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Nov 4, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Joshua Lamb
Any game starring Mario typically has an irresistible charm. I felt it when I first played the 1996 game Super Mario 64 as a child and I had the same sensation when I blasted through Super Mario Bros Wonderlast year; multigenerational appeal is the (not so) secret ingredient. Brothership is the first in the Mario & Luigi series since 2015 and it has that warmth in abundance. The mustachioed duo land on Shipshape Island in Concordia to discover the locals in disarray.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Joshua Lamb
Draw up a checklist of ingredients you need for a fantasy blockbuster game and you’ll find Dragon Age: The Veilguard has them all. Dragons, demons, blood magic — tick, tick, tick. It’s still far from perfect, but shows flashes of brilliance in trying to spice up a genre that’s more bloated than an ogre with a belly full of grog. The story follows a pair of evil elven gods who are unleashed on the realm of Thedas after a ritual goes awry.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Joshua Lamb
The latest game set in the Harry Potter universe, after last year’s hit Hogwarts Legacy, does a stellar job of capturing just how wacky and enthralling JK Rowling’s fictional sport is. It is also at times a fiddly mess that makes casting a Patronus charm look simple. Early in my playthrough, I remembered why we haven’t had a standalone Quidditch title since 2003: it’s an unbelievably complicated game. Two teams of six compete to score points on broomsticks.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Joshua Lamb
It’s that time of the year when schools break up for the summer holiday and parents scramble to pack in activities. But fear not because video games are a simple way of providing your family with the mental stimulation, education and escapism they’ll need to enjoy the next six weeks instead of just enduring it.
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Jul 27, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Rachel Mortimer |Annabel Preston |Joshua Lamb
Hilary Furlonger and her sister Clare have always been close and have lived happily in the Georgian townhouse they bought together in Bath for more than 20 years. “We tease our nephew about the time he was four and asked us when we were getting married,” said Hilary, 66. “In many ways we are like a couple as we really care for one another, share friends and enjoy doing things together.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Joshua Lamb |Peter Jackson
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Joshua Lamb
An oil rig off the coast of Scotland is not an obvious setting for a first-person survival horror, but after playing Still Wakes the Deep I am certain it is one of the scariest. The game’s environment is so immersive that just standing at the edge of a rain-swept deck and staring at the North Sea thrashing below left me with a feeling of isolation and unease.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Joshua Lamb
When Apple revealed last year that it would bring a batch of blockbuster games to iOS devices months after their console counterparts were released, I was sceptical. Would a game designed to be played on an Xbox or PlayStation really work on an iPhone or iPad? The answer so far has been a surprising yes, albeit with some important caveats. Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the latest title to make this jump, is no different.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Joshua Lamb
It feels as though there are more games than ever before. Shops are packed with a never-ending array of new titles, subscription services are frequently updated with new releases and retro classics are increasingly being remastered for modern consoles. Here our critic picks the best games of 2024, from Japanese role-playing epics to bizarre cosmic horror. We will keep updating this list regularly, so make sure to check it out again. Let us know your picks of the year so far in the comments below.
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May 31, 2024 | 
radiotimes.com | Joshua Lamb
MultiVersus is a platform brawler from Warner Bros Games that fully launched earlier this week. The game features a variety of characters seen in WB’s portfolio of properties, ranging from Tom and Jerry to Rick and Morty. Thousands of players have returned to the game after its open beta period ended last year, and have already begun making inroads into unlocking all of the content it has to offer - from new characters to outfits and stickers.
