Posts By Mat Growcott

Bingo is a great game. It’s also an increasingly popular game. If you’d like to get involved, it helps to know how to play. That’s why we put together this handy guide for how to win at Bingo. And while we can’t promise that you’ll be winning big, we’ll chuck in a few tips to help you spot a win too. So buckle in, prepare your throat to heartily shout “BINGO!” and get ready for a good time. The Rules…

Video games should be for everybody, but sometimes it’s just too much for us. Some games are making allowances for this, but others definitely aren’t. That’s where you need someone to step in and help. Online games are increasingly doing away with user-friendliness in return for long and unwieldy missions. Developers expect you to work for your enjoyment, and many people do. But if you’re a casual player or if you have other reasons for not being able ...

The new normal means so many of us are still working from home. That’s good for many, many reasons, but there are still a few issues. In particular, companies do insist on making us use their terrible, usually cheap laptops or tablets to connect back to the office. Not every computer can be a top of the line Apple product, or thousands of pounds. Not every laptop needs to be. But when you’re stuck on one tiny screen, with no…

As far as Halloween-themed game modes go, Call of Duty’s latest is a winner. Scream Deathmatch – I know! – has you play as either a witless victim or Scream in something completely unlike anything else in the game. In most games you’ll be tasked with simply surviving. Hide from two Scream killers for as long as you possibly can, earning points for every other survivor you outlast. But you’ll also take the role of the killer. You’ll be made…

Since the first DLC was released for Smash Bros, one name has constantly been requested. With the appearance of Kingdom Hearts lead Sora, we’re given both our final Smash Bros. Ultimate character and that hugely requested figure.   I don’t know how they managed to wrangle the rights to this one – Disney and Square Enid work on the Kingdom Hearts series, with most of the rights resting with Disney. Point being: it happened, and it’s here. But is ...

Sometimes it’s not enough to just want to gamble. Sometimes you want to play to a theme – and that’s true online too. There are certain time periods that lend themselves to the gambling world very well. Westerns are the obvious one, followed by the 1920s/30s. These are times that we instantly relate to bawdy card games or illicit gambling in underground bars. And for most people that part of the experience isn’t really necessary. The theme adds nothing ...

Maths is one of the hardest things a young child has to learn. It is the cornerstone of most understanding of the modern world – logic, science and, today, computers. That’s why it’s more important than ever to make sure your child has a firm knowledge of mathematical principles. Without it, they’re going to be at a disadvantage. And that’s truer than ever. Yes, with a phone in your pocket at all times, it might be tempting to think there’s…

You’re new to Far Cry 6, to the Far Cry series or to video games entirely. There’s a huge island to explore and strange people trying to kill you. Where do you go? What do you do? Despite having a lot of guidance for new players, Far Cry 6 isn’t the easiest game to get to grips with. So for newbies to the title, series or genre, we have put together a simple guide to help ease you into things.…

There are some games that breathe atmosphere, although arguably not nearly enough. It’s really more of a film or book thing, and yet occasionally a title comes along and surprises you. Alan Wake was one of those titles in 2010 - and its remaster remains impressed 11 years later.

In a way Bluepoint makes perfect sense as a Sony purchase. But beyond the surface, it brings up questions about just where the studio will go from here. Best know for remakes and remasters, Bluepoint doesn’t really have an identity of its own. The work it does is incredible – the Metal Gear Solid Collection on Xbox Series X is the only way to play. The Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus games were perfect. And, indeed, they have…