It’s never been a better time to be a gamer… At least that’s what the man on stage said…
Jay Castello joins us to try to untangle why this year didn’t feel like the incredible 12 months for video games everyone keeps telling them it is.
Hilton Webster Takes A Look Back On Another Great Year For Gaming(‘s Profits) | Winter Spectacular 2023
It’s been a great year for video games, and a terrible year for the video game industry.
Hilton Webster joins us to look back on their year as a working games journalist during this incongruous and messy year.
How Bobby Lipps Found An Unexpected Life Coach In Pikmin 4 | Winter Spectacular 2023
Pikmin is a lot of things. A weird little guy extravaganza. Video proof Olimar should not have a spaceship licence. What you might not have expected it to be is a life coach.
Bobby Lipps explains how the game changed how he approached everyday tasks.
Henry Stockdale’s Five Tips For Mentoring New Writers In Journalism | Winter Spectacular 2023
Breaking into the games media is hard, and we all want to help the next generation. But giving good advice is easier said than done, so Henry Stockdale gathered up some tips for would-be mentors this Winter season.
The startmenu Winter Spectacular 2023 starts right here!
Early Access Review | Wizordum - Fire, Brimstone And Guns
It’s been another great year for retro “boomer shooter”, many of which have been published by the once-forgotten name of Apogee. Can Wizordum’s magical twist on Doom carve out space in the growing genre?
Brandon Frost reviews.
Review | Persona 5 Tactica - The Kids Are Alright
The Phantom Thieves have returned! Having stolen hearts for the last 5 years, they have moved on to the next logical crime… Overthrowing governments.
Lexi Luddy reviews this spinoff with a lot to say.
Review | Lake: Season's Greetings - Home For The Holidays
Tis the season, tis the season.
The season for holiday-themed DLC of course!
Cee takes a look at the Winter expansion for last year’s most chill postal service simulator, in their review of Lake: Season’s Greetings.
Review | Robocop: Rogue City - How Much Would You Buy That For?
Robocop returns 36 years on from the original.
Does Teyon's loving recreation of the satirical classic live up to the original or does this late sequel feel like pale imitation?
Matthew John McCormick reviews Robocop: Rogue City.
Review | Wargroove 2 - Missing A Beat
The first Wargroove came out after years of Advance Wars being trapped on the GBA, now in the same the first Advance Wars have been remade, Chucklefish is back with a sequel.
Does this sequel move the genre forward, or is it happy to linger in the past?
Scott Nowbaveh reviews.
Review | Zipp's Cafe - Like A Cup Of Hot Chocolate On A Cold Night
Zipp’s Cafe is the latest game in the Chicken Police series and seeks to strike a much more chill tone.
Amy Eastland looks into whether this game goes down like a good drink.
Review | Survival Hero - Weakest Link
There are countless Vampire Survivors-inspired games out there right now, and Hero Survival… certainly is one of them…
Branford Hubbard reviews this often-broken, always-frustrating game.
Review | Life Of Delta - Living The Point And Click Life
Life of Delta is a mysterious post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure with a great art stlye and intriguing set up, but is it any good?
Will Clark reviews.
Review | Alan Wake 2 - A Writer's Nightmare. An Editor’s Dream.
After 13 long years, Alan Wake has finally escaped The Dark Place. Was the wait worth it? And is Saga Anderson’s case to solve the many mysteries of Bright Falls a worthwhile one?
Lex Luddy reviews Alan Wake 2.
Review | Jackbox Party Pack 10 - Familiar Laughs
Jackbox returns for its tenth iteration in as many years. Everyone knows the set-up at this point, the question is; is the punchline still funny?
Henry Stockdale reviews.
Review | The Isle Tide Hotel - I Think We'd Like To Change Rooms
Wales Interactive’s latest FMV adventure offers wild bite-size adventure. With the latest game placing you in the weirdest hotel in England (except the one we stayed at during EGX and smelled of wet carpet).
Scot Nowbaveh checks-in to The Isle Tide Hotel, but how long will he want to stay?
Review | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie PC - We've Come A Lone Way
Over a decade of storytelling comes to a head in The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie.
Ruddy Celestial takes a look at the latest NIS RPG.
Review | Dredge - Just Keep Fishing Six Months Later
Six months on from its initial release Dredge is about to get its first paid DLC, but in that time it’s seen plenty of updates.
Cee takes to the seas to see what Cee can see see see.
Metal Gear Delta Will Live Or Die By Its Crouch Button
There are a million questions worth asking about Metal Gear Solid Delta and Konami’s return to triple-A games, but Justice Herbert-Wattie believes one question is more important than all the rest…
“How will the crouch button work?”
Review | Daymare: 1994 Operation Sandcastle - We Live In A Society
A game somewhat inspired by a different video game series, inspired by a vibe of a forgotten era of filmmaking from a bunch of weirdos.
Yep, Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is definitely a game for Skeleton to review.
startmenu Podcast REMASTERED 004 - GAMESCOM-A-PALOOZA w/ Sarah Thwaites
SOMEHOW THE STARTMENU PODCAST HAS RETURNED! This time after a post-Gamescom sabbatical we return with Ordhrán Johnson, Lex Luddy and, special guest, Sarah Thwaites to talk covering big shows, what we saw, and overpriced pretzels.