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Gotta Catch Some More!
With the recent rise of Pokémon GO, millions of fans have taken to the streets in pursuit of their favourite Pokémon with the aim of becoming: “the very best like no one ever was”. ‘Sun and Moon are...
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No Man’s Sky: The Problems of Hype and Lies
The recent release of No Man’s Sky has been met with considerable backlash from fans and critics alike, over claims that the developers lied about key game features in pre-launch marketing. No Man’s...
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Battlefield 1 Open Beta – What Worked? Basically, Everything
In a world that consists largely of futuristic first-person shooters, Battlefield 1 is a breath of fresh air and a welcome one at that. The much awaited open beta for EA’s World War One epic landed in...
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Red Dead Speculation
Red Dead Redemption 2‘s trailer was released last week, already racking up over 8 million views on Rockstar’s official YouTube page. Despite not giving us any gameplay footage, mechanics or even story...
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Retro Review – Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee and New ‘n’ Tasty!
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee was a platformer released in 1997 for PlayStation and PC. The game focuses on a strange creature called Abe, a Mudokon slave in the Rupture Farms meat processing plant. After...
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The 3 Things That Ruined Gaming
Remember when game developers only cared about making good games and didn’t need to worry about what content to cut to add to a deluxe version? Yeah, me too. Crony capitalism is rife within more and...
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Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties Review – the Captivating Narrative makes...
Reviewed on PC There is a lot to like about Blood Ties, Rise of the Tomb Raider’s new bite-sized DLC adventure, recently released to culminate with the launch of the PS4 version of the once Xbox One...
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The VRdict: is PSVR any good?
Virtual Reality (VR) is a hot topic at the moment. Is VR the future of gaming or merely a costly flop? After owning and using my PSVR for a week, I think it’s ultimately neither and I’ll try to explain...
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Pokémon Sun and Moon Demo Impressions
November is now upon us which means only one thing: In just a few short weeks Pokémon Sun and Moon will be released. Nintendo have been keeping fans busy with steady news and updates ever since...
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A Look Back At Life is Strange
Over the course of the last year we were treated to Life is Strange, an episodic game by French developer Dontnod (Remember Me). The story focuses on eighteen-year-old Max, an awkward photography...
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Forza 3 Review – Unbridled Fun
Reviewed on PC A few weeks ago the Forza Horizon franchise returned with its third instalment. Having not played a Horizon game since the first, which I stand by as one of the best games of that...
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Pokémon Sun and Moon – The Galleon Review
Pokémon Sun and Moon has finally been released and it is well and truly living up to expectations. Out with the old and in with the new. Prior to the release there was a lot of speculation as to...
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Release Calendar – Q1 2017
2017 is finally here and the first round of upcoming blockbusters is looking mighty fine. Once again, The Galleon has catalogued this quarter’s biggest releases for your pre-ordering* pleasure! Out Now...
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The Last of Us Part II Announcement Trailer – My Take
Like many gamers, especially Playstation fans, I tuned in to the PSX conference last month eager to see what Sony had in store for us. There were many exciting announcements and trailers for upcoming...
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The Fifteenth Delivers Where It Counts
This is the game we’ve been waiting for. For those that don’t know, Final Fantasy is a series of standalone games loosely linked by the theme and gameplay. If you’ve not played one before, 15 is a...
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The Galleon’s Game of the Year Awards 2016
Another year has come and gone and the Gaming and Tech writers of The Galleon are ready to present their picks for 2016’s most admirable displays of gaming excellence. Six categories, six games, a...
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Conquering Fear: Resident Evil 7 Review
I am one of those people that can’t play horror games. I understand the appeal on paper. The rush of adrenaline, the racing heartbeat, the gleeful tension and giddy euphoria of being solidly spooked....
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Resident Evil 7 Is A Strong Return To Form
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard marks a big change for the franchise with it being the first mainline game in the series to play out entirely in first person. In other ways however Resident Evil 7 marks a...
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Horizon Zero Dawn – A Tale of Intrigue and Tribal Wanderlust
Horizon Zero Dawn offers an exciting world to lose yourself in, full of life, quests and interesting robot-monster things. Set centuries after an apocalyptic event (roughly one-thousand years from...
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A Bright Horizon for Sony?
The launch of Horizon: Zero Dawn on 1st March was one notable title which excited many PlayStation owners. Being from Guerrilla Games, the studio that worked on the Killzone franchise, it was in good...
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The Big Nintendo Switch Review
Though I would argue for the value of its ‘quality over quantity’ library, It certainly isn’t unreasonable to claim the Wii U was a burn. Key issues in Nintendo’s previous home console included a...
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Stranger Things Happen In Nier Automata
Director Yoko Taro once gave a talk titled ‘Making Weird Games for Weird People’. ‘Weird’ is definitely the word to describe Nier Automata. Following on loosely from 2010’s Nier, Automata takes place...
View ArticleThe DLC Pay Train – How GTA V Jumped the Tracks
On the 29th August 2017, GTA V developers Rockstar Games released another large update for a brand new piece of DLC called Smuggler’s Run. This new DLC includes a major addition to GTA V’s online mode,...
