A light-hearted and nostalgic look into the audio-visual capabilities of the ZX Spectrum home computer.

An investigation into the first home computer for the masses, the humble ZX Spectrum.

An investigation into gaming on the Atari 2600, from the high points of Solaris to its lowest point ever: ET - The Extra-Terrestrial.

An investigation into the early days of home console gaming, from the Home Pong console to the Atari 2600.

How Pong became the first video game success story.

No-spoiler review of Paul E Cooley's The Black series of books and audiobooks.

No Spoiler review of the 'Alien Solara' fan made audio-drama.

No spoiler review of Dmitry Glukhovsky's superb Metro 2033 book and audiobook

Hands on review of the Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X PC and PS3 gaming joystick. Premium features at an entry level price.

Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000 is three games in one. One is a power fantasy, one is scary and one is Terrifying. Join us and find out why.

The dangers you can't see or hear are the scariest. Join us as we investigate how games capitalise on this.

What is scarier than being isolated in a dangerous environment? Being isolated there with almost no supplies.

The best horror games keep you scared no matter how many times you have played them. Join us and find out how.

An investigation into the very earliest video games, such as Tennis for Two and Spacewar. They are so old, they predate Pong!

The first entry in the 'The History of Video Games' series. This series will chart the course of gaming from its beginnings to the present

An explanation of the skills I possess and the experiences I have had that have left me well placed to write a book such as this

A companion reading guide for The Chernobyl Zone Survival Guide

Privet! I will let you in on a little secret: For the past year-and-a-half I have been writing a 'semi-fictional' book, set in the...

PC gaming is far too awesome to fit in a mere 'top 10 list', so here are ten - and then some - reasons to love it!

Hollywood frequently mis-casts actors in unsuitable roles. Inglorious Basterds gets it right. Lets find out why.

We conclude our mods mini-series by investigating Total Conversions and other Top Tier Mods

In the 80's and '90s, you could tell who had made a game just by looking at it, as they had distinctive brand aesthetics. Lets take a look.

The ultimate in modding - take a classic game and recreate it in a brand new engine - Source Ports

How to make old games look good, and modern games look great - graphics mods!