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A Call of Duty Zombies Game Doesn’t Exist. Should It?

It was a busy old weekend for Zombies. This is mainly about the now-squashed rumour of a standalone game, but I can’t discuss that without first giving a shoutout to Skite and co. SEVEN of the Revelations ciphers were solved after almost ten years, fleshing out the much-maligned ending of…

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

Gaming

Shutter Paw: Top 15 Games of the Year – 2025

Despite 2025 being a bit of a shiter, there were plenty of games to get stuck into. Here’s my top fifteen of the year. Thanks to anyone who has read or watched my stuff this year. I genuinely appreciate it. Last year, Silent Hill 2 was my Game of the…

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025

Call of Duty Gaming Zombies

Call of Duty and The Colossus of Activision

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has faced enormous criticism and ridicule since its launch last month, but I haven’t really cared, because I’ve been too busy playing it. I’m not going to retread my review, but I’ll say this: it’s the best Zombies experience since Black Ops 4, and…

December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

Gaming Xbox

If This Is an Xbox, I Want Out

As each new report emerges about the future of Xbox, my relationship with the platform continues to sour. If you’re wondering why, look no further than the Tango Gameworks fiasco: attempting to murder a studio responsible for one of your biggest critical hits of 2023 was outrageous, tone-deaf, and deserving…

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025

Gaming

Gamescom 2025: Opening Night Live Predictions

Gamescom returns to Cologne, Germany, this week for its 17th outing. With E3 in the mud, the video game industry needs physical events like it more than ever. Video game journalism continues to mutate into a promotional arm for publishers, but these events offer a chance for it to assert…

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025

Gaming Xbox

Xbox Steps Back and PlayStation Steps Beyond

Whether it was due to the vocal outcry online or disappointing pre-order numbers, the decision has been made: The Outer Worlds 2 will no longer release at the previously announced $79.99 RRP. It’s yet another unforced error by Xbox, which just can’t seem to stop shooting itself in the foot.…

July 27, 2025October 12, 2025

Gaming Xbox

It’s Not Xbox Anymore. It’s Microsoft Gaming.

Last May, I wrote: “Hopefully, the June showcase can put some fears to rest, but it will take a lot of work for Xbox to regain the trust of its fan base and the wider gaming community. We can no longer take anything the company says at face value, and…

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025

Call of Duty Gaming

Black Ops 7: The Seventh Wonder

Black Ops 7, outta nowhere! In retrospect, I’m not surprised it turned up at the Xbox Summer Showcase. Microsoft invested a substantial amount of time and money acquiring Activision, of course, it’d want the publisher’s pièce de résistance to appear. I don’t think anyone could have predicted the way it…

June 9, 2025July 26, 2025

Call of Duty

Black Ops 6 Direct Preview: The Truth Is Nigh

The reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is imminent, and maybe it’s just me, but there’s a rare feeling of optimism throughout the Call of Duty community. While the “COD cycle” – where fans jump from hating the present product to getting excited for the next one –…

June 2, 2024July 6, 2024

Gaming

After Latest Studio Closures, Xbox Has Killed All Trust

This week, I originally planned to preview the forthcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops reveal in June, maybe focus on Nintendo finally acknowledging the successor to the Nintendo Switch, or talk about some of the great releases this week, such as the Metroidvania puzzler Animal Well, but Xbox decided to…

May 12, 2024October 12, 2025