The Firehose Blog: Everything In One Long Stream

FGTV 2.2: Live Theatre Show

Game People Live is touring the UK, a live theatre performance of our video-game review songs, comedy and radio-plays. .. watch now

FGTVLive 1.7: Epic Mickey Wii

Mickey is persuaded out of retirement for one last game. With Epic Mickey 2 on the horizon Chris Jarvis's telling radio play about the game offers some insight into its pitfalls... watch now

Guild Wars 2 PC

Guild Wars 2 is a massively-multiplayer role-playing game that promises to provide a new take on the online fantasy arena, offering good things for MMO veterans and those still unconvinced by the genre, all without subscription fees... read now

Videogames and Pipe-Organs in Exeter Cathedral

Dropping a PS3 into a Cathedral worship service is a recipe for disaster. What could be more inappropriate in the ancient liturgy of the church than expensive complex technology?.. read now

PlayStation in the Cathedral

From Greenbelt to Theatre to TEDx to a Cathedral. Videogames can be found in the most unexpected places. When they are it's fascinating to see the enthusiasm they garner from both gamers and non-gamers... watch now

FGTV 2.1: Kinect Rush 360 Kinect

Kinect Rush in depth family review looking at Cars racing, Toy Story adventuring, Ratatouille exploring, Up adventuring and The Incredibles action and flying... watch now

Novel Gamer Show | Aliens: Infestation DS

Aliens: Infestation is a loving homage to Aliens and Metroid Fusion. It's good but a little too blinkered to the shortcomings of these two inspirations... read now

Family Gamer TV Show | Family Gamer TV 1.34

Kinect Sports 2 Basketball downloadable content. Gameplay footage and hands on with the new mode with Everton and England footballer... watch now

FGTVLive 1.6: Limbo 360 XBLA

Bob is rather scared of spiders, so Limbo was quite a challenge for him. Fred seems to relish the chance to be one up on his reviewing buddy... watch now

FGTV 2.0: TEDx Video-Game Talk

To be human is to be a storyteller. Videogames offer emergent new ways to tell stories and to be human. It's time to talk and think about them differently so that more people are interested in them and can benefit from this pool of meaning. Bloggers are perfectly place for this journalistic revolution... watch now

Uncharted 3 PS3

While I enjoy Drake's adventures I do feel a great loss at the untold story of his relationships. Uncharted 3 cements these frustrations and provides a rollicking adventure that's as shallow as it is gorgeous. .. read now

Hybrid XBLA

Hybrid is the new game from Scribblenauts developer, 5th Cell, this time taking up arms with a cover-based thirdperson multiplayer shooter... read now

Family Gamer TV Show | Family Gamer TV 1.33

R2D2 introduces us to Star Wars Kinect's Campaign, Dance, Podrace and Rancor Rampage modes on the Xbox 360. We look at light saber gestures, using the force and navigating the Star Wars universe. We review campaign, dance, podrace and rancor rampage modes in advance of our full write up... watch now

Miner Wars 2081 360

Miner Wars 2081 is a space shooter mixing elements from Descent, Elite and even Red Faction. With so much point and click in the MMO space it will be exciting to sit in the cockpit again... read now

Novel Gamer Show | Super Mario 3D World 3DS

Super Mario 3D Land does what very few games have had the bravery to do and play with the 3D space, rather than around it. What it lacks in cohesive adventure it makes up for with a wealth of fresh ideas... read now

Family Gamer TV Show | Family Gamer TV 1.32

Kinect Rush on Xbox 360 (A Pixar Adventure) In depth hands on with Pixar's Jay Ward. We look at The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Cars 2. Kinect controls, player scanning and branching paths all discussed and played... watch now

FGTVLive 1.5: Uncharted 3 PS3

Bob and Fred review Uncharted 3. Bob makes eyes at Rebecca Mayes and ends up singing his unauthorized Uncharted review song. Fred comes along begrudgingly for the ride. Oh, and helps with the "dums"... watch now

Family Gamer TV Show | Family Gamer TV 1.31

Family gaming with teenage kids gets us talking about Professor Layton on DS and WiiU multi-screen gaming... watch now

Bang Bang Racing PS3 PSN

Bang Bang Racing offers a fresh perspective on multiplayer car racing with a top-down split-screen game, offering intuitive handling and the challenge of variable road surfaces... read now

Novel Gamer Show | The Darkness II PS3

The Darkness II is a bleak and vicious first-person shooter, tinged with dark comedy. With a roster of great characters and an intriguing plot, it's only a pity that quality of the storytelling isn't consistent... read now