Category Archives: General

Grip: Combat Racing is a fast-paced racing game with meaty vehicles racing on gravity-defying circuits. The game is like a heavy-metal Mario Kart with power-ups that include guns, rockets, shields and boosts. The developers have just released the Vomit Racing upgrade that allows the game to be played in VR.Grip, when played flat (us groovy … Continue Reading ››

Game Reviews, Gaming, General

Soundself A Technoldelic PC VR review

April 27, 2020 Vic B'Stard

Soundself promises a psychedelic trace-like experience without ingesting LSD or psilocybin.Ever since my first dabble with virtual reality, I’ve wondered about its effect on the human brain. These strange realities that we can now experience, as if they are real, conflict with what we know and understand. Is VR capable of reprogramming our minds?I do … Continue Reading ››

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Amazon Echo Show 8 review

April 20, 2020 Vic B'Stard

Amazon’s digital assistant, Alexa, takes up residence in the Echo Show 8.I’ve been living with Google Assistant, like many, for a few years now, but never seen the point of integrating Amazon’s more personably named Alexa into the house’s increasingly automated network ecosystem.So, when Amazon sent me their new Echo Show 8 to look at, … Continue Reading ››

Game Reviews, Gaming, General

Final Fantasy VII Remake PS4 review

April 20, 2020 Vic B'Stard

We return, once more, to Midgar, with the Final Fantasy VII Remake.

1997’s Final Fantasy VII was … Continue Reading ››

Game Reviews, Gaming, General

Isle of Man TT: Ride on the Edge 2 Xbox One review

April 15, 2020 Vic B'Stard

The Isle of Man TT is arguably the world’s most dangerous motorsport event. It’s a 37.5-mile race along public roads around a picturesque island sitting in the Irish Sea. But don’t let the serene countryside backdrop fool you. Since the event’s inception in 1907, the race has claimed nearly 260 competitor’s lives, even more if … Continue Reading ››

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Nvidia Shield TV (2020) review

April 13, 2020 Vic B'Stard

Nvidia really hit the ball out of the park with their original Shield TV set-top box. Recently their Android TV range has had an upgrade, of sorts, now sporting two different Shield devices, the Shield TV and the Shield TV Pro.

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Category Archives: General

Grip: Combat Racing Vomit Racing PC review

Soundself A Technoldelic PC VR review

Amazon Echo Show 8 review

Final Fantasy VII Remake PS4 review

Isle of Man TT: Ride on the Edge 2 Xbox One review

Nvidia Shield TV (2020) review