Author: Jack Bampfield

For Jack, it all started with the PS1. After years spent playing against AI, video games moved online, so Jack did too. As the industry grew, he followed, treating himself to a diverse array of genres. Now enjoying well-written RPGs the most, he looks for stories he can engross himself in. Unfortunately, they are hard to find in video games. Eventually his love/hate relationship with gaming drew him to write about the industry he is passionate about. When he's not gaming, you'll most likely find Jack watching films.
  • World of Warcraft: Preparing For Legion

    Seasoned World of Warcraft players know this wonderful time in an expansion’s life cycle: everything you’ve done up to this point is almost worthless. It’s pre-patch! This time it brings easily acquirable gear, invasions, and a heck of a lot of demons. In this case, The Legion are back. And so I’m back (from outer space). Going…

  • Overwatch’s New Animated Short

    Announced earlier this week, Blizzard have released the next in an impressive lineup of Overwatch animated shorts. The hero getting the animated treatment this time? Bastion in: The Last Bastion. The animation was shown off at Gamescom through a Twitch stream before being released immediately after on YouTube. Earlier this week Blizzard announced new Overwatch…

  • Football Manager 2017 Releasing November 4th

    Sports Interactive have announced the release date of their annual Football Manager. Releasing for PC, Mac and Linux Football Manager will make its annual return with Football Manager 17 on November 4th. Purchasing Football Manager 2017 will get you a free copy of Football Manager Touch 2017 – the streamlined version of the Football Manager experience….

  • Attempting to Play Pokémon GO Without Mobile Data

    So, that Pokémon GO is the business, right? Unfortunately for people like myself, when you don’t have a data plan on your mobile phone, Pokémon GO feels a stone’s throw away from its best – but even its best isn’t what it could or should have been. I’ve never really been big into Pokémon; I was…

  • Furi Review

    Fast, simplistic, fun, and frustrating, but Furi might not be worth the price for most PC players. For PS4 players with PS plus, Furi should be an instant pickup and is a great addition to the service. The Jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. From The Game Bakers comes the fast-paced sword-fighting dual-stick shooting…

  • Pokemon GO officially out in UK

    After over a week waiting for its official release in the UK, Pokemon GO finally releases on mobile devices today. I’ve been able to play it for a few days getting the APK on Android, but there was no way for iPhone users to get Pokemon GO until now. Android users can find it on the…

  • Breached Review

    On completing Breached I felt like I had completely wasted my time. It’s relatively short at around an hour and a half – if you complete it on your first go that is. Breached’s length is both its biggest strength and weakness. Breached is brought to you by developer Drama Drifters and published by Nkidu Games Inc. The story has a premise…

  • Overwatch competitive play out today for PC, consoles next week

    After spending a few weeks testing competitive play in the Public Test Realm, Blizzard feel comfortable enough to release Overwatch‘s competitive play mode today on PC. Consoles won’t be receiving the update until next week. In a battle.net post by community manager Lylirra, Blizzard explained why: “First, we wanted to be upfront and let players…

  • Clearing the Backlog – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    When you’re unable to buy every game under the sun that’s coming out, it’s kind of refreshing to go back to those that sit uncompleted, and for me there are more uncompleted games than I’d like to admit. With The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt I wonder why it has taken me so long to complete it…

  • Star Wars Battlefront: X-Wing VR Mission Announced

    Another impressive looking VR game announced at Sony’s E3 press conference is coming to Playstation VR. This time, Star Wars Battlefront: X-Wing VR Mission. Criterion Games are teaming up with Dice for Star Wars Battlefront: X-Wing VR Mission exclusive to Playstation VR later this year. It is quite a mouthful of a title isn’t it? “Virtual…

  • Playstation VR Game Farpoint Annonuced at E3

    Revealed during Sony’s VR section at their E3 2016 press conference was Farpoint: “A new virtual reality shooter set in a hostile world”. Developed by Impulse Gear, Farpoint is a PS VR Exclusive, and it’s looking pretty good. Set on what appears to be an inhospitable planet you are “on a mission to pick up…

  • New Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Screenshots

    At the PC Gaming Show at E3, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was shown so we took some screenshots right from the stream of some of the action. Due for release on August 23rd, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided had some gameplay footage shown at E3. Suffice to say it looks as good as you’d expect. Some of…

  • The Witcher’s Gwent Coming as Standalone Game

    The wonderful Gwent from The Witcher 3 is coming as a standalone game. Definitely wanted by the community, CD Projekt Red have announced a standalone Gwent game. Interestingly it will have a single player campaign and will come with crossplay allowing players to play each other across console and PC. You can register for the beta…

  • We Happy Few Coming to Xbox Game Preview

    Compulsion Games came onto the stage at Microsoft’s E3 press conference to show of We Happy Few along with a date for its arrival on Xbox Game Preview. I’ve been interested in We Happy Few for awhile and at Microsoft’s E3 press conference Compulsion Games, known for Contrast, revealed it will come to Xbox Game Preview…

  • FIFA 17 at E3 – Frostbite, The Journey and Gameplay Features

    During EA’s press conference at E3 they showed off some new features that will be coming to FIFA in FIFA 17 which releases on September 27th on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. EA sports aren’t holding back with their change to Frosbite for FIFA 17. There’s the story mode: The Journey, coming this year for the…

  • FIFA 17 Story Mode Revealed

    Added to FIFA 17 and supported by the Frostbite engine is “The Journey”: a new mode that creates a story driven experience playing as Alex Hunter at any premier league club. At first this was accidentally put up on YouTube early by one of EA Sports’ YouTube channels. Unfortunately for EA, it was spotted by…

  • Overwatch Review

    When I have to spend as long as I did debating whether to give a game a perfect score, you know that said game is something special – and Overwatch certainly is. Blizzard has made the 17-year wait for a new IP worth it. Within this world was once a band of heroes known as Overwatch….

  • Seraph Preview

    Early Access game Seraph may seem like a run-of-the-mill platform game, but actually it offers much more fun than your typical side-scroller. Why? Two words: Gun Fu. Seraph currently sits in Steam’s Early Access, and not only is it more polished than a lot of the Early Access games on there, it’s currently one of the best. It’s…

  • Hearthstone Tavern Brawl: 18-23 May

    “Can you defeat Gearmaster Mechazod? Join forces with another player and see. It’s a cooperative Tavern Brawl!” It’s the Tavern Brawl for 18-23 May: Unite Against Mechazod! Unite Against Mechazod is given its second outing in this week’s Tavern Brawl; the first and only Tavern Brawl that actually has two players working together to take…

  • Batman: Return to Arkham Announced for PS4 and Xbox One

    Warner Bros. has finally confirmed the rumours of an incoming remaster to the Batman Arkham series for PS4 and Xbox One. Along with a new trailer, Warner Bros. has announced Batman: Return to Arkham; a remaster of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City for PS4 and Xbox One. Return to two of the greatest superhero games…

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