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GAMING HISTORY IN FEATURES & REVIEWS

900+ articles | 49 platforms | Spanning 40+ years
MODERN | RETRO | VIDEO GAMES | REVIEWS
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​PIXEL REVIEW: BALL X PIT PS5 8/12/2025
Kenny Sun's roguelike, which smashes together aspects of Breakout, RPGs and management sims, proved one of the standout titles of 2025. Tom covers one of this year's finest and most surprising hits in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: YAGER XBOX 2/12/2025
Yager Development's first foray into game development proved a strong one. Fun mission design and strong performance stood this Xbox flight combat title in good stead, as Shane explains.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: TIME CRISIS II PS2 30/11/2025
Released in arcades back in 1997, Namco would wait four years and a generational leap before finally releasing Time Crisis II on a home system. It's a decision that paid off, and as Tom explains, is a classic of the lightgun genre.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: FORZA HORIZON 2 XONE 24/11/2025
Forza made the jump to the Xbox One for its second instalment in 2014, adding more of everything to an already-outstanding driving game. Shane takes to the open road in his latest coverage.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: DARIUS GAIDEN SAT 19/11/2025
This celebrated horizontal-scrolling shooter was an arcade classic when it launched in 1994. Tom reviews the Saturn port of Darius Gaiden, to see how Taito's epic blasting extravaganza fared in the home environment.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: RESIDENT EVIL: THE MERCENARIES 3D 3DS 15/11/2025
An expansion of the Mercenaries mini-game popular in the main Resident Evil games, how would Tose's early 3DS exclusive fare? Tom gets armed and ready for his in-depth review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: OWLBOY PS4 11/11/2025
A story for the ages: Owlboy takes the best of old-school adventuring sensibilities, throws in a few modern twists, and ties it all together with a great narrative. It was in development for yonks, but as Shane explains, the wait was worth it.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: DIE HARD TRILOGY PS 9/11/2025
Probe went super ambitious with their gaming adaptation of the Die Hard films. Combining a run 'n' gun, a lightgun game, and an open world driving title, fans were treated to a brilliantly destructive package.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: JENNY LECLUE: DETECTIVU SWI 4/11/2025
Death comes to Arthurton: the Kickstarter-funded Jenny LeClue investigation game landed on Nintendo Switch in 2020. Propelled by a marvellous lead character, is this a mystery worth unravelling? Tom reviews.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE XSX 2/11/2025
The partnership we never knew we needed: whip-cracking action hero Indiana Jones, as envisaged by Wolfenstein: The New Order developers MachineGames. Does this puzzle-driven action/adventure belong in a museum?
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