Latest Episode of Virtual Grip Podcast: Ep.3 - Reincarnated Beasts, Trained Cocks & Unreleased Hardware
This month, Paul from Virtual Grip descends into the wonderful world of Beast of Reincarnation, and he may or may not be developing an unhealthy level of affection for it. Elsewhere, Dr Oculus VR enters his unexpected Cock Training Arc, because apparently that’s a perfectly normal thing to discuss on a gaming podcast. And, finally, we return to the eternal question: where the hell is the Steam Frame?
Gunman Contracts – Stand Alone Early Access Review—A Contract Worth Taking
I have a soft spot for Gunman Contracts. I spent a lot of time with the original Half-Life: Alyx mods, and they captured...
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Knights of Fiona Review—A Knight’s Journey That Never Quite Begins
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Keeper Review—The Light at the End of Somewhere
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Fear The Timeloop Review—Lost Between the Minutes
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PixARK: Terracrypt Expansion Review—There Are Worlds Beneath Our Feet
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Consoles & PC
Gunman Contracts – Stand Alone Early Access Review—A Contract Worth Taking
I have a soft spot for Gunman Contracts. I spent a lot of time with the original Half-Life: Alyx mods, and they captured...
1000xRESIST Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Review—A Strange Kind of Immortality
There are games that tell you a story, and then there are games that leave you with the peculiar sensation of having remembered...
Keeper Review—The Light at the End of Somewhere
There is something quietly absurd about playing as a lighthouse. Not the person who keeps one burning through the night, but the lighthouse...
Fear The Timeloop Review—Lost Between the Minutes
There is something immediately appealing about a horror game that begins with a clock already running. Fear The Timeloop understands that terror is...
PixARK: Terracrypt Expansion Review—There Are Worlds Beneath Our Feet
There is a particular kind of pleasure in digging downwards. Perhaps it is the oldest instinct in a game like PixARK: to look...
Handheld Gaming
Gunman Contracts – Stand Alone Early Access Review—A Contract Worth Taking
I have a soft spot for Gunman Contracts. I spent a lot of time with the original Half-Life: Alyx mods, and they captured...
PixARK: Terracrypt Expansion Review—There Are Worlds Beneath Our Feet
There is a particular kind of pleasure in digging downwards. Perhaps it is the oldest instinct in a game like PixARK: to look...
Finding Polka Review—A Little Game About Taking The Long Way Home
There is something wonderfully disarming about a game that asks so little of you. In an industry increasingly preoccupied with maps covered in...
Anomaly President Early Access Review—Democracy by Day, Vigilantism by Night
There is something wonderfully disarming about Anomaly President. On paper, it sounds like the kind of pitch born from a late-night brainstorming session—a...
Tales of Seikyu Review—Folklore Flourishes, Familiar Foundations
Life simulators have spent years refining the familiar comforts of sowing crops, building friendships and slowly turning neglected land into somewhere worth calling...
Virtual Reality
Gunman Contracts – Stand Alone Early Access Review—A Contract Worth Taking
I have a soft spot for Gunman Contracts. I spent a lot of time with the original Half-Life: Alyx mods, and they captured...
Knights of Fiona Review—A Knight’s Journey That Never Quite Begins
There is something immediately comforting about returning to CharacterBank's worlds. I have a particular fondness for RUINSMAGUS, the studio's earlier attempt at making...
Bootstrap Island Review—Learning to Live With the Island
There is a particular romance to being shipwrecked. Not, perhaps, in the moment itself, when the sea has taken everything you own and...
Roboquest VR Review—Built for Speed, Tested by Hardware
There was always a degree of scepticism surrounding Roboquest VR. Translating one of the fastest roguelite shooters in recent years into virtual reality...
Pinball FX VR: The Princess Bride Table Review—Where Fairytales Meet Silver Ball Excellence
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EXD – Extra Dimensional Review—Ambitious, Immersive, And The Power of Dedicated PCVR
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