Nope: some spoilery thoughts on the power of spectacle
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 09, 2022 | Feature, News
A few (spoilery) words on Jordan Peele's Nope and the way it explores the themes of spectacle and exploitation......
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The Sojourn | The statue is not awakened in ethereal puzzler
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 06, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
This month, Ryan scratches his head over Shifting Tides’ ethereal puzzler, The Sojourn
Double Dragon | saluting a weapon-filled classic
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 29, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
To mark Double Dragon’s 35th anniversary, Ryan pays tribute to its ground-breaking array of weapons
Light & Magic, and the love of cars that led to Star Wars
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 19, 2022 | Feature, News
The excellent Disney+ series Light & Magic shines light on the inspirations and life moments that led George Lucas down the path towards Star...
Tchia preview | inside Awaceb's ambitious island adventure
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 12, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Game director Phil Crifo talks through the origins and ambitions of his studio’s tropical sandbox, Tchia
Prey: a few thoughts on a legacy sequel done right
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 12, 2022 | Feature, News
The quiet reboot of the Predator saga, Prey, has much to teach a Hollywood still looking to the 1980s and 90s for movies....
Simulate farming in miniature with Bit Orchard: Animal Valley
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 26, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Tennessee-based developer 2Boone Games explains how he burned the midnight oil to create his tiny farming sim
Why didn’t Mad Max: Fury Road change blockbuster cinema?
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 25, 2022 | Feature, News
2016's Mad Max: Fury Road broke so much new ground for action cinema - and yet nobody appears to have really tried to follow its path....
Behind the scenes of upcoming hack-and-slash Soulstice
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Ryan Lambie dives into Soulstice's carnival of souls
We've had over 20 years of weightless, boring action scenes now. I can't be the only one who's sick of it
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2022 | Feature, News
Hollywood cinema - with just a handful of exceptions - has veered towards action scenes that have lost their punch...
Playing the hectic vertical shooter P.3
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 28, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Character animator Sooyun Jang turns solo developer with this intense vertical shoot-’em-up
Personal details: A closer look at upcoming adventure games NAIAD and PiAwk
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 14, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Designer Elwin Gorman talks us through his two very different upcoming adventures: NAIAD and PiAwk
Don't Panic!: How the Playdate injects a bit of whimsy into handheld gaming
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 13, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Ryan Lambie takes a closer look at the "world's first hipster handheld"
The joy of modding handheld consoles
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 10, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
There’s a thriving scene around repairing and upgrading handheld consoles. We talk to a few people who help make it all possible.
SNK’s fighting history
by Ryan Lambie | May 30, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Veteran staff at SNK recall the company’s 1990s fighting game heyday – and the path leading to this year’s The King Of Fighters XV
Stardew Valley meets Spirited away in Spirittea
by Ryan Lambie | May 20, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Developer Dan Beckerton tells us about the origins and creation of his upcoming bath house management sim
Back to the SNES era with Pompom
by Ryan Lambie | May 20, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Solo developer Willem Rosenthal tells us all about his zany love letter to a bygone age of 16-bit platformers
SCATHE preview: what fresh hell is this?
by Ryan Lambie | May 18, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Scottish developer Damage State introduces its hectic FPS
XEL preview: It’s dangerous to go alone
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 27, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Zelda on an alien planet? Introducing the new 3D action adventure from Tiny Roar
Merge Games interview: All the small things
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
The process of making Smalland: a tiny survival game with big ideas
FixFox preview | Using the power of repair
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 31, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Cuddly animals meet grand sci-fi in FixFox - a 2D open-world adventure from the Czech Republic.
Tunic and the art of keeping a secret
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 17, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
Andrew Shouldice talks to Wireframe about his adventure concerning a tiny fox in a big world
Shashingo: Learning Japanese with Photography
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 14, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
British game designer Ryan Pocock introduces a more relaxing, camera-ready way to learn Japanese
Naut: A user-made interactive sci-fi odyssey
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 09, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Filmmaker-turned-developer Vorn talks making a 2001 tribute in Media Molecule's Dreams
Arcade Paradise: takes us back
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 07, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the...
FROGSONG Interview: size matters not in this amphibian-themed adventure
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 02, 2022 | Gaming, Interviews
Developer Brandon Braun talks us through their heartfelt action-RPG, about a frog on a personal mission.
Tin Hearts preview: Taking a trip to Toys VR us
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 21, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Lemmings meets Toy Story in this small-scale puzzle adventure from Rogue Sun
Lost Twins 2 preview: a platformer with a hint of Ghibli spirit
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 07, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
From Pakistan comes a puzzle-platformer inspired by the work of animator Hayao Miyazaki
Hoplegs: an indie game born on Twitch
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 02, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Developer Kevin Andersson explains how an idea dreamed up during a livestream formed the basis for his latest opus
Remembering Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden, and its pioneering wall jump
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 18, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Later games refined it, but Tecmo’s action-platformer first popularised the physical freedom of the wall jump
Chasing scores in the upcoming 502's Arcade
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 11, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Due out this year, a collection of score-chasing arcade games designed to test your brains and reflexes
Shattle: Finding shelter on the battlefield
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 10, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Emil Sandberg talks us through his team’s upcoming survival shooter
