Articles relating to: gaming
Quality Control: Gaming Forums
In the second part of a new series, Northern Soul’s gamers consider the thorny issues besetting the video game industry.
Read the full story..Button mashing brilliance: Northern Soul visits Arcade Club in Bury
Tucked away on the outskirts of Bury town centre sits a converted mill housing a unique gaming experience.
Read the full story..Ethical Gaming: Northern Soul chats to Pete Bottomley from White Paper Games
In 2014, a small independent games developer based in Manchester released its first game, a title dealing with the emotive and powerful issue of dementia.
Read the full story..Quality Control: Northern Soul talks open-world gaming
In a new regular feature, Northern Soul’s gamers consider the thorny issues besetting the video game industry.
Read the full story..Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong: the video games that changed the world
The 1980s was a transformative time for video games.
Read the full story..Review: Dragon Bros, Space Lizard Studio
New from Liverpool-based indie developers Space Lizard Studio, Dragon Bros is a gloriously old school platformer.
Read the full story..A guide to Pokémon Go
Is your child chirping on about Charizard? Is your bezzie boasting about battles? Are your gal pals glued to their phones more than usual?
Read the full story..An accidental history of football gaming: the era of evolution
The second part of Northern Soul’s Chris Holmes‘s history of football gaming begins under a momentous shadow which revolutionised gaming.
Read the full story..Game Review: Hyper Light Drifter
Hyper Light Drifter is an eerie, incredibly punishing hack-and-slash game by independent developers Heart Machine.
Read the full story..Review: PLAY it! Manchester
Flex your thumbs gamers, Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry’s celebration of more than 30 years of video gaming is back and this year there are even more games to play.
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