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.
  • Asemblance Review

    Nilo Studios promises a blend of The Twilight Zone and X-Files with its Psychological Thriller Asemblance. Who are you? Where are you? Does it even matter?

  • Sean Bean Narrates Civilization VI Walkthrough

    Unless you actually went to E3 2016 you most likely heard very little on the next installment in Sid Meier’s famous Civilization series. If you did go and visit the Civilization VI booth you were treated to a 12-minute walkthrough of the game narrated by none other than Sean Bean. And no, he doesn’t die….

  • Hollow Knight: Beneath and Beyond looks beautiful

    There is large chance you haven’t heard of Team Cherry or their upcoming 2D action sidescroller Hollow Knight: Beneath and Beyond, but you really should have. Here is an absolutely stunning and beautiful world created by a team of three. The game takes place in the underground world of Hallownest, home to age-old heroes and terrifying…

  • E3 2016: What Games Can We Play Right Now?

    Over the past couple of E3s a more and more common occurence is developers announcing that a beta or demo – or sometimes even full release – of their game is available right away. So if seeing all the amazing games announced and shown off at E3 2016 made you want to play some of…

  • Massive Rocket League update coming June 20

    Psyonix continue to prove why they are one of the best – and nicest – in the business with another free update to their smash hit Rocket League. Arriving in just over a week, the update features two new maps, over 20 new items, a “trade-in” system for said items and more! The update itself is…

  • Styx: Shards of Darkness receives new trailer

    As is the norm every year, some studios decide to show off their new titles early so it doesn’t get caught up in the tide of excitement that is E3. Cyanide Studios’ Styx: Shards of Darkness is the latest to receive an early E3 trailer. Styx: Shards of Darkness is a sequel to 2014’s Styx:…

  • Injustice 2 Coming in 2017

    After leaks over the past couple days, Injustice 2 has been officially revealed along with a CGI trailer. It will again be developed by NetherRealm studios who made the original Injustice: Gods Among Us – the well-received fighting game set in the DC comics universe. Injustice 2 is promising to improve upon the original in…

  • Watch Dogs 2 Gameplay Trailer and Official Announcement

    Ubisoft has finally revealed its flagship title for this year: Watch Dogs 2, after numerous leaks over the past few days. Thanks to the leaks we already knew that Watch Dogs 2 will feature a new protagonist as well as taking place in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area. We also now know it’ll be releasing on…

  • Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee gets trailer

    Yooka-Laylee, the aptly-named spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie received its first full trailer today… and boy, does it look fun! Yooka-Laylee is another game that exists solely thanks to Kickstarter after its succesful funding in only 38 minutes and comes from Playtonic Games. Playtonic consists of many key members of development studio Rare who created and…

  • Watch Dogs 2 gets teaser plus a premiere on June 8

    Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 has received a short teaser trailer today before its world premiere on 8th June. The teaser doesn’t reveal much – or really anything (unless you are a fan of mobile phones and back pockets) – and Ubisoft is obviously waiting to show off everything on 8th June. Why Ubisoft aren’t just…

  • Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse Review (PS4)

    If you are someone who has never owned a Nintendo console or handheld there is a large chance you have never heard of Shantae. If you have, you probably know they are a fairly popular and acclaimed series of platformers. Out of the three currently released titles in the series, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse…

  • Supergiant Games unveil new game: Pyre

    Supergiant Games, the development studio behind the critically acclaimed and absolutely beautiful Bastion in 2011 and Transistor in 2014 have announced their third game, Pyre. Pyre will be released sometime in 2017 for both Steam and Playstation 4. A reveal trailer has also been released once again showcasing Supergiant Games’ stunning but unique art style…

  • Bounce Rescue! Review

    Ask anyone what the most overpopulated gaming genre is and chances are, you’ll keep getting the same answer: platform games. More specifically, 2D platformers. Since the days of Mario the genre has became an increasingly popular and, to some, an increasingly stagnated genre. While easy to learn and (relatively) easy to make, the genre suffers from having little…

  • A quick look at Kill Strain

    You wouldn’t expect a game like Kill Strain from Sony San Diego Studio. Up until now they are most widely known for the annual MLB games, so an odd combination of a MOBA and a twin-stick shooter doesn’t seem their style – but Kill Strain proves why you should never be presumptuous. Exclusive to Playstation…

  • BAFTA Game Awards Winners 2016

    Here we are – the nominations were announced last month and now we can finally see what games BAFTA believe are the best of 2015. Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Her Story and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt were the front-runners in nominations gathering 10, 7 and 7 respectively but have they come through? Hosted…

  • Battleborn Open Beta This Week, Pre-load today

    You will finally be able to try Gearbox’s new MOBA shooter Battleborn this week – that is, if you are on PlayStation 4. Pre-load is available now and the Battleborn open beta begins on 8 April. If you are a PC or Xbox One player you will have to wait until 13 April, giving you only…

  • Second Fallout 4 DLC, Wasteland Workshop, out next week

    The first of apparently many Fallout 4 DLC, Automatron, was released only two weeks ago. In just three weeks time from Automatron‘s release the second DLC, Wasteland Workshop, will be releasing on 12 April. Wasteland Workshop is the cheapest of the individually announced DLCs so far (unless you own the season pass; in which case it’s free)…

  • Hack-and-slasher Nioh getting an alpha demo this month

    Originally announced in 2004 and slated for a release soon after the PlayStation 3, you would be forgiven for having forgotten about Nioh; or maybe, like me, having never have even heard of it. It is however back and releasing later this year (hopefully). The even better news is if you want to give it a…

  • New 80’s themed Dark Souls 3 trailer

    Have you ever imagined what the Dark Souls series would be like if it came out in the 80s? If we are being honest, you probably haven’t but that doesn’t stop the Dark Souls 3 marketing team from trying… and surprisingly succeeding. However if you are one of the many trying to avoid any spoilers…

  • Two Worlds 3 finally announced along with new Two Worlds 2 DLC

    Topware Interactive have finally announced that the third game in their open world RPG series, Two Worlds, has begun development. The previous title, Two Worlds II, may have been released over five years ago but will also be receiving two new DLCs this year, Call of the Tenebrae and Shattered Embrace. Two Worlds II will also be…

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