Editorial


Is Freemium and Ad Support The Future of Gaming?

On a recent trip to Germany for GamesCom 2012 I bumped into David Rose CEO and CO Founder of We R Interactive, the guys behind I Am Playr a football sim game with a difference. In I Am Playr you play the game through the eyes of a top tier footballer...
The Disappearing Summer Doldrums?

Most dictionaries define the word "doldrums" as generally being a state of inactivity or stagnation, with the most common examples being in business or art, and observing that August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises. It is telling that the ...
Could PS4 Be Announced at GamesCom 2012?

Sony are the only big players in the console market to be at GamesCom 2012, their Press Conference taking place on August 14th. Could Sony play an ACE card and annonce their Next Gen Console and steal the show? Internet rumours of a new and Sup...
The $1000 Gaming Room Set Up - Part 2

If you had £1000 or $1000 to spend on your ideal Gaming Room Set Up what would you spend it on? That was the challenge that MasonicGamer set each of our writers. There was a couple of rules Listed below Rules - you have £1000 or $1000 to spe...
The $1000 Gaming Room Set Up

If you had £1000 or $1000 to spend on your ideal Gaming Room Set Up what would you spend it on? That was the challenge that MasonicGamer set each of our writers. There was a couple of rules Listed below Rules you have £1000 or $1000 to spend...
Is Mobile the Future of Gaming?

EA just released the first trailer for Real Racing 3, an upcoming game for iOS and Android, and boy it looks impressive! It's incredible how fast mobile gaming is advancing, from simple 2D puzzlers to full 3D epics in such a short space of time. Home...
10 Games That Need To Appear on Oculus Rift

With the Kickstart Project for Oculus Rift hitting it's funding level within hours of going live, and dev kits definitely going out to some of the worlds leading game developers. We have put together a list of 10 must have games for this new and...
Patent Law Could Destroy Gaming

It’s hard to read any tech site these days without seeing constant stories about patent lawsuits. The mobile phone industry seems to be the main focus at the moment, with a massive trial between Apple and Samsung currently in progress. Apple claims...
Video Gaming Olympics

The Olympic Games are now in full swing, but if like me you would rather be gaming then watching prancing horses then why not run your own in game, video gaming olympic games. Below you will find a list of events that you can set up within some of...
Are Sequels as Good as the Originals?

Right now, somewhere in the world, a Sony fan is telling his 360-loving friend, "God of War: Ascension looks awesome! Best game of 2013, guaranteed!". In fact, I was told something to this effect just the other day. From what I've heard of the game, ...
Future Outlook: Telltale for Game of Thrones?

Quicktime events and moral system in games isn’t an uncommon thing in games these days. However, a lot of games don’t quite nail it the way that The Walking Dead did it for me, and I’m hoping it did for others as well. The mix of episodic gamep...
Is The Gaming 3D Boom Over?

Research compiled by the British Film Institute (BFI) says that 3D films only account for a fifth of box office revenue in 2011 compared to a quarter in 2009-2010 in the UK. The research also showed that the average cinema made £32,000 from 3D f...
Probing the History of South Park Games

For almost as long as there has been South Park, there have been South Park video games. With the announcement of South Park: The Stick of Truth at this year's E3 it seems like a good time for me to put down the anal probe, open a fresh tub of weight...
Top 10 Gaming Drinks

Part of any long gaming session is getting the snacks just right, crisps or chips are always a must but when it comes to your liquid refreshment things can go wrong fast. You need to take fluids in but the wrong drinks can really make a mess of y...
How Can Android Gaming Be Saved?

You must have read the news - Madfinger Games’ new zombie FPS, Dead Trigger, has gone free-to-play on Android. This may come as good news to some, but once the developers declared their reasoning behind the price cut, things became a little more wo...