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Tickles Top Ten Easter Eggs
Easter eggs are great aren’t they? With their lovely chocolate goodness… no not that kind of Easter egg. I am of course talking about Easter eggs that are found in games, excellent secret messages, hidden areas, complete silliness and in some cases outright insults to other games. Pretty much every game will have some kind of Easter Egg these days and I am here to list ten of my favourites. It...[Read More]
TICKLES TOP 10 VILLAINS
We all love playing as the hero in our favourite games, we are more than happy to come in to save the day, get the girl and stop the bad guy, but what about that bad guy? The villains in games get a hell of a hard time and without them there would be no game so I thought I’d list my top ten villains in gaming. I’m going to throw out a few ground rules here, firstly, I am only picking villains from...[Read More]
TICKLES TOP TEN OF E3 2014
Another E3 has come and gone, as sad as it is to see it go we have been shown what is in store for us for the next year and I can’t wait to get my hands on some of these games. After last year’s tech heavy announcements what with the release of the Xbox One and PS4 it’s good to get back to seeing some kick ass games. Some of the entries on the list were simple trailers and some have been chosen fr...[Read More]
TICKLES TOP 10 E3 PREDICTIONS
It’s that time of year again and E3 is just around the corner. There have been a lot of leaks over the last couple of weeks, as there always is, and unlike last year the focus for E3 seems to be firmly set on games. I have no insider knowledge as to exactly what the big companies are going to announce this year but it is time for the obligatory E3 Predictions. We don’t have long to wait to see if ...[Read More]
WHY WE LOVE GAMING
Ask yourself one simple question. Why do you like gaming? At Mouse N Joypad we have asked the team what it is about gaming that got them hooked, what they love about games and why we play them. Forget reviews and which company is doing what, for now, let’s just talk about games. Why do I love gaming? There are so many great things about being a gamer. You can be an action hero, saving the world li...[Read More]
TICKLES TOP 10 WEAPONS
Weapons are like snowflakes, no two are alike. Wait, scratch that. Most weapons in games are so similar there’s arguably no difference between them. There are of course exceptions to this and I’m happy to run through some of them with you. I am listing my Top Ten Weapons from games, now these weapons may not be the most powerful but they are the ones that have stood out to me over the years. So st...[Read More]
TICKLES TOP 10 CASH COW ‘CONS’
If you’re anything like me when you go into a store to buy a game you will probably utter the same curse as I do. Games are expensive and while a lot of games will give you adequate returns on your investment there are some that will try bleed you dry. This is a list of my top ten Cash-cow “cons” in the gaming industry. No. 10 Limited Editions Ok so before anyone misunderstands, I’m not tal...[Read More]
TICKLES TOP TEN VIDEO GAME DEATHS
Deaths in video games are a fairly common occurrence, with the huge number of shooters and role playing games the story is often progressed by the death of a character. I decided to list my top ten deaths in gaming. I have only picked from games that I have played and I have tried to stay away from new releases. That being said, there will spoilers so read on at your own risk. No. 10 Sarah ...[Read More]
THIS IS YOUR GAME – PAC-MAN
In this edition of This is Your Game, I’ll be discussing the grand daddy of gaming characters; namely, Pac-Man. When it comes to the most iconic and influential gaming characters of all time, Mr P. Man is always one of the first names to come to mind. After all, he was the first, the innovator, the original and the forefather. If gaming was a religion (it should be), then Pac-Man would be, if not ...[Read More]
THIS IS YOUR GAME – MICHAEL, FRANKLIN & TREVOR
Welcome to a very special edition of This is Your Game. This week, I’ll be focussing on not one, not two but three characters; namely Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Phillips, from Grand Theft Auto V. When we first caught wind of Rockstar’s plan to introduce us to three protagonists in their latest title, many were excited but many others were nervous that it would mark too significa...[Read More]
TICKLES TOP 10 GAME CHANGERS
With the upcoming releases of games like The Crew, Destiny and The Division there is a lot of talk about titles that will change the landscape of gaming. So I thought to myself, “Tickles, you’ve seen a lot over the years. What are the biggest game changers that you’ve seen?” Well here it is. My top ten game changers. No. 10 Mass Effect trilogy – Continuity. Never before had we seen a game not only...[Read More]
The Zone Diaries Episode 1 | MOUSE n JOYPAD
 Episode 1 Customer Support As you will surely notice when you start reading this text, it differs from what I described in the intro last week. After a couple of rewrites I decided to ditch the original idea because it didn’t work as expected. Describing firefights gets really stale really fast, however unbeliveable that might sound. Besides, this will ...[Read More]