We all love a bit of H.P. Lovecraft here at the Torch EG, so any piece of media that shows off his work and adds to the Lovecraftian mythos we are always totally on board with. Enter, ‘The Sinking City’ an upcoming action investigation games that is inspired by the…
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Mortal Kombat 11 Brings the Brutality from the Past to the Present
Long-running fighting game series is hitting our screens with its 11th incarnation of the popular video game franchise. Originally released by Midway Games Chicago in 1992 Mortal Kombat gained infamy for its violent gameplay and it, along with Digital Pictures’ Night Trap, were involved in the formation of the ESRB (Entertainment…
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Review a [YouTube] Channel: Roanoke Gaming
Ever wondered about the biology of the monsters from your favourite video games? Well ‘Let’s start at the feet’ and get into Roanoke Gaming. Who is Roanoke Gaming? Roanoke Gaming is a Youtube channel whose creator uses his Biology degree to explain the biology of the creatures and enemies within…
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Gamescom 2017 Coverage | “The Last Crown: Blackenrock” (Darkling Room)
“The Last Crown: Blackenrock” Developer: Darkling Room Publisher: Iceberg Interactive When I get an email to talk to a developer at an event I always do a little bit of research into the game before saying yes. What my research found when looking up “Blackenrock” was annoyed forum strings about…
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AtomP Discusses: Controllers, Keys, Mice and Sticks – Part Three
In the last article we looked at gamepads, a fairly profound shift away from classic PC gaming peripherals. Today we’ll be examining one of the older forms of PC peripheral, the joystick. This discussion on joysticks will look at regular joysticks and their usage scenarios, perhaps with recommendations for alternative…
Read MoreThoughts From the Cyberverse: Yogventures
Wow, we have not done one of these for a very long time, but something happened that makes me think that we need to talk about it. We like crowdfunding here at The Torch EG, we actively seek, admire and showcase projects that we think are worth your money. I…
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Atomp Reviews: Wolfenstein: The New Order [Machine Games]
Tom Hooper aka Atomp Wolfenstein has a strong pedigree in first person shooters with Wolfenstein 3D being up there with Doom in terms of genre significance. (Fun fact: Wolfenstein 3D can be played in-browser on the Wolfenstein website). Wolfenstein: The New Order is a modern take on the classic formula…
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Atomp (P)Reviews: Planetary Annihilation [Uber Entertainment]
Tom Hooper aka Atomp As the fantastic time of year that is the Steam Summer Sale is once again upon us I decided to “invest” in some games; enough to fill quite a few weeks worth of reviews in fact. One of these was Planetary Annihilation which is a spiritual…
Read MoreWeek In Game News [June 6th, 2014]
“As news weeks go, we are now at the point of maximum blackout. With E3 just around the corner (conferences starting this coming Monday) most companies are waiting till then to make their big announcements. So busy week next week. And my usual home-based stream watching news coverage and opinion…
Read MoreAtomP Delver [Priority Interrupt], (P)Review
Tom Hooper aka Atomp, (04-12-13) I got in on Delver fairly early and at that point it was an interesting concept with a great deal of promise. The skeptic in me expected it to continue much as is, but I was wrong. I came back to Delver a short while…
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