Jay Allsopp

2023 has already proven to be an excellent year when it comes to gaming. With tentpole releases like Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space rubbing shoulders with surprise drops like Metroid Prime Remastered and Hi-Fi Rush, there’s plenty to keep you occupied so far this year, no matter which system you’re playing on.  However, there’s

According to the most recent sales data, the PlayStation 2, otherwise known as the PS2, is the best-selling console of all time. Despite stiff competition from runaway success stories like the Nintendo Wii and the Game Boy, the PS2 has managed to remain on the throne thanks to its extensive library, its excellent controller, and

RuneScape is one of the oldest and most well-respected free-to-play MMORPGs on the market. If you went to school in the early 2000s, then the chances are good that you met someone who played this game. Perhaps you even played it yourself!    Still, the RuneScape of the modern day looks very different to the

Recently, Squanch Games’ High on Life was released, making ripples throughout the gaming community for its disruptive humour and distinctive first-person shooter gameplay. Squanch’s creation is pretty unique; it blends Rick and Morty-style comedy with relatively open-ended shooting, as well as a cast of guns that have distinct personalities and chatter away as you’re firing

If you haven’t tried Oslo Albet’s excellent Fireboy and Watergirl series, you definitely should. This Flash game series tasked two players with exploring a series of exciting locations, and each player had a different set of abilities, meaning you’d need to coordinate your play carefully with your co-op partner in order to succeed. While there

In early 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic started to take effect in a serious way, something magical happened. Amidst the doom and gloom, Nintendo released Animal Crossing: New Horizons, giving everyone with a Switch a way to escape from their real lives and tend to a beautiful island full of adorable animal residents.  Nintendo’s long-term

Some of the best games around have intense, high-octane combat that has you chasing down enemies and blasting them into oblivion. Sometimes, though, you just want to put down the gun, pick up a farming tool, and grow some crops while you get to know the local townsfolk.  Luckily, the burgeoning life sim genre, originally

The Nintendo Wii still has plenty of mileage left in it. While the console itself has been discontinued, and developers aren’t making games for it anymore, there are still plenty of gamers out there who swear by the Wii and still play its library on a regular basis. Nintendo franchise stalwarts made reliable appearances on

Snooker is one of the most widely enjoyed sports globally, with millions of fans who enjoy this competitive game. It is instantly recognizable based on the distinctive green cloth, colorful ball and six pockets. The nature of snooker means that it translates into a video game format extremely well and there are hundreds of options

Are you considering becoming a streamer on YouTube, Twitch, or another platform? If so, then you’ll probably need to consider getting a live streaming encoder at some point. Live streaming encoders are pieces of hardware or software that render your video into a different format, thus allowing it to be broadcast over live streaming services.

There are so many streaming subscription services nowadays that it can be hard to keep track of them all. Between Netflix, Amazon Prime, iPlayer (if you’re in the UK and pay your TV license, that is), and various others, it’s difficult to know what movies or TV shows you can watch on which streaming services.

If you’ve ever played SingStar, then you’ll know there’s nothing quite like it for getting the party started. SingStar got its start on the PS2 way back in 2004 and came bundled with microphones that connected to the PS2’s USB ports, allowing gamers to indulge in a little karaoke at parties. Since then, the SingStar