Clocked Features Metroidvania: the 2D platformers that spawned a genre by Luke Saunders What makes up the anatomy of a modern Metroidvania masterpiece and how did the genre come to flourish almost 30 years after it spawned. One of the most popular gaming…
Clocked Features Top 10 free games to play in isolation by Luke Saunders Among the plethora of things we are inevitably doing to stay sane in isolation, none are more fun, engaging, and time consuming than gaming. And what’s better than gaming? Free…
Clocked Features Xbox Series X: everything we know about the next-gen console by Luke Saunders Are the console wars reaching their inevitable end, or are they only just beginning? It’s hard to tell. The tech specs have been revealed for both Microsoft’s Xbox Series X…
Clocked Features Gaming’s unique approach to storytelling and the power of perspective by Luke Saunders Games are esteemed for their storytelling. From Dark Souls to Elder Scrolls, developers everywhere adopt wildly different approaches to unveiling their worlds, characters, and lore. Yet there’s one major difference to every…
Clocked Features Console wars: Playstation vs Xbox in modern gaming’s greatest arms race by Luke Saunders All over the internet you will find conflicting headlines. “There is no console war because Xbox left PlayStation in the dust years ago” or “The arms race is over because…
Clocked Features 10 mind-blowing game trailers that broke the internet by Luke Saunders Occasionally a game trailer comes along that is so mind-blowing it spawns an obscene amount of hype. These are 10 game trailers that broke the internet. Nowadays, game trailers are…
Clocked Features Dark Souls: how history’s most punishing game became a phenomenon by Luke Saunders When reflecting on a simply remarkable decade in gaming, there are a few titles that stand out—masterful works that raised the bar in the development of gaming as a whole….
Clocked Features The 10 most exciting indie games dropping in 2020 by Luke Saunders It’s time to throw a bone to the little guys. Especially now that the little guys are often just as good as the big guys. Indie games are shaking it…
Clocked Features What the music industry can learn from game marketing by Luke Saunders Gaming giants have some of the biggest release launches on the planet. Often spread out over a year or more, game developers are the ultimate hype builders, trailer teasers, and…
Clocked Features Lists 6 Australian indie developers worth paying attention to by Luke Saunders Whether you know it or not, Australia has always had a thriving gaming market, backed by a host of leading indie developers. I mean, we are the country that has…
Clocked Features The hero complex in gaming and our fascination with power by Luke Saunders People have always been fascinated by power. Though it wasn’t until the first Superman comic in 1938 that it was sold for 25c that it was widely fantasised over by…
Clocked Lists The 10 best video game soundtracks of the 2010s by Luke Saunders Let’s face it, despite some inherent mishaps – I’m looking at you microtransactions – the 2010s gave birth to some exceptional games. Nay, incredible games. In fact, some of my…
