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Tiny Bookshop review – a truly cosy escape made with readers in mind

silverguide.site – Real titles from Shakespeare to John Green line the shelves of your seaside shop in a rhythmic, mellow management simulator worth relaxing into…
Tiny Bookshop review – a truly cosy escape made with readers in mind

‘It’s not just football with blood’: Fear FA 98 is the Silent Hill meets Fifa 98 mashup we never knew we needed

silverguide.site – A barmy merging of genres where you can play with balls made from decapitated heads – here’s a release that could promote an indie developer to the premier league…
‘It’s not just football with blood’: Fear FA 98 is the Silent Hill meets Fifa 98 mashup we never knew we needed

Bernband’s alien landscape is the perfect place for digital wandering – just don’t expect a map

silverguide.site – With distinct, discrete areas that you can visit at any time, this is not a traditional open world game, and resists gamification with the mantra ‘there’s no goal but to stroll’…
Bernband’s alien landscape is the perfect place for digital wandering – just don’t expect a map

​Forever young? I’m another year older but I’ll never stop playing games - or writing about them

silverguide.site – My love for video games has never wavered, I have no intention of growing up and moving on…
​Forever young? I’m another year older but I’ll never stop playing games - or writing about them

All-star lineup: Aphelion, a game made in collaboration with the European Space Agency

silverguide.site – On an icy world, a glitteringly hard take on sci-fi emerges which draws on real science as well as Hollywood’s cosmic fantasies…
All-star lineup: Aphelion, a game made in collaboration with the European Space Agency

Time Flies review – existential flight game with a bittersweet buzz

silverguide.site – Clever puzzler has you freely buzzing around trying to quickly achieve all your bucket list activities while avoiding sharp or gooey life-ending hazards…
Time Flies review – existential flight game with a bittersweet buzz

The Trolley Solution: the internet’s most memed moral dilemma becomes a video game

silverguide.site – Indie developer’s take on the ethical conundrum about choosing who to save from an oncoming train may be gimmicky, but with its charm and bite-size levels, it’s ideal for the social media era…
The Trolley Solution: the internet’s most memed moral dilemma becomes a video game

Go-to entertainment: why gaming was made for the toilet

silverguide.site – There’s no shame any more, and no better place to lose yourself and the world with a few quiet rounds of Pocket Card Jockey or Marvel Snap than in the quiet of the privy…
Go-to entertainment: why gaming was made for the toilet

Punch bags, penny pushers and Hillbilly shootouts: the 10 best classic seaside arcade machines

silverguide.site – A trip to the seaside isn’t complete without a jangling cup of 2p coins or an overconfident uncle nursing a sore hand. Here’s a rundown of the top nostalgia-inducing games…
Punch bags, penny pushers and Hillbilly shootouts: the 10 best classic seaside arcade machines

Don’t feel guilty about letting your kids game during the summer break – celebrate it

silverguide.site – After a long day of exploring, swimming or hanging with grandparents, games from Fortnite to Super Mario are a good way to wind down. Sometimes I play along, too…
Don’t feel guilty about letting your kids game during the summer break – celebrate it

Militsioner – finally a game that asks, is it illegal to use an apple to bribe a giant policeman?

silverguide.site – Thief: The Dark Project converges with Kafka, Gogol and Tamagotichis in this immersive sim with a giant personality…
Militsioner – finally a game that asks, is it illegal to use an apple to bribe a giant policeman?

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game review – too cosy for comfort

silverguide.site – This high-fantasy life simulator is brimming with Hobbit-holes but lacks the Tolkienian depth to maintain your interest…
Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game review – too cosy for comfort

Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces?

silverguide.site – Digital distribution platforms Steam and itch.io have tightened their rules about adult content – under pressure from payment processors. Why has this happened and where will it lead?…
Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces?

Meet the new James Bond: how 007 First Light earned its licence to thrill

silverguide.site – While the future of the film franchise remains in flux, the developer of the forthcoming video game reveals how it pitched its origin story to Eon Productions, and reinvented the character for a new era…
Meet the new James Bond: how 007 First Light earned its licence to thrill

How video games are keeping romance alive – one level at a time

silverguide.site – Some are using Final Fantasy and GTA Online as dating sites and long-time lovers are finding comfort and connection through Resident Evil. Could video games be the ultimate relationship tool?…
How video games are keeping romance alive – one level at a time

Top Bananza! Donkey Kong’s long-awaited return is a literal smash-hit

silverguide.site – Destruction is the order of the day as DK embarks on his first standalone adventure in a decade. The team behind his return reveal all…
Top Bananza! Donkey Kong’s long-awaited return is a literal smash-hit

Donkey Kong Bananza review - delirious destruction derby takes hammer to platforming conventions

silverguide.site – Given that its hero can smash through any barrier – which is delightful fun in itself – Nintendo’s new 3D platformer has a surreal freeform audacity …
Donkey Kong Bananza review - delirious destruction derby takes hammer to platforming conventions

‘The way a child plays is the way they live’: how therapists are using video games to help vulnerable children

silverguide.site – Minecraft and other creative games are becoming recognised as powerful means of self-expression and mental health support, including for traumatised Ukrainian refugees…
‘The way a child plays is the way they live’: how therapists are using video games to help vulnerable children

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 review – a gnarly skating time capsule

silverguide.site – This remake is a nostalgia fest of grabs, spins, flips and skids – and a stiff, even occasionally humiliating test of skill…
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 review – a gnarly skating time capsule

‘It fully altered my taste in music’: bands reflect on the awesome power of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtracks

silverguide.site – The games’ runaway success introduced a whole generation to hopped up US punk and metal. Bands including Less Than Jake, the Ataris and AFI pay tribute to a gaming megastar who loves them back…
‘It fully altered my taste in music’: bands reflect on the awesome power of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtracks
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