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The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #1 – Deathcase

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Well this is it!  We turn off Rebelstar and load up the final game in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  It’s been over three months but finally we get to see what the greatest ZX Spectrum* magazine believed was the ultimate title in the Spectrum’s history.  At No.#1 we have Deathcase from Micromega! (*probably) It was […]

Video Game Review – Hitman Episode 4: Bangkok

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Chris Sanderson reviews Hitman Episode 4: Bangkok… Hey Guys, Kris Wall is having some technical difficulties on his end this week so I have been tasked with covering the new Episode of Hitman. Having only played Hitman: Absolution previously, I got the opportunity to play through all of the previous episodes leading directly into Bangkok for […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #5 – Head over Heels

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After well and truly informing the Bydo Empire where they can put their invasion plan yesterday in R-Type, we decide on staying in the black void that our ancestors so imaginatively called,”Space” for our next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  Number Five is another one from Ocean Software and bizarrely it involves the […]

Forged in Development Hell: 6 Reasons why Doom is a Great Reboot – and Duke Nukem Forever isn’t

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Christopher Machell with six reasons why Doom is a great reboot – and Duke Nukem Forever isn’t… The original Doom is one of the most influential games of all time, ranking alongside such icons as Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Super Mario Bros. as emblems of the medium. After eight years in development hell, it’s nothing […]

Video Game Review – Batman: Arkham Knight – Season of Infamy DLC

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Arkham Knight – Season of Infamy DLC… After several mediocre to disappointing pieces of story DLC, Batman: Arkham Knight finally delivers meaningful campaigns in ‘Season of Infamy’. Unlike the previous DLC, ‘Season of Infamy’ is actually treated as an expansion to the main game, offering players a few more Most Wanted […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – Injustice: Gods Among Us

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Injustice: Gods Among Us… Superman is without a doubt one of the most heroic figures in fiction; he’s uncompromising in his belief in the goodness individual people and the world has to offer. He’s a beacon to ordinary people and heroes throughout […]

Video Game Review – Super Meat Boy on Nintendo Switch

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Shaun Munro reviews Super Meat Boy on Nintendo Switch… The Dark Souls of platformers – before Dark Souls was even a thing, no less – is back, available now on Nintendo Switch, and while this new port of Super Meat Boy is really just a thirst-quencher until the long-awaited Super Meat Boy Forever lands later this year, the […]

Dino Dini’s Kick Off Revival now available on PC

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Dino Dini’s Kick Off Revival is a remake of Kick Off, one of the most iconic football games on 8bit machines and early consoles.  Back in 1989 when the game was first released every British kid of the 80’s probably played it or watched it being played and everybody thought it was great and this has […]