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.
  • Access For Honor’s Closed Beta 26-29th January

    Ubisoft’s For Honor will finally be getting its closed beta later this month. Beginning on January 26, the beta will continue through until January 29 on all three platforms – PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The signups for access have been ongoing for the past few months and is still available if you haven’t yet…

  • ASCII Dungeon Crawler Brut@l Coming to PC in February

    With Brut@l’s rather synonymous art-style it’s amazing it took this long to arrive on PC. The roguelike, created in the style of old ASCII games, originally released on Playstation 4 last August. Making its way to Steam on February 9, the dungeon crawler is sure to attract some attention for its art, difficulty and general…

  • Stardew Valley Made More Money Than Many of 2016’s AAA Titles

    In the latest batch of information from Steam Spy it was revealed that Stardew Valley, 2016’s prime farming simulator, made more money than most AAA blockbusters. Selling nearly two million copies and making almost £20 million in revenue, the indie title is certainly a success story for its sole developer, Eric Barone. According to Steam…

  • Mass Effect 2 is free on PC right now

    The best Mass Effect game – and one of the best games ever – is available for free right now. PC players can head over to EA’s Origin client and download the 2010 title straight away as part of their ‘On the House’ deal. With the best story, characters and interactions – as well as…

  • The Turing Test coming to PS4 later this month

    Philosophical puzzler, The Turing Test, is making its way to Playstation 4 on January 23. Originally releasing last year on PC and Xbox One, the interesting take on consciousness and weird energy-ball puzzles was well-received. We reviewed the game on both PC and Xbox One giving it an 8/10 and 7/10, respectively. Jamie said, “It’s…

  • New Mass Effect: Andromeda trailer shows off combat

    Mass Effect: Andromeda finally had its release date officially revealed yesterday. To welcome in the new era of a Mass Effect game actually being this close, new gameplay footage was shown off at CES last night – being played on an Nvidia machine. The trailer shows off what some of the more action-oriented combat will…

  • Mass Effect: Andromeda release date confirmed for March

    After a (very) long wait, Mass Effect: Andromeda finally has a confirmed release date of March 21, 2017. Unfortunately, due to some problems in the space-time continuum, those in Europe will be getting the game two days later. The date was revealed in an opening keynote of the ongoing CES in Las Vegas alongside a…

  • Alien: Covenant is getting a VR experience

    The sixth movie in the Alien series is set to arrive later this year – and will be accompanied by a Virtual Reality game. The title itself has no set release date but will most likely appear sometime around Alien: Covenant’s May 19 release date. The project will be developed by The Fox Innovation Lab…

  • Hopiko, a superfast platformer, is coming to PC this week

    Hopiko released in 2015 for Android and iOS devices and was ported over to Playstation 4 and Xbox One late last year. Now, after a little wait, the intense, incredibly quick platformer will be available on Steam. Developed by British studio, Laser Dog Games, HoPiKo sends you out to save gaming after a worldwide virus…

  • Call of Duty’s new era teased by Sledgehammer

    As always, we know little information on the new Call of Duty but we do know there will be one – and we know Sledgehammer Games is developing. However, Sledgehammer, who previously developed Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, may have just teased the next era of COD through a cryptic tweet. This may sound a…

  • Abstract horror JRPG Omori gets eerie new trailer

    Whether you have heard of Japanese artist Omocat’s work or not, the new trailer for OMORI – on which he serves as director, writer and illustrator – shows it off perfectly. Beginning as an innocent, everyday RPGmaker game, Omori quickly reveals itself to be much more than it lets on. You, as the titular character,…

  • Playstation reveals biggest titles coming in 2017

    A new year means new games and Sony is throwing its cards on the table immediately. Playstation’s latest trailer reveals 23 of the biggest and best games coming to its console this year… with a few mistakes. The montage included footage from upcoming Detroit: Become Human and Media Molecule’s Dreams. Two titles which have no…

  • Best of the Steam Winter Sale

    Merry Christmas, happy holidays and, yes, it’s time to empty your wallet. If you’re a PC gamer, the winter sales are one of the year’s highlights. The Steam sales may not be as great as they once were but there is still lots of hidden gems from both this year and before. The Humble Bundle…

  • Beastiarium Review

    I’ve been perplexed by games before, so I often try and read the description of a game before heading in to get the general gist of what’s taking place. Beastiarium described itself as a blend between action-horror and plot-driven storyline; taking place in the Russian underground during the early 1900’s as humanity was pushed downward…

  • Life is Strange devs’ Vampyr gets cinematic trailer

    Vampyr, the upcoming game from Life is Strange and Remember Me developers Dontnod Entertainment, has just got a new cinematic trailer. In Vampyr you play as Jonathan Reid; a Victorian doctor who is coming to terms with his vampiric undead condition. Dontnod seems to be going for a different marketing tactic than most. Most trailers…

  • Civilization 6 gets big update and new Poland DLC

    It’s a big day for Civilization 6 fans. Releasing today is the ‘Winter Update’ along with a new civilization, Poland, and a new scenario DLC pack. First up, the Winter Update, which rolls out to all players does exactly what you would expect. There has been a few updates to general gameplay, some changes to…

  • Crytek closes multiple studios after failing to pay staff

    After a second batch of reports came in about employees failing to be paid, Crytek has closed five of its studios. Development will be focused towards its studios in Frankfurt and Kiev and, due to financial woes, the Hungary, Bulgaria, South Korean, China and Turkey studios are all being shut down. Crytek became known for…

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