Days Gone: Remastered, Byte Size Review
We can’t think of a PS4 game more deserving of a spit-shine, and more importantly a 2nd chance at public recognition than Days Gone. It is a hidden gem.
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Byte Size Review
When 900 words is too much and about 250 will do.
The Elder Scrolls Online 2025 – Byte Size Review (XSX)
With the rerelease of Oblivion potentially happening as you read this, fans of The Elder Scrolls are going to have a full plate.
Lets face it. I am ready to drop another 100 hours into Oblivion. But The Elder Scrolls Online will endure. I still regularly return to Tamriel.
The beauty and vastness is just fantastic. And since the Series X/S update it has become even better.
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Dredge Mobile
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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Sumerian Six (reviewed on PC)
When my esteemed editor asked me to take a look at Sumerian Six on PC way back in September, I
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Stellar Blade X NieR : Automata DLC
Stellar Blade X NieR DLC got me to reinstall one of the best games around, and reminded me that it is a real 2024 GOTY contender for me.
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Starship Troopers: Extermination, Byte-Size PS5 Review
Starship Troopers: Extermination was in early access on PC in 2023 and was officially released to console and PC in Oct 2024. This 2024 release however resulted in it being sent into the wild with a fatal weakness.
That being, the very similar Helldivers 2 arrived 6mths earlier, and Helldivers is better than Starship Troopers in every single imaginable way.
So, a tough place to start from.
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Until Dawn, PS5 Byte Size Review
Big thanks again to guest writer, Nina. Who sat down to a few sessions of scares, before flitting off for a month long holiday in Thailand!
When Until Dawn first released back in 2015, it was quickly considered the best-in-class thriller of its kind, especially in the mainstream space.
It makes sense, then, that Sony would want to put out a next-gen version of the game.
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Disney Lorcana, a magical deck building card game
Disney Lorcana, for me, has been a bit of a curveball. It came to us out of the blue and at the outset seemed like a good idea. I mean that card game in The Witcher games was good, wasn’t it?
The premise makes sense, a deck building card game that draws on the multifaceted layers of the Disney catalogue. I’ve grown up on Disney, and so have my kids so we were keen to see where this went.
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Exo One, Byte Size Review, PS5
I have been playing video games for a heap of years now…(I’m getting so old). I can honestly say the most important change I have seen to this hobby I love, is the arrival of legit, top tier Indie Developers. They are brave, ingenious, and creative. They tread where big developers are too scared too, and offer such a massive array of experiences.
Exo One is the perfect example of this. Unique, beautiful, fun, and relaxing.
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Hypercharge Unboxed Byte Size Review
Hypercharge Unboxed is a first-person shooter that combines engaging gameplay with elements of tower defense.
The game features richly-detailed stages, an awesome soundtrack, and perfect sound effects. However, it falls short in a few areas.
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Norton 360 Premium review (PC)
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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