We all love a bit of spice in our pumpkin latte but there is such a thing as too spicy. That applies to horror games too. So with that in mind, Kate Robinson is back to recommend some spooky games with a kick… But not too much of one!
Review | Far Cry 6 - The New Boss Is The Same As The Old Boss
It hasn’t been a great year for Ubisoft, maybe Yves should take a holiday, I hear Yara is lovely this time of year…
Matthew John McCormick is back to examine the rut Far Cry has lodged itself in over the last decade.
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Review | Chasing Static - Escape To The Countryside [Pumpkin Spice 2021]
In the British countryside, no one can hear you scream... but you can pick up a handful of regional radio stations, so that’s a win, I guess.
Oma Keeling joins us to let us know if the spooky Welsh throwback, Chasing Static, is worth a Halloween playthrough.
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Review | A Juggler's Tale - There Are No Strings on Me [Pumpkin Spice 2021]
Video games are often described as a tangle of code by the time they release. So, what if we made one based all around puppets and strings… What could possibly go wrong!
Oma Keeling is back to let us know if anything has gone awry for A Juggler’s Tale.
Pumpkin Spice 2021 | Best Games (On Game Pass) To Revisit This Autumn
Autumn is a long walk on a crisp, cold morning under the glow of a bright sun… And being chased by a genetically engineered alien designed to kill on a retro-future space station.
At least that is what Kelsey Raynor tells us, in her first piece for the site!
Review | Embr - WOOOOAH! Your Switch Is On Fire
Did you ever want to run headfirst into a burning building with 200 pounds of equipment strapped to you? No?
Well Kate Robinson is back on the site to let us know if it is as bad as it sounds… Virtually at least.
Hero Academia Beyond - A Plus Ultra Fan Project
A community of fans have gone above and beyond by giving My Hero Academia the open world RPG treatment - and it might just be everything anime lovers have been waiting for. We welcome Tyler Constable to the site to report.
Behind The Scenes Of An esport Tournament In The Age Of COVID-19
We have all heard esports is big business but… like… what does that involve?
Jamie Nicholas decided to investigate at the recent Brawlhalla Mammoth Arcadian Tournament.
Update Patch | September
September was a month of winners and losers… Actually, it was mainly a month of losers. Alex Green rounds up all of the biggest stories from the last month.
Pumpkin Spice 2021 | House of The Dead Is The Perfect Horror Game For Cowards Like Me
Horror games are great! They’re gory, campy, fun and creepy. But Marie Pritchard has a bone to pick with the genre. Why do they have to be so damn scary?
What are scaredy-cats like her and us to do?
Load up House of the Dead, that’s what!
My Series S Was Supposed to Be My Magic Game Pass Machine. So, Why Did I Just Buy a Series X?
Human’s are strange and complex creatures. Why do we have a favourite pair of socks? Why do we fall in love? Why do we need to sleep?
But most importantly, why did Najib Hassan feel compelled to buy an Xbox Series X less than a year after he bought a Series S?
Preview | Honey, I Joined A Cult - Early Access... To a Higher Plane
Some people have called startmenu a cult. To which I say, “YOU DARE QUESTION THE ARCH-GAMER?!”
A-anyway, we are delighted to welcome Ruddy Celestial to the site to preview Honey, I Joined A Cult.
Preview | Lost Epic - I Think I Need A Map...
The 2D Metroidvania genre is a crowded market nowadays. On top of that, the 2D air-juggling-action-anime Metrovandia with cooking-sim elements genre is also a crowded market. Video games are odd, so is LOST EPIC and Jason Coles is here to let us know if it is any good also.
Review | Axiom Verge - Happ's Harzard
Can lightning really strike twice? And if so, can someone capture it in a bottle both times?
Jon Simpson is back to let us know if Tom Happ has done just that with Axiom Verge 2.
Alex Orona and Super GG Radio’s Best Betas From the First Half of 2021
Despite there still being a global pandemic going on, we have not been short on quality video games to play. But if the current slate of releases isn’t your cup of tea Alex Orona is here to break down the best betas and previews for games coming soon.
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Here's a Rundown of Everything Sony's PlayStation Showcase [09/09/2021]
Venom, KOTOR, cars, new worlds, the birth of a DILF iconic and a washed-up writer? Yeah, there was a lot to talk about from Sony’s latest showcase and who better to cover it than startmenu’s very own washed-up writer Ollie.
Review | Golf Club: Wasteland - Under Par, Post-Apocalypse
The world is dead.
LET’S PLAY PUTT-PUTT!
Kate Robinson lets us know just how fun it is to golf through a dying world in Golf Club: Wasteland.
Review | Evolution - Life... Um... Finds a Way
Board games often struggle to make the transition to video games. However, if any game can adapt itself self you would think it would be Evolution, no? We welcome Issy van der Velde back to the site to see if this game can survive the Winter.
Review | Necrobarista: Final Pour - A Damn Fine Cup of Coffee
You ever go to a coffee shop and it is so good you instantly want to visit it again? Well, good news, The Terminal is open for business again and Oisín Kuhnke thinks Necobarista’s Trip Advisor rating is going to be rather good.
Why Are We All Not Talking About Mythic Quest Right Now?
The only thing the video game industry loves more than discourse about the video game industry is reviewing things. So Kate Robinson is mushing those two things together and reviewing the first two seasons of Ubisoft’s Mythic Quest while also asking, “Where’s the discourse?”