Article GIRTH OF THE WILD | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.34: The best game that suffers from bloating Whether it's mince pies or side-quests, you can always have too much of a good thing. Jan. 13, 2023 Jim Trinca 3 comments
Article THE FATHER OF MAGIC | The best time to make a new Discworld game was 10 years ago – the second best time is now Britain’s best fantasy author is criminally overshadowed by its worst. But video games have the power to redress the balance. Jan. 6, 2023 Jim Trinca 1 comment
Video CRUNCH BREAK | The Callisto Protocol proves that crunch is dumb and doesn't work - The Thursday Nite Rant Middling scores, poor user reviews, and myriad technical issues: did those 15 hour days really pay off? Jan. 5, 2023 Jim Trinca 12 comments
Article NOSTRADUMBASS | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.32: The best game of 2023 Can our panellists predict the future? No, obviously. Dec. 30, 2022 Jim Trinca 3 comments
Article MISTLETOE AND WHINE | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.31: The best game that reminds you of Christmas Special guests from across the games media join us in the spirit of togetherness. Dec. 23, 2022 Jim Trinca 3 comments
Article FORMAT C: | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.30: The best game that made you uninstall Why would you uninstall the best game ever? Dec. 16, 2022 Jim Trinca 3 comments
Article THE PAST OF US | 2022 Games of the Year: Pentiment, and Jim’s other picks A time-machine fuelled by the power of art, a comic book epic about sharing your feelings, and one of the most inventive RPGs we’ve seen in decades. Dec. 16, 2022 Jim Trinca 4 comments
Video LIGHT TOUCH | The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Upgrade: Should I Choose Raytracing or Performance? It's a long-awaited upgrade, but now console players are faced with a stark choice. Dec. 13, 2022 Jim Trinca 12 comments
Review SMALL TURN | People in small apartments deserve better driving games: Thrustmaster T128 review A sim-wheel that’s unapologetically designed for cluttered desks. Dec. 12, 2022 Jim Trinca 2 comments
Article IDLE CHATTER | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.29: The best game where you don't do much Sometimes you just want to do nothing and get rewarded. Dec. 9, 2022 Jim Trinca
Article JOYSTICK NOEL | Gaming gift guide: The best Christmas gifts for gamers that aren’t video games Stuck for what to buy your gamer kids for Christmas in 2022? Need to get a present for your nerd spouse? We’ve got you covered. Dec. 9, 2022 Dom Peppiatt
Video DEJA VU | Synced: Off Planet is another live service shooter set in an apocalyptic future If you like that sort of thing, 2023 is your year, it seems. Dec. 5, 2022 Connor Makar
Video NEED FOR EXPOSURE | NFS Unbound is great, why didn't EA tell anyone? The Thursday Nite Rant Need For Speed has finally found its identity, but the publisher almost seems ashamed of it. Dec. 1, 2022 Jim Trinca 5 comments
Video LAST MINUTE HEROICS | Midnight Suns is a surprise late contender for Game of the Year Firaxis finally gives us an Iron Man Mode we can all enjoy. Nov. 30, 2022 Jim Trinca
Review MARVEL MASHUP | Marvel's Midnight Suns review: Firaxis assembles its most joyful game to date The feelgood game of the year is a strange, stark contrast to XCOM. Nov. 30, 2022 Jim Trinca 2 comments
Video GERALT OF NVIDIA | The Witcher 3 is getting a next-gen upgrade, but does it need one? The original still holds up remarkably well, but there’s always room for improvement. Nov. 24, 2022 Jim Trinca 9 comments
Video ALTAÏR WE GO | 15 years of Assassin’s Creed: Why there’s never been a better time to replay the first game The game that changed everything. Nov. 18, 2022 Jim Trinca 1 comment
Video REQUIESCAT GAME PASS | Pentiment shows the true value of Game Pass Games with niche appeal but of huge cultural value benefit from the subscription model. Nov. 14, 2022 Jim Trinca 1 comment
Review ARS GRATIA ARTIS | Pentiment review: a wonderful tapestry of historical intrigue, and a welcome treat for Game Pass users Nobody expects a lavish ink commission. Nov. 14, 2022 Jim Trinca 6 comments
Video EYE AM THE MOB | God of War: Ragnarök casts Odin as a mob boss in a deft blend of The Last of Us and Skyrim Once again, Kratos' latest adventure is a greatest hits package of AAA gaming. Nov. 9, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video PANDORA'S IDIOT BOX | God of War: Ragnarök loves your £2000 TV The game ships with a suite of graphics options to make your OLED sing like a valkyrie. Nov. 8, 2022 Jim Trinca 10 comments
Article LITERARY THO | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.24: The best game based on a book that nobody who played it has read We don't talk about book club. Nov. 4, 2022 Jim Trinca 3 comments
Video PARP FOR THE COURSE | Classic TV themes in Trombone Champ We are very, very sorry about this. Nov. 3, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video CAPTAIN SCIATICA | I hate Marvel Snap and so does my toilet seat Why can't I stop? Why? Nov. 2, 2022 Jim Trinca 2 comments
Article THE RATINGS ARE IN | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.23: The best 6/10 that's better than The Last of Us Sometimes you get good sixes and iffy nines, we don't make the rules. Oct. 28, 2022 Jim Trinca 5 comments
