s purchase of Activision an example of pay to win for Xbox?
Back in the late ’90s and early ’00s, during Blizzard’s (arguable) creative peak, I was as big of a fanboy…
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Five things Halo 5: Guardians did right
Halo Infinite may not be without its problems, but despite technical foibles, delays and concerns about Battle Pass progression, there’s…
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Review: Gunlord X (Switch)
So here we are: another Wednesday eShop update, another retro shooter for Nintendo Switch owners to get their teeth into.…
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Review: James Pond 2 Operation Robocod (Switch)
Despite the Switch’s much-lamented lack of a true Wii/U-style Virtual Console, its retro reissue library continues to fill out quite…
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Review: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Switch)
All in all, Wonder Boy fans have had a pretty exciting 12 months. Last year’s Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap…
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Review: Fast Striker (PS4)
Around 18 months ago, posthumous Dreamcast shmup, Ghost Blade HD, made an appearance on the PlayStation Store. We were impressed…
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Review: SEGA AGES Thunder Force IV (Switch)
M2’s 3D Classics range for the 3DS were undoubtedly some of SEGA’s best reissues, with generous feature sets and full…
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Review: Ikaruga (Switch)
Treasure’s classic polarity-shifting shmup, Ikaruga, may have started life on the Dreamcast, but it’s certainly no stranger to newer formats.…
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