Chris McMullen - Bluesky @marmaladebus.bsky.social
@MarmaladeBus
Games/media journalist. Writer: @GameSpew, Freelance: PCGamesN, Space, others. Linkedin: https://tinyurl.com/4z9h6z3n Email: chrismc(AT)marmaladebus(DOT)com
Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, buy the pond, tell him he can’t have the fish but he can fish for you and you sell the fish and give him a very small cut and then he’ll say stuff like “I am hungry and my teeth hurt.” Nobody wants to fish these days
Goes without saying, it is absolutely fucking obscene that Mouthwashing - arguably one of our better examples of video games as a serious storytelling art form in recent years - has been removed from itchio due to pressure from pay processing services and weirdo activism.
A fan of classic horror games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill? You might want to check out Heartworm, coming to PC later this week. Read our full review: buff.ly/ln50wPY
Atomic Owl looks fantastic, but a handful of frustrations stop it from being as enjoyable as it could be. Read our review: buff.ly/awzcBr2
FACT: Galactus appears to each species as one of their own, confirming that Fox's Fantastic Four were clouds in human skinsuits.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
If you’re building a hard tech company in 2025, you should prioritize getting a massive diagonal elevator platform installed in your HQ to make it easy to descend into the lower levels and access the underground portion of your facility.
Code Violet, a Dino Crisis-style third-person shooter, reveals its release date and pre-order bonuses. buff.ly/uzkAaim
From the makers of Amnesia, Soma is a wonderful aquatic nightmare and it's just splashed down on Switch. buff.ly/jvPJDBX
Dying Light: The Beast has been bumped a month to allow Techland to give it a little more work. buff.ly/xikWw0P
After Fallout, Amazon is making a Wolfenstein series and fans are in no doubt as to who should play its Nazi-killing protagonist. buff.ly/MHVCJYF
Want to share the action on Xbox? We've rounded up the platform's best couch co-op games. buff.ly/Z51rdQG
Mars will be less than four degrees from the crescent moon around sunset on July 28. space.com/stargazing/see…
A Lego Game Boy is coming this October, and at a pocket-friendly price too. buff.ly/u5Uk4lG
Do you enjoy monster hunting on the go? Wild Hearts has made the leap to Nintendo Switch 2, but how does it hold up? Our review: buff.ly/LhVvwJr
The Walking Dead meets Papers Please, Quarantine Zone has been wishlisted over a million times. buff.ly/eLL640u
How @CeleryEmblem, developer of survival horror soccer sim Fear FA 98, scored a surprise team-up with Nike. Our interview: buff.ly/SsfuWlx
"Well done, 47."
A pub owned by the former MMA fighter Conor McGregor has been set alight in Dublin. bbc.in/4obcZhO
We wouldn't say First Samurai fits the category but Beat 'Em Up Collection: QUByte Classics is still worth investigating. Our review: buff.ly/abRwPhr
Wheel World is Breath of the Wild, if Link traded his horse for a pushbike. Our review: buff.ly/Bul28aG