By Chloe Barrett   On my twelfth birthday, I asked for a Wii U as my present. The console was being advertised on the TV almost every day, and if you stepped into a game shop you were greeted with a colourful display full of Wii U exclusive games. As a young kid, I was…

By Chloe Barrett In recent years, games have truly transcended to another level. In terms of actors participating in the gaming world, lending their voices is not the only job they do now. New engines have been utilised to their fullest abilities and motion capture is now a commonly used feature. By tracking actors’ faces…

By Chloe Barrett The past few years of YouTube has seen many memorable Minecraft centred channels fade into retirement, and seemingly spring back out into the online community. One reason for their resurgence could be the fact that Minecraft based videos have been doing surprisingly well recently. Many creators who had not touched the game before began to pick…

By Chloe Barrett The two games that took the summer of 2020 by storm were played by millions across the globe. There were very few who had not heard the names Fall Guys or Among Us at least once, and they both dominated the YouTube and Twitch world with ease. However, one did not have as much longevity as…

By Chloe Barrett Ah, September. The busy, tumultuous, often difficult time of year as students settle into a fresh term of academic bliss. Oftentimes, it can be very stressful, and even talking about the pressure you are under can make a huge difference. Some turn to familiar hobbies to unwind and escape from the hectic…

By Hugo Blair, Gaming Editor  For the past two decades, the competitive scene surrounding tactical team-based shooters has  effectively been dominated by Valve’s Counter Strike series. Tournaments have been held  featuring games in the series since the original game released way back at the turn of the  millennium, and the release of Counter Strike: Global…

By Hugo Blair, Gaming Editor Videogame developers come in all shapes and sizes. On one side there are behemoth studios  such as Nintendo, Blizzard Activation, or EA, who consistently pump out gigantic titles each year like clockwork. On the other you’ll find the small one-person passion projects like Eric Barone – AKA ConcernedApe – the…

By Hugo Blair – Gaming Editor Ireland is known internationally for many things: agriculture, red hair, the colour green… the list goes on. However, one area that our country is less notable for is our game development scene, but that is not to say it is absent. While we may not host world leading developers…

By Hugo Blair – Gaming Editor Super Smash Bros. Melee and its competitive scene has always intrigued me. The game is quite unlike others in the fighting game genre, and its players are often considered the black sheep of the wider community. In Smash, the objective is not to reduce the opponent’s hit points to…

One of the most popular genres of video games today is the RPG. They’re characterised by  narrative-driven gameplay, in which the player controls a character or party in an immersive  world, levelling up and gaining experience points, often fighting enemies, and acquiring  treasure. Such games are one of the oldest forms of video game, and…