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Pre-History - The Early Road to Video Games (1950's)

7/18/2014

By Paul Robert Scott

In 1972 Pong was released upon the world. To many this simple, yet addictive game represents the primordial ooze that all succeeding computer games stem from. But while Pong may have brought this new form of media to the attention of the public and helped spawn everything from Mario to Master Chief, it is not the beginning of the story for gaming.

Virtually Hollywood - Films So Big They Need A Game

7/17/2014

By Mahesh Submaranium

It is a great time to be a film fan. These days we get a new blockbuster every month that can take us to new places with well written characters and engrossing stories. For a couple of hours in the cinema we get to forget our worries and be taken to impossible places.

From TV to Console - A handful of TV shows which would make awesome games!

7/16/2014

By Reece Merryweather-Brown

TV is becoming a bigger and bigger medium than it ever was back in the day, and as time goes on it’s quickly gaining more and more credibility. And, like films, ambitious video game companies have already turned some TV shows into (if not successful) video games.

And so with Telltale’s interpretation of HBO's Game of Thrones on the horizon, I decided to take a look at some other TV shows that I think are deserving of a video game.

Looking back - Five best games of 2013

7/15/2014

By Luke Kirby

2013 was a great year for games. So great in fact that it's taken us this long to play through everything and make up our minds as to what were our favourites. I'll take the reins first I think!

Fortunately I think I've finally figured out what mine were. although the competition was very high. So without any more ado, here are my top five gaming triumphs from last year.

Overly Sexualised Gaming #3 - Just do it already!

7/14/2014

By Anne Marie Beach and Ben Mapp

If you play games as much as we do then you know all too well the tactics game developers deploy to make sales. Scantily clad babes in armour aside, there is another way to sell sex to audiences without being too upfront about it. Since the dawn of story driven gaming (or you know, good stories in general) there has always been a hero who falls for a heroine and the two have undeniable sexual tension that have us screaming “Do it already!”

Video Game Pitch #1

7/11/2014

The IWG Games Team

It's never easy to retain originality in an industry where creative forces are working endlessly to produce unique, top quality content. But here at IWG we're just as ambitious as any of them (and even more so than most), and we're going to give it our best shot. We were given a title at random and our writers each went away and developed a different pitch for it. Read what they had to say about it right here!

Heroes of Nostalgia - Spyro the Dragon (Part One)

7/11/2014

By Ben Mapp

To celebrate the UK cinema release of the highly anticipated How To Train Your Dragon 2, we’re looking back at one of the most memorable and recognisable dragons in the history of gaming.

Whilst his games seem to have drifted into lowly spin-off territory now (just check out Skylanders, and cringe if you must) but Spyro the Dragon has starred in a grand total of thirteen games, spanning a range of consoles since 1998 – which I think you’ll agree is impressive for any adolescent reptile.

Why PC gaming is awesome

7/11/2014

By Luke Kirby

As I sat here and look at my current setup I have my Wii U, PS4 and beneath both of them is the beast that is my gaming PC. Honestly, it’s my favourite platform to game on. I’m going to list my reasons why I believe it trumps the console counterparts. I also promise to try and avoid a “PC Master Race” standpoint.

So let's take a look at the glorious world of PC gaming!

Myth, Magic and Chocobos - The Evolution of Final Fantasy (Part 2)

7/9/2014

By Daniel Lamb

Hello again. You there. Yes, you. With the face and eyes. You may remember that last week I covered the Final Fantasy series through from its inception up until its groundbreaking seventh installment. You do? Excellent. Well, now I’m back to take a look at everything that followed and speculate on the future of the series. So with that said, what say we pick up where we left off?

Right. Good. Then without further ado.

SPOILERS - IWG's favourite endings in gaming

7/9/2014

The IWG Games Team

And so the long journey reaches its end. The final boss is defeated and the gameplay dissolves into a final, rewarding cinematic. But there are some such endings which stand out to us a lot more than others, ensuring that the game in question (whatever it may be) remains on our shelves forever.

Here are our favourite endings in gaming. Spoilers galore!

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