Ensemble Studios’ classic real time strategy game returns with fresh visuals as Age of Empires III Definitive Edition.The last of the series, Age of Empires III wasn’t a game that I play much, back in the day. For me, it was Age of Empires II that was my particular favourite. This third outing, taking the … Continue Reading ››
EPOS’s GSX 1200 Pro provides gamers with a switchable headset/speaker audio amplifier and linked chatting for LAN gaming.External soundcards like the EPOS Sennheiser GSX 1200 Pro can turn any half-decent wired headset into an audio extravaganza. The GSX 1200 Pro is a one-stop solution, as it can also output to desktop speakers and well as … Continue Reading ››
Skullcandy’s Push Ultra wireless earbuds are a Bluetooth audio solution designed for the more active user. Sweat proof, waterproof and more importantly secured with moldable ear hooks, these earbuds should be able to take some punishment.The Push Ultra earbuds are not discreet. Whilst they are really light and don’t feel like they are hanging out … Continue Reading ››
EA’s tentpole sports franchise gets it’s 2021 edition. It’s time to take to the pitch for FIFA 21.Say what you will about FIFA, you can’t fault EA Sports for providing an all-encompassing simulation of the world’s favourite game. FIFA 21 is packed with over thirty leagues and all the top football tournaments, including the UEFA … Continue Reading ››
Milestone, free of the licencing restraints of their excellent MotoGP franchise give us more bikes to play with in Ride 4.Motorcycle racing games are not for the faint-hearted. At best they are a punishing war of attrition with a fiendish learning curve that opens up into a rewarding experience, at worst they are a cartoonishly … Continue Reading ››
Is the force with EA Games' Star Wars Squadrons? We find out.A long time ago, in a country far, far away (well, 1978, in the UK), your author, only seven years old, first pondered on what it would be like to sit in the cockpit of an X-Wing Fighter.
At a time when racing games are getting closer and closer to photoreal, it is getting harder and harder to tell them apart.Art of Rally bucks this trend with glorious stylised graphics and some great rally driving.At first glance, Art of Rally very much reminds me of early 90s arcade racers, as pixels started … Continue Reading ››
Football, as they say, is a funny old game. Konami’s naming convention for its eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is, to be frank, rather bizarre.Whilst I’ve been away playing EA Sports’ FIFA with all it’s polish, licences players, teams, competitions and razzamatazz, Pro Evolution Soccer has evolved. Konami, it seems, unlike EA Games, have moved … Continue Reading ››
