Jessica Thompson

When it comes to new releases, Rockstar Games sure do like to take their time. They’re one of the most profitable publishers in video games, and yet they’ve definitely resisted the urge to churn out titles over the years. Really, that’s great for us, the fans. Because over nearly two decades in business, games which

The genre of open world games took off in earnest during the early 2000’s, when rapidly advancing technology allowed developers to create the likes of GTA III and Morrowind. Fast-forward fifteen years or so, and open world games are more popular now than they’ve ever been before. Gamers want the freedom to explore a living,

Mobile strategy games are great, but have you ever felt like things could be a little bit more, well, interactive? Sure, the timed elements mean you have to make effective moves and continually stay engaged with the action if you want to succeed. However, when you’re on your own with no one else to turn

There’s nothing like an intense stealth game to sharpen the senses. For years, gamers have been inching there way round hordes of unsuspecting enemies. Anything but complete slickness will be punished with a wave of unwanted enemies and attention. Below, we take a look at the best stealth games ever created, just to keep you

When it comes to cutting edge mischief, there’s nothing quite like a computer hacker to capture our imagination. As we become more connected to our devices than ever before, we become ever more fascinated in those who’ve danced their way around modern cyber security. Whether it’s elaborate Internet heists, government hackers or hacktivist groups there’s

There’s nothing like the escapism of an adventure game to take us into an entirely new world. Whilst FPS and other genres can be very entertaining, the adventure genre gives gamers something substantial to sink their teeth into. It’s easy to spend countless hours exploring and going on a new adventure. Below we take a

Ever since gaming rose to mainstream popularity gamers have been looking for opportunities to test their metal in fighting arenas. We’ve all had the compulsion to hone our reflexes and try to kick seven shades out of our friends at one point or another! From the cartoon excess of Super Smash Bros all the way

Ah, Counter-Strike. A staple in the first-person shooter genre and one of the more successful eSports out there, CS:GO has a large following of gamers who aren’t just worried about having the best kill-death ratio but rather the best-looking gun or knife on the market. However, it isn’t just the guns themselves, it’s the countless

Total War: Warhammer is arguably the most successful of Creative Assembly’s long-running franchise. The marriage of classic TW gameplay and Warhammer Fantasy setting seemed like an obvious choice. The thing is, it doesn’t exactly escape what we’d expect from a strategy games, most factions seem pretty standard fare, all things considered. We’ve played as humans,

Real Time Strategy, more frequently referred to as RTS, games are titles where the player’s job is to build, gather and develop their resources in a simulation which can take place in various settings. However, the big bonus is that these settings can be both realistic or fantasy, take place anywhere and even go back

If you’re looking for a true to life farming experience, one need look no further than the Farming Simulator series. Its success on PC and Consoles is unrivalled, but what if you need that farming fix on the go? Luckily, Farming Simulator 18 is now available on Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, IOS and Android and it’s fair to say