getting by without extra lives…
PC gamers, rejoice: You can now play one of the best superhero video games around with Insomniac’s Spider-Man Remastered swinging its way onto PC this month.
The PC port has been handled by Nixxes. A 20-year-old Dutch company renowned for a magic touch taking console titles and getting them to work on PC.
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What’s better than yearning after some retro Turrican goodness? Playing all the Turrican versions on Switch of course!
Turrican holds strong ground in my Amiga memories, I know I played a couple of them right through. Although I cant remember exactly which episodes they were.
That said the gameplay was always strong, wide open levels, secrets, enemies and upgrades. There was a forgiving respawn system and enemies stayed dead, which was nice.
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I have to be honest, I don’t tend to sit alone in the dark with a horror/survival games any more.
Sure, Resident Evil and Silent Hill are memorable experiances from my “gamer history”, but as I have got older they not experiances I need to revisit. Honestly, just too scary.
Fobia – St Dinfna Hotel is drawing inspiration from these giants of the genre, but with slightly less… intensity.
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A chess-based puzzle game from small developer Daisy Games. Sokochess will appeal to gamers who love chess and the challenges that the game brings.
Sadly, I am not a gamer who loves chess and the challenges that it brings. Chess, if I’m being completely honest, just confuses me.
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Sweet Transit. Not sold on the name. All I visualise is the the cast from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
But anyway, Sweet Transit (Still in Early Access) is the latest game to dive in to the ‘City Builder’ genre, thankfully with a twist to stand out in a crowded market.
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This day and age it seems we all have more than one set of headphones. From an everyday carry set of earbuds to an all singing, all dancing set of headphones for home use.
Many of you may even have dedicated sets for each purpose. Movies, music, working from home, fitness, and gaming.
Each purpose has different requirements and demands from a headset and the Astro range have been at the forefront of gaming headsets for a long time now.
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In a couple of weeks, gamers are being treated to the release of the brand-new ‘Nova Pro’ range of Steel Series (SS) headphones.
And I have been lucky enough to have been given a pair early, to put through their paces.
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Welcome back to Tamriel adventurer.
Time to travel to the Islands of ESO: High Isle and Amenos to investigate the Legacy of the Bretons.
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Long have the benefits of Xbox’s “Gamepass” subscription service been touted on Koru-Cottage. It is the closest to the Nefilx-ification of gaming we have seen, and until now it has had no competition on console.
Finally Sony have come to the party with a 3-tier offering.
I have kindly been given access to Playstation Plus: Deluxe to see how it stacks up.
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The ASTRO A10 Gen 2. Logitech are bringing back an infamous brand that was once simply ‘too good’ for competitive play.
Here at Koru Cottage we do like our headsets so stay tuned for our review in the near future. And we will give you the full run down on what we think.
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I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last few weeks playing with the JBL Quantum 610 Wireless headset. As laid out in my review of the 600’s the brand is solid, so here we are with an upgrade.
I think it’s only fair to get this out of the way. This is a seriously good headset.
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