In this week’s podcast, the gang returns to discuss live games in 2022, what it takes to stay up to date, monetisation and Snoop Dogg in WW2.
Alex Orona and Super GG Radio’s Best Betas from the first half of 2022
We welcome back Alex Orona of Super GG Radio to let guide us through games we should be adding to our wishlists before they release.
Review | Eyes In The Dark: The Curious Case of Victoria Bloom - Light In A Bottle
Eyes In The Dark is the last game to come out of Gearbox Publishing. The question is, “Is this unorthodox rogue-lite worth your time?”
Tyler Denyer is here to let us know.
Review | Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga - Squad Goals
Strategy RPGs are having a bit of resurgence but the genre has changed so much over recent years. Symphony of War is a throwback to classic SRGPs like Orge War but with plenty of its own new ideas. Alex Branagan lets us know if it can scratch their very particular itch when it comes to these games.
UK Games Expo - Bring Pride To The Table
Sometimes you need to turn off the console, play some analogue games and go on super gay adventures with your friend. Jamie Nicholas explored the queerer side of the UK Games Expo and wants to tell us all about it.
startmenu Podcast Episode 11 - What Does E3 Stand For?
The startmenu Podcast returns... AGAIN!
In our first episode back the gang discusses if we still even need an E3, our favourite E3 moments (good and bad) and what exactly all those E's stand for?
The Gayest Things You Can Do In Video Games To Celebrate Pride
Grab your lab coat because this is a very serious investigation into the scientifically proven gayest things to do in video games this Pride.
Junior scientist Lexi Luddy and Dr. James Troughton* investigate.
*Honourary PhD sneaking gay photoshops into articles at TheGamer.
Review | Souldiers - Meek And Metroid
There is no shortage of Metroidvanias these days and there is no shortage of retro platformers either. So can Souldiers survive in this crowded battle? Jason Coles lets us know.
Proud Pixels - Trans Identity And Character Creators
Character creators are becoming a theme of this year’s Proud Pixels event. But this time we are creating a true version of ourselves in space!
We welcome back Alexandra Day of Dreamfeel to discuss their trans identity and Jedi Academy.
Review | MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE - We Are VR!
How do you adapt a run and gun shooter into VR without causing players to paint their walls with the inside of their guts?
Get locked in a small room, with some big guns and allow Jason Coles to tell you.
Update Patch | May 2022
Even as (not) E3 was fast approaching last month, that didn’t stop the video game news from happening and millions of dollars being thrown around.
Alex Green is back to fill us in and let us know who is still playing Babylon’s Fall.
Proud Pixels - Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands And Queer Escapism
Borderlands has always been loud and proud, but Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is something much more - it is authentically queer.
We are delighted to welcome Jordan Black to the site to share their experience.
Proud Pixels - Final Fantasy XIV, Knights, Catgirls And Being Non-Bunnary
We’ve heard Final Fantasy XIV has everything you would want in an MMO: transmog, non-gendered jobs and classes, catgirls, bunny people and deep personal revelations about your gender… Oh, and controller support!
Proud Pixels - Let's Plays, The Wasteland And Finding My Queer Confidence
Sometimes we discover things about ourselves in the most unsuspecting of places. Sometimes that is out in the Mojave Wasteland or, as it was for Jamie Nicholas, during a Minecraft Let’s Play.
Review - Kao The Kangaroo - Punching Above Its Wait
It has been 16 years since the last Kao The Kangaroo game. Can this marsupial go another round a decade and a half later? Or is it time to hang up the gloves? Marie Pritchard investigates in our review.
Anniversary Advent 2022 | Dishonored - The Streets Dunwall Ten Years Later
Ten years on and Corvo’s quest for revenge is still one of the greatest stealth games of all time. Matthew Lanceley guides us through the dying streets of Dunwall to explore why Dishonored still holds up.
FOMO, Loot Boxes And My Hunt For The Palindrome
Video games have sold themselves in countless ways over the years so Tal joins us to reflect on FOMO, loot boxes and just how we got here.
Review | Strange Horticulture - A Beautiful Bokay
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Don’t touch that cactus.
Seriously it will kill you.
We welcome Eloise Evans back as they turn their green finger to video games and review Strange Horticulture.
Update Patch | April 2022
After a month off Update Patch, Alex Green returns to the site with a bumper round-up of all of April’s major video game news.