Author: Ruaraidh Dempster

Ruaraidh - pronounced Roo-Ree - is a Scottish gamer with the name and games to prove it. He enjoys mostly everything, unless it involves exercise, and much prefers to run around inside a good, open-world RPG, being chased across the lands by a horde of monsters after his sweet loot. When he has made his escape, he will often return to the real world to continue playing anything with a good story - indie or otherwise.
  • Star Wars Battlefront 2 Officially Announced

    We all knew it was coming – it had even been slyly mentioned by EA executives at investor calls last year – Star Wars Battlefront 2 has been officially announced and is set to release later this year. Fans will be able to get a first look at the upcoming title next month, April 15,…

  • Destiny 2 Officially Announced After Poster Leak

    There has been rumblings of Destiny 2 for a while now – reports from various outlets, leaks here and there, as well as a rather hopeful looking poster last week. Yesterday, Bungie confirmed that Destiny 2 is indeed real but not much else. It seems, like with Middle-Earth: Shadow of War last month, the developers…

  • Assassin’s Creed Getting A TV Series; Possibly On Netflix

    There have been rumours swirling around for awhile now, but Assassin’s Creed is indeed getting a TV series adaption. Confirmation came from Aymar Azaïzia, Ubisoft’s Head of Content, during an AMA on Reddit earlier this week. While the series is yet to be formally announced, it wouldn’t be surprising that this was related to talks…

  • Nintendo Switch’s Left Joy-Con Issue Resolved For Future Consoles

    In amongst The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild receiving universal acclaim and almost non-stop attention, you may have forgotten various Nintendo Switch’s were having connectivity issues with some left Joy-Con’s – unless you are one of the poor few affected. At first, Nintendo were denying the issue; dismissing it or blaming the consumer…

  • ‘The Occupation’ Dives Into 1980’s Britain’s Terrorism and Whistleblowing

    Freshly announced today, The Occupation is the next upcoming release from White Paper Games – focusing on politics, whistleblowing and terrorism in fictional 1980’s North-West Britain. The developers previously worked on the technically-flawed – but highly-interesting – narrative adventure, Ether One. While it focused largely on being a personal exploration of dementia through puzzle-solving, The…

  • Syberia 3’s Latest Trailer Shows Off Adventure In An Asylum

    Forget Half-Life; if you really want to see a series with a long-overdue sequel look towards Syberia. The third game is set to release next month – only thirteen years after the previous Syberia 2. The developer, Microïds, have been rumoured to have been working on Syberia 3 since late 2008. The game was originally…

  • Job Listing Hints At Possible Pokémon Game On Nintendo Switch

    The Nintendo Switch is both a home and portable console – and what is Nintendo’s most famous portable title? Pokémon, of course! But will we be getting a Pokémon game on the Switch – and, more importantly, when? Well, a few recent job advertisements from Pokémon developer Game Freak point to the possibility being soon….

  • Super Mario Run Jumping Its Way To Android This Week

    Us poor old Android users will finally get to try out Super Mario Run this week when it launches on Thursday. The game, which released on iOS back in December 2016, is Nintendo’s first big foray into mobile gaming – and it was a startling success. Still, the hype has died down immensely now so…

  • Horizon Zero Dawn Has Sold 2.6 Million Copies In First Two Weeks

    Horizon Zero Dawn has sold over 2.6 million copies in its first two weeks – making it the best-selling new first-party IP on the Playstation 4. The game has received acclaim from both critics and the public – we thought it was pretty great too. The sales figures include both physical and digital copies of…

  • Outlast 2 Banned From Release In Australia

    The latest game to be refused classification in Australia is the upcoming horror game, Outlast 2. It joins various other titles – such as Hotline Miami 2 and South Park: The Stick of Truth – after being found “unsuitable for audiences”. The demo of the game, available last October, was able to be released after…

  • Drawn to Death Will Be Free For Playstation Plus Members In April

    Usually Playstation Plus game announcements are left a little later than this but Drawn to Death is one of next months free games. The hero shooter/brawler, taking place in a, quite literally, hand-drawn world, will be free to all PS Plus members in April. The game is developed by the ever-so-memorable The Bartlet Jones Supernatural…

  • Survival Horror ‘Pathologic’ Remake Gets Free Demo

    Originally released in Russia in 2005, you’d be forgiven for never having heard of the cult horror series – but it really is worth checking out. In fact, with a full remake coming later this year and a demo that just released today – why not? The demo itself, Pathologic: The Marble Nest, is a…

  • Rocket League To Get Its Most Absurd Mode Yet

    Since Rocket League’s release almost two years ago, Psyonix have continously improved the game with new modes, maps and cars – with most being free! Coming in just under two weeks, it may be about to get its most absurd game-mode yet in Dropshot. Dropshot introduces a new map, Core 707, which, unlike traditional areas,…

  • Ghost Recon: Wildlands Is The Biggest Release Of The Year So Far

    Last year’s most successful first-quarter launch was The Division and it looks like Ubisoft is set to take that title once more in 2017 – even with a lot more competition! Going off physical sales in the UK, last week’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands has swept everything else off the chart – including Horizon Zero Dawn,…

  • Steep Is Having A Free Weekend Beginning Today

    Not get in on the winter sports fun during the height of Winter? Well, if you didn’t, Ubisoft are offering up a free weekend for their extreme winter-sports title Steep. It begins later today on all platforms (PC, PS4 and Xbox One) but PC users can begin pre-loading now on Uplay ahead of its start…

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