Jay Allsopp

If you’re a gamer, it won’t be news to hear that Google Stadia is shutting down. Google announced the news recently, saying that access to the cloud gaming service will likely end in 2023 – mid-January.  The good news is all Stadia store purchases of hardware, games, and in-app supplemental material will all be eligible

November is historically a great time for gamers, and this November is no different. If you love games, you’ve got some treats to look forward to this month, especially if you’ve got access to a variety of different systems; things are looking great for PS5 owners, Xbox players, and Switch gamers. Whether you’re into life

Horizon Zero Dawn is arguably one of the greatest open-world games ever made. The game was hampered by its proximity to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in terms of release dates; Breath of the Wild effectively pioneered a new open-world design style, leaving Horizon to be somewhat overlooked by many players who

Have you played Rec Room yet? If not, you should definitely give it a try. Launched back in 2016, this first-person VR experience lets you loose in a high school-style setting and allows you to try out a bunch of games created by users, including twists on old favourites and new, innovative games alike. Don’t

Nintendo has a reputation as a casual-friendly company, and while that reputation is certainly well-deserved, it isn’t the whole truth. The fact is that Nintendo caters for gamers of all stripes; whether you love cuddly experiences like Animal Crossing or brutally violent excursions like Doom, your Switch will cater for you.  With that in mind,

Unless you happen to have been born in the past few months (in which case, you wouldn’t be reading this), you’ve probably played Skyrim. The legendary action-adventure RPG was originally released 11 years ago, but has been re-released no less than four times in that period. Those subsequent re-releases have resulted in the game selling

Rocket League was released on July 7, 2015, and in the short 7 or so years it’s been out, Rocket League has already taken the world by storm. Online streamers adopted the game as their main title and built brands around it, esports leagues and teams were drafted in order to play Rocket League at

Until Dawn is one of the most compelling horror experiences of the last few years. The PS4 exclusive is a loving homage to slasher films and sees a group of teens descending on a house in the woods for a reunion party, whereupon they are, of course, beset by horrors that could be natural or

There’s no denying that Xbox Game Pass represents incredible value for money. Whether you want to play great shooters, excellent platformers, or superlative sports games, you’ll find all of them and more on Xbox Game Pass, and they’re all available at a shockingly low price. With that said, there are so many games on Game

Some say that in order to be a PC gamer, you need to have a top-of-the-range, powerful desktop tower, but this simply isn’t the case. If you pick your games carefully, then it’s entirely possible to game on a device as relatively basic as a laptop, even if that laptop doesn’t have a dedicated graphics

If you know where to look, you can have a great time with your gaming PC without spending a penny. There are some incredible free games available belonging to almost every genre, so no matter whether you’re looking for an immersive MMORPG, a competitive shooter, or even a Breath of the Wild-style open world adventure,

Avalanche Studios’ Just Cause series has become one of the most iconic franchises in the video game industry since the first game was released in 2009. Over the course of the past 13 years, Just Cause has grown into a sprawling sandbox destruction simulator with some of the most realistic physics and effects available in