Video POTATO, POTAHTO | Xbox Series S isn’t holding next-gen back, reality is Devs will always have to cater for the lowest common denominator, which the Series S isn’t. Oct. 27, 2022 Jim Trinca 18 comments
Article FILLING IN | VG247's best games ever podcast LIVE at EGX In which we argue on stage about what constitutes a pie while several people look on bewildered. Oct. 26, 2022 Jim Trinca
Article THE BLAST OF US | Modern Warfare 2’s campaign eases off the bombast and takes inspiration from Naughty Dog Call of Duty learns that quiet character moments are often more memorable than exploding bridges. Oct. 26, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video PIKACHU PERFORMANCE | Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is brilliantly ambitious, but possibly too much for the hardware it has to run on. I hate to be a "we need a Switch Pro" guy but man, we need a Switch Pro. Oct. 21, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video VIVA ESPAÑA | Resident Evil 4 Remake lets you move and shoot, but remains staunchly authentic How do you improve on perfection? Oct. 20, 2022 Jim Trinca 7 comments
Video THE MIDDLING JOKE | Gotham Knights answers the question “Would Batman games be as good without Batman?” with: “No” A circus of Robins can’t fill the Bat-boots. Oct. 20, 2022 Jim Trinca 6 comments
Video RAT RACE | A Plague Tale: Requiem will let you leg it to the end Asobo Studio's blockbuster sequel wants you to know that stealth isn't everything. Oct. 17, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video THE MAD RATTER | A Plague Tale: Requiem refines and expands on the original like every good sequel should The rat apocalypse gets a blockbuster encore in the style of Aliens or Terminator 2. Oct. 17, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video DISGUSTENG | What the hell is Scorn? This icky survival horror will leave Game Pass subscribers squirming Xbox decides to involve HR (Giger). Oct. 14, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video AGGRESSIVELY MID | The First Descendant feels too generic to succeed High production values and competence can’t elevate bland ideas. Oct. 13, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video FIGHT CLUB | Street Fighter 6’s online experience sets a new gold standard for players The battle hub is a perfect blend of high-concept social space and match lobby. Oct. 12, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video PRATT FALL | We replaced Chris Pratt with Charles Martinet in The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer Mario's original voice actor has quite the range. Oct. 10, 2022 Jim Trinca 4 comments
Video TRAIN BRAINING | RAILGRADE is a railway management puzzler that's a train set for your inner child This miniature sim is a masterclass in how brilliant art direction can elevate a game from mid-tier to something truly memorable. Oct. 7, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video DOOMED PLANET | The Invincible will ask much of the audience, but the rewards could be well worth it Adapting a landmark work of speculative fiction for the Fortnite age is as risky as space exploration itself. Oct. 6, 2022 Jim Trinca 1 comment
Video WAR CHANGES A LOT | Modern Warfare 2: Can it recapture the glory days of Xbox Live? The original MW2 dominated a much less crowded marketplace. Oct. 5, 2022 Jim Trinca 1 comment
Article IT IS ME, MARIO! | Is the Mario movie secretly an Uncharted movie? 7 things we've found in the poster The Super Mario Bros. movie will be jam-packed with easter eggs and deep cuts. Oct. 5, 2022 Jim Trinca
Article STADIA WITH ME | First OnLive, now Stadia: Cloud Gaming has been rejected by the market twice – it’s time to let it go Billions of megacorp cash and Stadia still couldn’t mount a serious challenge to consoles launching in an era of chip shortages, pandemics, and recessions. Sept. 30, 2022 Jim Trinca
Article FI FA FO FUM | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.19: The best game with an acronised name like 'FIFA' that isn't FIFA This podcast isn't about FIFA, but we've been told to do more stuff on FIFA, so. Sept. 30, 2022 Jim Trinca 1 comment
Video HOG WILD | Sonic Frontiers may finally bring 'Sonic the Games' in line with 'Sonic the Phenomenon' Bold, daft ideas are essential for Sonic's longevity. Sept. 29, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video CRISIS PHWOAR | Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion: Does it work in a post-remake world, or is it too stuck in the past? We are once again revisiting the origin of Cloud’s strife. Sept. 29, 2022 Jim Trinca 1 comment
Video VOXEL NOIR | EGX vlog: you simply must play Shadows of Doubt There's no doubt about its quality. Sept. 23, 2022 Jim Trinca 1 comment
Video BEST SERVED COLT | Deathloop comes to us all, here's some Xbox Series X gameplay The exclusivity deal left too many players out of the loop. Sept. 20, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video 'Ken 'ell | Street Fighter 6: Twenty fist-pounding minutes of new hands-on PS5 gameplay Better fighters, better modes, better get some practice. Sept. 16, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video CREED ALL ABOUT IT | Assassin's Creed Mirage proves that less is more Mirage represents a Unity of past and future. Sept. 14, 2022 Jim Trinca
Video DEUS EX-CHANGED | Are Tomb Raider and Deus Ex now out of the wilderness? Lara Croft was always too hip to be Square. Sept. 9, 2022 Jim Trinca