Author: Gerard Campbell

Dredge Mobile oooooh shit
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Dredge Mobile

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Indie darling Dredge, a fishing game with Lovecraftian horror elements from Christchurch, New Zealand studio Black Salt Games, has made the expected move from PC to mobile – and it’s a mighty good time.

Two years on from the original game’s launch, it’s now available on iOS, MacOS and Android and developer Black Salt says the mobile version includes all the downloadable content that appeared on PC and console versions, such as The Pale Reach and The Iron Rig which will be available as in-app purchases.

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Logitech G PRO X TKL
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Logitech Pro X TKL Rapid keyboard

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I’ve reviewed a few keyboards over the years and just when I think I have my favourite, another comes along to fill that much prized top spot.

Currently in the top spot is Logitech’s Pro X TKL Rapid keyboard, the subject of this write up.

The first thing you notice is the build quality. It’s a mix of sturdy plastic and aluminium with Firstly, it just feels nice to type on. I can touch type and typing on the keyboard just feels … comfortable and natural.

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Age of Mythology Retold
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Age of Mythology Retold (PC)

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If you remember the good old days of 2002, and were a fan of real-time strategy games, chances are you played Age of Mythology, a classic RTS from Ensemble Studios.

Fast forward 22 years, and it’s back with Age of Mythology Retold, a remaster that slaps on a fresh coat of paint – using the graphics engine from Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – and it does an excellent job for anyone feeling nostalgic for those RTS days of old.

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God of War Ragnarok
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God of War Ragnarok (PC)

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Studio Santa Monica’s God of War from 2018 is one of my favourite games in recent memory (despite what the dear editor of this esteemed site thinks of it), which they deftly followed up with God of War Ragnarok.

I sank numerous hours into the original game, featuring grizzled and rough-edged god Kratos (although he’s trying to find his softer side) and his son Atreus, and then did the same with the sequel in 2022.

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Blockbuster Inc
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Blockbuster Inc

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Blockbuster Inc brings the lights, cameras and action of Hollywood to the PC in a game that takes a lot of its inspiration from the management sims that have come before it: The Movies, The Sims, the Tycoon series and the Two Point series.

In Super Sly Fox’s debut game, you’re a budding movie mogul, starting your journey in the the movie-making world.

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Ghost of Tsushima PC (reviewed on Steam Deck)

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Ghost of Tsushima was my favourite game of 2020 so you can imagine my delight when the esteemed editor-in-chief of this site asked if I’d be willing to review the PC version, that has been ported by fabled dutch master Nixxes.

“Don’t have to ask me twice,” I chirped, given I’d already completed the game on PlayStation 4 and then played it on PlayStation 5: I jumped at the chance to play it on PC.

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Norton 360 Premium review (PC)

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The day that the esteemed editor of this site asked if I wanted to review Norton’s 360 Premium was the day that I found out that one of my email accounts had been compromised in a cyber attack on a New Zealand media organisation.

I think I had entered some competition to win some glamourous prize (as you do) and didn’t give entering my email address as a contact point a second thought. Turns out it was one of thousands caught in the compromising attack.

There was no harm done in the breach, but it did make me think about just how secure I was online, which is where Norton Utilities steps in.

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Horizon Forbidden West PC

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Ever since I bought a Valve Steam Deck last year (an original LED model, not the newer OLED one), I have tried to do much of my PC gaming these days on it.

An interesting game I like to play with my Steam library is “Will my Steam Deck play that?”

So when my editor asked if I was keen to review Guerilla’s PlayStation 5 game Horizon Forbidden West, which has been ported to the PC, I immediately asked … “Will my Steam Deck play that? – and it can but with a few caveats.

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