Archive for June, 2013
Routine – horror with a retro spirit
I love a good survival horror FPS, especially one set in a ‘future-80s-era’ with floppy disks, jerky robots and scary monsters. Check out this early gameplay footage from upcoming indie game ‘Routine’ – look out for the scary stompy robot at around 2 mins in… and I especially love that low frame-rate aiming reticule. How… Read More »
[1001] Overkill: killed
And so another of the 1001 bites the dust – this time in the House of the Dead. 1001 No.79: ‘House of the Dead: Overkill’ (2009) Unlike most House of the Dead games, which took place on ferries to France in the 90s, Overkill is quite unique – almost a reboot of the series, but… Read More »
Time for Pi
The Raspberry Pi – now in the grubby mits of the UCHG. But what to do with it? For those not in the know, the Raspberry Pi is a teeny tiny but fully fledged computer – complete with full HD output, and powered by a smartphone style processor. Originally created to encourage kids to get… Read More »
Prize Increase!
The Prize for the UCHG Caption Competition has been increased! You could be the lucky winner of 12 games across 9 consoles! For your chance to win simply submit your caption for the picture in the Competition Post Good luck!
Rediscovering the Classics
It would be fair to say that the UCHG has a wide and varied collection when it comes to consoles. The collection ranges from early black and white Binatone machines to the now not so cutting edge PS3. If you add them all together, including the duplicated machines, there is somewhere in the region of… Read More »