Vikki Blake

‘Alan Wake 2’ review: don’t sleep on this unsettling horror thriller

It's a creepy, Lynchian adventure – and one of the best games of the year

‘The Callisto Protocol’ has cut its links with the ‘PUBG’ universe and I’m gutted about it

What more could 'Callisto' have told us about 'PUBG''s weird, abandoned islands? Guess we'll never know

Video game reboots – natural evolution or shallow cash grabs?

There are good ones, and there are not-so-good ones, but reboots are rarely a bad idea

Not all games have to chase trends and satisfy everyone to be successful

Someone give Yoshida a cuddle from me and tell him it'll be okay, yeah?

Free-to-play games aren’t necessarily zero cost – here’s why

What's an acceptable level of monetisation?

Mod tier: are game publishers destined to hate modders?

Are mods harmless fun or do they permit amateur coders to profit from somebody else's work?

No, not all of the best games are about guns and violence

When the best game of the year is about a stray cat, it's time to reassess those annoying gaming stereotypes

Why isn’t the games industry doing more to tackle scalpers?

Valve tried to beat scalpers - so why aren't other developers and publishers?
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