Uno I played Uno for the first time last week! Growing up, people had always played it around me on trains and planes but I had never actually given it a go myself. I always thought it looked super confusing with all the different colours and numbers, but I was surprised at how fun and…
Gaming
Explosive new content from E3
Every year the month of June sees thousands of both professionals and avid gamers flock to Los Angeles for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, also known as E3. Their mission: to catch a glimpse of upcoming releases for software and games. Rumours are abound and announcements are eagerly expected, but there are always a few wilds…
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Pokémon and Super Mario: Venue play Nintendo at MCM Comic Con
This year, Comic Con London yielded an opportunity to play some of the top titles recently released, or due to be, on the Nintendo Switch. We took advantage of the opportunity to play two releases that we at Concrete were excited about: Pokémon Lets Go and Super Mario Party. Pokémon Let’s Go The latest release…
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Recently Played: Stardew Valley
Over the past month, I’ve been enamoured by Stardew Valley, an indie farming simulator released initially on PC and other ports in 2016, and later on the Nintendo Switch (my console of choice) last year. Why it’s taken me so long to pick it up, I don’t know – its delightful pixel-art style and easy-going…
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Everything that happened at E3: Including an Elder Scrolls you can play in lectures
E3 is the year’s biggest gaming event. 3 days of press conferences allows developers to give fans the details about what they’ve actually been doing for the last year. Rumours are put to bed, games are pre-ordered, and each and every year we get to feel like it’s Christmas. The actual conference is due to…
Gaming, Venue
Super Mario Odyssey: the game Mario fans have been desperate for
Nintendo may have made a fair few mistakes during their existence, but Mario has never been one of them. After several years of more linear Mario games, Odyssey brings back that open feeling of games more akin to Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine, while capturing the sleek level design of games more like…
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Yooka-Laylee: The biggest love/hate game of 2017
Fans of the 3D platformers of old, get ready. Hold onto your butts, because the much-loved makers of Banjo-Kazooie are back with Yooka-Laylee, and they’re running all your nostalgic feels to the highest level. Dubbed the ‘spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie’, this adorably retro game will have you flying head-first into your childhood, back to the…
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Pokemon Sun and Moon
The Pokémon franchise returned again in November 2016 with Pokémon Sun and Moon (or Pokémon S&M – what an unfortunate abbreviation), and brought with it a startling deviation from the norm. Gyms are now gone and have been replaced with trials and grand trials, many of the original Kanto Pokémon have had a complete redesign,…
Gaming, Venue
Losing my Pokemon virginity
I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve never owned a hand-held games console, my family just couldn’t afford to get me that much-desired PlayGame Boy Cube 360. That’s right, I know nothing about console gaming. So imagine my joy when my friends all pitched in to get me a 2DS for my 21st birthday, Pokémon…
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