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…
The eighth generation of Pokémon games was always going to be faced with a difficult challenge. The first new generation to be released on the Nintendo Switch, and the first in the mainline series to be released on a home console, the announcement of Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield led to some of the highest…
The humble 2D platformer, perhaps the genre most synonymous with gaming. Ask anyone to imagine a video game, and the first thing they will likely come up with will be some variant of this tried and tested formula. Take Super Mario Bros as an example. As many will know, this veritable shining jewel in the…