Hacked Off: Why Have Split Screens Become a Thing of the Past in Most Video Games?
As a child I remember spending a lot of time playing games with various family members. Whether it was Pokémon Stadium or Perfect Dark, it was...
Author : James Haxell
Hacked Off: Other Players Sending Angry Messages to You
Now, it’s been a good two weeks since I’ve written one of these, I apologise; however, it seemed things weren’t bugging me. But I was...
Who Could Resident Evil 7’s Main Character Be?
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard looks to change a lot with the series making it nearly unrecognisable, though Resident Evil 4 had just as many differences and...
Grimer Is the Latest Pokémon to Get an Alolan Form
Grimer has become the newest 1st generation Pokémon to receive the Alolan treatment. The Japanese magazine, Corocoro, released images of the new look. Along with...
Hacked Off: The Resident Evil 7 Demo
Normally, I pick aspects of games to rant about, but I feel like the Resident Evil 7 demo has done enough to bug me. One...
Hacked Off: Games Where Decisions Don’t Affect the Games as Much as They Seem
With the sudden increase of decisions in games affecting the story, I have to say I’m really happy with them, and I have played a...
Hacked Off: When Video Games Have Title Screen Scenes
I find one of the most exciting moments of a game is right at the start. It’s the climax of all this anticipation waiting for...
Hacked Off: Problems with Games Released Episodically
Well, this is a special day as this is the 20th Hacked Off. So, what better way to celebrate than having a change of pace for...
Hacked Off: Battles in Video Games That You Can’t Win
This feature isn’t just me moaning about how I suck at video games and can’t get past certain boss fights. Why would I write about...
Hacked Off: Aimless Walking Around in Games to Find Missions
Now, I know this may come as a shock, as most people actually love this. In theory, I love it too, in practice, I hate...
Hacked Off: The Annoying Grind Caused After Extremely Sharp Enemy Level Spikes
Another week, another thing has me wishing controllers weren’t breakable. Now, one of the things I can’t say I’ve ever enjoyed is a grind. I...
Hacked Off: Having to Buy Loot Boxes After Paying Full Price for a Game
There has never really been a game that I have cared enough about to be truly peeved off by in game purchases. Sure, they’ve annoyed...
Why Now is the Time to Get Back into Pokemon
For the last month, pretty much everyone and their Nan have been playing Pokémon Go. It’s like we’ve gone back in time to the late...
Hacked Off: When Games Have Terrible Character Creation
When a game has character creation, I jump while both fist pumping the air and wailing in despair. The reason being that I love creating...
Hacked Off: When Checkpoints in Video Games Are Unpredictable
Checkpoints are a wonderful thing. They are an offering from the gaming Gods, which allow you to have a fallback just in case the unexpected...
Hacked Off: When a Video Game Has Too Many Collectibles
I’ll admit that I enjoy spending a couple of hours in games getting cool collectibles. Ones where there are not too many and fun to...
Hacked Off: Joining an Online Multiplayer Game Which Is Halfway Through
I don’t play much online multiplayer on games, and as I’ve gotten older I play less and less. However, recently that has changed, with Overwatch being...
Hacked Off: Why Are Loading Screens in Games Still Annoying?
Well after a week break, we’re back and angry as ever and loading screens are in the hot seat. I know I’m not alone with...