Nintendo Go!

As Nintendo formally enter the world of smartphone gaming with Super Mario Run, Ben muses on some other possible games they could consider releasing.

Memories of a Playstation

Strange to think I’ve been a Playstation gamer for 20 years now. That’s two decades of my life having owned a Sony console. It’s not been an exclusive relationship of course, I’ve been in an even longer arrangement with Nintendo and have flirted with Sega and Microsoft in the past. Who knows? Had it not been for the acrimonious split with me and my 360 over a red ring of death and £40 postage just so Microsoft could ‘assess’ my console I might still be an Xbox owner today.

Gotta catch ’em all

Ben has been snared by Pokémon Go’s unique charms. We managed to drag him away from his local Pokéstop long enough to give us some thoughts on the first killer app for the world of AR.

I’m too old for this… grinding malarkey

Free-to-play? Pay-to-win? Not Ben… surely?! Our resident grumpy-old-man explains here why sometimes a quick leg-up is better than spending your free time grinding.