Todd’s Best, Worst And Infamous

Todd picks his choices for his annual Hardcore Awards, choosing some of the best and worst moments of the year, and some of the strangest, in a rather exciting year.

Gaming highs and lows of 2014

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2014 has to be one of the strangest years I’ve seen, over my career in the games industry.  It was the first year of the next generation consoles, so it should have been all about the positive. Alas, a vocal minority ensured it wasn’t to be. Despite some crashing lows, there were some high points […]

I’ve Missed You, Wii U

Todd is regretting selling his Wii U this week now that the console is racking up some great exclusive titles like Baynotta 2 and Super Smash Bros. And the news that Street Fighter V will be a PlayStation exclusive means he may need a new PS4 too.

8 PlayStation One games I played to death

This week celebrates 20 years since the launch of the original PlayStation game console, and Chella’s put together a list of her most played PSOne games. Is yours on there?

Not Thankful For Incomplete Games

While we have a lot of great games to celebrate this holiday season, Hargosh reminds everyone that quite a few titles lately have been launched in less than complete stages, putting a bit of a wet blanket over the fun.

Monument Valley and Why the Best Things Aren’t Free

Monument Valley

Last week was all about Monument Valley, for me. I first found it on a fellow gamer’s Pinterest board and promptly added it to my ‘must play’ list. Then it was nominated in the Time best looking games of the year list and I thought ‘there’s that game again’. But before I could buy it, […]

Dancing To A Different Tune

Although he appreciates a great videogame soundtrack, Todd tends to play his own music in games, and he thinks his characters sometimes even appreciate the effort. What music do you listen to when gaming?

Good Gaming News Round-up

With the holiday season approaching, game companies are putting out some pretty cool products that fall into the wacky yet cool category. In fact, taken as a whole, the past couple weeks have been filled with good gaming news. So grab a mug of hot chocolate and curl up with some fine headlines rounded up for your pleasure by Chella.

New Monster Designs Keep Horror Gaming Strong

Neal gives us his yearly take on the state of horror gaming, with titles like Evil Within setting the benchmark that others, even the top dogs like Resident Evil, will need to follow.

Obscure Horror Gems for Gruesome Gamers

All week we’ve talked about horror games that you can load up right now that will give you a good scare, but here are six where the hardest part might be finding a working copy. Cue the obscure horror games masterpieces.