DavePlays @ Play Expo 2017

DavePlays @ Play Expo 2017

Manchester Event City once again played host the north’s largest gaming convention just over a week ago. The Play Expo brought the biggest and best that gaming has to offer, with both retro and current gen gaming showcased throughout the vast halls. With hundreds of games on tap available and ready to play. This meant ..

Laser League Beta signups available now!

Laser League Beta signups available now!

I was recently alerted to the fact that Roll7’s latest game Laser League is having a closed beta this weekend with an open signup period right now. Laser League, looks like an interesting mashup of those games where you had to keep sectioning off a smaller and smaller section of the field eventually trapping a ..

GAMDIAS HERMES M1 – Gaming Keyboard Review

GAMDIAS HERMES M1 – Gaming Keyboard Review

It’s been a while since my last review but GAMDIAS were kind enough to provide me with one of their HERMES M1 gaming keyboards to have a look at. This rounds off my GAMDIAS reviews for a while so I will start by saying thanks to them for sending everything they did. The Hermes M1 ..

Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash (PS4) – Review

Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash (PS4) – Review

Senran Kagura Peach Beach splash is the latest entry in the ever growing Senran Kagura franchise of games and while I admit I am a bit delayed in posting this review, it was simply so I could savour the gameplay…. Peach Beach Splash, is a tournament held since the ancient times of the Senran Kagura ..

Play Expo 2017 – Oct 14-15

Play Expo 2017 – Oct 14-15

The Play Expo is back once again for another year. Moved slightly to the 14 and 15th of October, but still at the brilliant Event City in Manchester and as always it is aiming to be bigger and better than ever. Indie Gaming will be making a return with a number of studios debuting some ..

GAMDIAS HEBE M1 RGB Gaming Headset – Review

GAMDIAS HEBE M1 RGB Gaming Headset – Review

GAMDIAS are a brand I have fond memories of from my days working in IT retail. They don’t seem as big on these shores as when they first hit but I am glad that I have a chance to take a look at their HEBE M1 RGB gaming headset. The HEBE M1 Comes equipped with ..

Arctic Freezer 12 – Tower Cooler – Review

Arctic Freezer 12 – Tower Cooler – Review

Arctic are a company that everyone should know. They have been in the business of making cooling hardware for over 15 years. Today I will be taking a look at one of their new coolers the Arctic Freezer 12. The Arctic Freezer 12 is compatible with AM4 and Intel 115x sockets as well as Intel ..

Night Trap – 25th Anniversary Review

Night Trap – 25th Anniversary Review

I’m a few weeks behind on this I have to admit, but I have a penchant for playing games that are known to be terrible. I will admit the original Night Trap fits this category loosely as original reviews were pretty mixed when it came out and varied quite widely depending on the console you ..

GAMDIAS – ZEUS P1 RGB Gaming Mouse Review

GAMDIAS – ZEUS P1 RGB Gaming Mouse Review

GAMDIAS. Now there is a name that up until recently I hadn’t paid much thought to. I have in the past reviewed a GAMDIAS Eros gaming headset and I really enjoyed it, at the time I also had the pleasure of using the GAMDIAS Hermes gaming keyboard although this was before DavePlays was up and ..

Fear Effect Joins the remaster/remake brigade

Fear Effect Joins the remaster/remake brigade

While a lot of people were oohing and ahhing over the inevitable announcement of Final Fantasy 15 hitting the PC. I was more surprised to see that Fear Effect is getting the remaster/remake/reimagine treatment. Aptly named, Fear Effect Reinvented follows hot on the heels of many other retro console re-releases, such as Wonder Boy and ..

Play Blackpool – 2017

Play Blackpool – 2017

Just over a week ago it was time for my annual pilgrimage to Play Blackpool. Here is a short write up about it and why I should never take actual physical money to these events…. Play Blackpool is the original, but smaller, Play event hosted each year by Replay Events. This year it was moved ..