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Gamescom 2017 Roundup
Another year, another Gamescom has come and gone, and gaming fans across the world are left to wait in eager anticipation for the next batch of ideas to test the limits of potential for technology and...
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Google Pixel Buds: The Key to a Silver Tongue, or becoming Lost in Translation?
On the 4th of October, tech giant Google announced the ‘Pixel Buds’, an accessory for the company’s smartphone which, when paired with the Pixel smartphone, offer the user real-time translation across...
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Bungie Fulfil Their Destiny At Second Attempt
Whilst the first Destiny game took a few years to decide what it wanted to be, Destiny 2 wastes no time in establishing itself as a leader in the field of first-person shooters and adventure games....
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Assassin’s Creed Origins, worth the wait? Or back to the shadows?
The 27th of October sees the highly anticipated return of one of Ubisoft’s most successful franchises. Assassin’s Creed Origins is the latest major title from Ubisoft, coming two years after its...
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Golf With Your Friends – Does Exactly What It Says On The Tin
Golf with Your Friends is a mini-golf game that is available on Steam and it has the feel of a brilliant party game to enjoy with your friends. Allowing for both local and online multiplayer, you can...
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Just How Big a Deal are eSports Anyway?
You may not know it yet, but eSports are rapidly becoming one of the highest-paying and newest things for people to want to watch and participate in. Back in 2015, the prize pool for The International...
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eSports Overwatch World Cup – What Team UK’s Progress Told Us
Team UK’s dominance at this year’s World Cup signals a new age in UK competitive gaming, with a performance worlds apart to that of their previous campaign. Released in 2016, eSports heavyweight,...
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EA on the Battlefront ‘Too’
The relationship between developers and the gaming community is of course, nothing short of crucial when it comes to a game’s success. Developers need the support of the community in order to sell...
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Black Desert, the MMO Bringing Heat to 2017
Black Desert Online is an MMO that is unlike any other that has come before it. With beautiful graphics and enough grinding to keep you busy, Pearl Abyss have done a wonder on my play-time. The story...
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Razer – The Cutting Edge of Gaming and Technology
For years now, technology company Razer have been at the forefront of the gaming technology industry with regards to computer gaming. Towards the end of 2017, the company brought out it’s latest...
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Assassin’s Creed Origins: Ubisoft’s Leap of Faith Equals a Masterstroke
Having been out for nearly three months it is safe to say that Assassin’s Creed has smoothly settled back into its position as one of the industry’s heavyweights. Few games manage to buck the trend and...
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Overwatch League and the xQc controversy
To anyone in the world of Overwatch, the new League is a breath of fresh air for the franchise, with 12 new teams battling it out to be crowned League champions. The squads represent major cities of...
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Overwatch Banning Spree Continues – xQc Scandal pt. 2
Upholding a professional level of conduct is essential to any form of competitive video gaming scene. In the short space of time that the Overwatch League has been in action, regulators and team...
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Violence in Video Games: Again, Really?
I don’t know about you, but video games have long been a source of release for me. When the working day becomes too much, when the stresses of University life get on top of me, or I need a break from...
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The Hidden Treasure Chest that is Budapest
The end of term is drawing nearer, deadlines are getting worryingly closer but the peak of summer has just risen over the horizon. Crack out the sunglasses, the shorts and a cold beer – it’s almost...
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E3 2018 Predictions
The gaming world is gearing up for the annual E3 conference, and that means a whole new slew of video game announcements, updates and developments to keep gamers happy and looking forward to the...
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A Way Out of Mundane Single-Player Experiences?
When the teaser trailer for a co-operative only jailbreak game was revealed online to gamers everywhere, the reactions were mixed. Some were excited by the prospect of having to make choices as to how...
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Spiderman Review – More than enough to get the Spidey Senses tingling
Recently I have been sinking my teeth into Insomniac’s highly anticipated PlayStation exclusive, Spiderman and despite having a slight feeling of Deja-vu, the game itself certainly lives up to the hype...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review – COD goes multiplayer-only in enjoyable, if...
So, the cycle continues. A new Call of Duty is released, the merchandise is produced, Reddit goes in to a whirlwind of feverish suggestions, and fans around the entire world wait in anticipation to get...
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Read Dead Redemption 2 review – total immersion in the wonderfully, wild,...
It is a known fact that open world games are extremely hard to pull off. Even more difficult is creating a world that is full of life, immerses the player, and sinks them into a new universe detailed...
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Black Friday: The Galleon’s top tech picks
Black Friday has come around again, and for many this is the perfect time to grab some amazing Christmas gifts for friends and family at a fraction of the usual price. Technology is usually at the...
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Huawei vs the US: the new Cold War
Huawei is well known in the telecommunication sector as the largest company in the world for the sales of network infrastructure equipment, mainly to mobile operators such as EE and BT but also to...
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The Kinda Funny Games Showcase is a triumph for indie developers
Last weekend was the inaugural Kinda Funny Games Showcase, a small-scale show for small-scale developers to come and show off the newest indie games launching over the next year. The event was solely...
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The new Foldable Huawei Mate X Unveiled
This week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Huawei unveiled their competition for Samsung’s new foldable 5G-enabled phone, the Huawei Mate X. For just a cool £1996, the phone is able to fold...
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