Let them eat cake: a sensible discussion
In the past, I’ve posted articles on conversations that the 1001-Up.com team have had over WhatsApp and I’d like to think that these have shown we can have a sensible conversation every once in a...
View ArticleDetails on Stasis soundtrack released
In November we became Kickstarter backers for The Brotherhood’s isometric science-fiction adventure Stasis and scored an interview with developer Chris Bischoff. We’ve now received a press release...
View ArticleA Rite from the Stars hits Kickstarter
Back in June we had the pleasure of interviewing the lovely guys from Risin’ Goat about their upcoming 3D-adventure A Rite from the Stars. The game has now hit Kickstarter and of course we’ve become...
View Article1001 Reviews: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the fourteenth instalment in Nintendo’s much-loved Legend of Zelda Series. It’s the direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and features more naval...
View ArticleDisappointing video games: Fable III
Have you ever spent months waiting for a game, to finally get your hands on it and realise that it just wasn’t worth it? Or was there ever a title you played that was so buggy, with a story so awful...
View Article1001 Reviews: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is the sequel to Phantom Hourglass and the 15th instalment in Nintendo‘s The Legend of Zelda series. Instead of high seas, Link must travel through a new Hyrule on a...
View Article1001 Future: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a little different from Starbreeze Studios’ other offerings such as The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Payday 2. But in this gem of a game we may...
View Article1001 Reviews: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is the tenth instalment in The Legend of Zelda series and the first for the Nintendo Gamecube. It was also the first title to introduce us to whom we now fondly...
View Article1001 Future: Botanicula
Botanicula is the latest release by Czech studio Amanita Design. Set in a tree with a whole host of weird and wonderful critters, this is probably one of the most creative games you’ll ever have the...
View ArticleClose-Up: Toren
Last month indie publisher Versus Evil announced its partnership with Brazilian-based developer Swordtales for the release of Toren, a dark fantasy adventure. We got in touch with the team and they...
View ArticlePleasantly surprising video games: Memoria
We all have examples of video games we’ve seen sitting on shop shelves or on Steam that haven’t really grabbed our attention enough to spend our hard-earned cash on. But what about those times when...
View ArticlePleasantly surprising video games: Cinders
We all have examples of video games we’ve seen sitting on shop shelves or on Steam that haven’t really grabbed our attention enough to spend our hard-earned cash on. But what about those times when...
View Article1001 Future: The Waste Land
The Waste Land is an action-adventure title, developed by Fledermaus and published by Digital Tribe Games. It’s set in a fantasy world where the King has to travel across his land to restore the...
View ArticleEGX 2014: Life is Strange
There’s something very intriguing about Life is Strange, an episodic game produced by DONTNOD Entertainment and published by Square Enix. That intrigue isn’t from the fact that the game is a narrative...
View ArticleClose-Up: Toryansé
Over the past ten days we’ve been sharing our experiences of this year’s EGX and have been bringing you details of the games we had the opportunity to play. One that stood out for me was lovely...
View ArticleEGX 2014: Beyond Eyes
There’s a certain feeling of privilege when looking back over the years at how video games have evolved as a medium and being a part of that evolution from the very beginning. The industry has grown...
View ArticleClose-Up: A Light in Chorus
If there was an award for the prettiest game at EGX 2014, it definitely would have been awarded to A Light in Chorus. We reached out to developers Eliott Johnson and Matthew Warshaw, who kindly took...
View Article1001 Future: Styx: Master of Shadows
Styx: Master of Shadows is a fantasy-stealth game developed by Cyanide Studio. It’s a prequel to Of Orcs and Men, exploring the origin of the master thief and assassin Goblin Styx. ROUND-UP Publisher:...
View Article1001 Reviews: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap is the twelfth instalment in The Legend of Zelda series. When the evil mage Vaati shatters the sacred Picori blade, unleashes monsters on the land and turns Princess...
View ArticleScare-Up: Home
It’s that time of the year again and we’ve already been busy playing some horrors. Kim and I joined Joel and Tim for a night playing scary video games in Bristol, UK starting with this unique title by...
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