It’s the summer so of course the video game announcements are coming quick and fast.
Alex Green tries to wrap up the highlights of the last two months in this latest Update Patch.
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The Official startmenu Game Of The Year Awards 2022 | Winter Spectacular 2022
They say better late than never, and this is much better than never.
The startmenu discord has come together to figure out what games from 2022 really deserved celebrating.
Please enjoy The startmenu Alternate Game Of The Year Awards.
Update Patch | January 2023
Not going to lie, there was a lot of bad news this month.
Alex Green rounds it all up as best anyone can.
Update Patch | September 2022
This Update Patch is late?
A monthly news update is never late. It gets posted exactly when it means to!
Or a few days after Alex Green gets done writing it.
Dragon Age 2 Isn't Too Short, Its Manageable
In a gaming landscape where open-world games are always getting bigger and bigger with more content and endless stuff, Holly Hughes-Rowlands has found that the least fondly remembered Dragon Age game has become a breath of fresh air in 2022.
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.
The First Annual startmenu Awards | Winter Spectacular 2021
This article is just like 2021 itself; it will make you laugh and make you cry, it is way to long and will be gone in a flash, it was a lot of hard work and we’re not sure it was worth it, but we got through it all together!
Welcome to The First Annual startmenu Awards!
PRIDE 2021: My Complicated Relationship With The Queer Characters of Assassin's Creed
The Assassin’s Creed franchise spans 12 main games and 17 spin-offs since 2007, so it makes sense that they have had several queer characters. Louise Chase is here to explain the series’ rocky representation and her relationship with it.
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Here’s a Rundown of Everything Shown at Ubisoft Forward [12/06/2021]
Despite the biggest announcement leaking out Ubisoft Forward before the show, there was still plenty of interesting games to talk about. However, Ollie is mainly just disappointed by the company’s awful practices.
As Graphics Improve Unrealistic Beauty Standards and Sexism Become More Clear
Horizon Forbidden West looks incredible. However, some gamers had a bad take they had to share. Once all was said and done though Louise Chase has come to feel this is indicative of a much more pervasive problem in video games.
Issy van der Velde and Changing Your Relationship With Video Games | Winter Spectacular 2020
2020 has changed a lot of things for a lot of us. Issy van der Velde joins us to discuss how this year affected his relationship with games.
Matthew Glenn, Ollie Luddy and Will Sawyer’s Tales From the Backlog | Winter Spectacular 2020
DO YOU LIKE MEANINGLESS AWARDS?! You’re on the internet so the answer is probably yes! Ollie, Matthew and Will hand out the first annual Backlog-ies and write a bit about the games from yesteryear that resonated the most in 2020.
The Joy of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla's Mini-games | Winter Spectacular 2020
I swear we didn’t time this, but today is ACDay and so in a rare case of Odin looking kindly upon us, Louise Chase has joined us to explain why the mini-games and side-activities in Valhalla are so great.
Review | Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | Winter Spectacular 2020
Ubisoft’s premiere franchise returns after a year off with the release of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla but has it been worth the wait? Matthew John McCormick thinks so.
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Here's a Rundown of Everything at Ubisoft Forward [12/07/2020]
Ubisoft Forward comes after weeks of abuse and misconduct allegation across the gaming industry, but most notably focused many at Ubisoft themselves. Ollie discusses the lack of time given to this issue and the games shown at Ubisoft Forward.
Completionism, Disillusionment and Enjoying Video Games
GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL! Or do I? Do I really asks Louise Chase?
Trust Me, You Can Put a Good Book Down
YAR HAR PIDDLIDY-DEE being a pirate ISN’T the life for me?
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Here's the Rundown of Everything in Today's Inside Xbox [07/05/2020]
Our first look at gameplay for the ninth generation of consoles was quite the showstopper event many anticipated. So Ollie took a closer look.
Stay Home, Chill Out #2 - James and Mathew's Drive Through Greece
James Smith and Matthew Lanceley are here with more suggestions for how to stave off the boredom and destress.
GOTY 2019 - startmenu's Best Things That Weren't Video Games
Lousie, Ollie and Issy played a lot of games in 2019. But they did other things too! Kinda…