History of a Hero

Arthas moments before killing his father

History of a Zero: Arthas, The Lich ...

Gouji Rokakku and Giovanni both have resolved storylines, at least somewhat, they could return in their series again but we also shouldn’t get our...

History of a Zero: Rocket Boss Giova...

With all the commotion surrounding Pokémon’s first ever true sequels, Black and White 2..., it’s time once again to look back at its roots. Last

History of a Zero: Gouji Rokkaku

Round 2 of History of a Zero officially begins. Last week we went into a lengthy speculation about the ghostly spectre that is Dark Link, his origins, and just...

History of a Zero: The Mystery of Da...

It’s been a good few weeks since our last nostalgic journey through the history books of Splinter Cell... star, Sam Fisher. You should remember my little

History of a Hero: Alucard

The Castlevania series has been long in the making. Debuting in 1987, the Belmont clan began their crusade to rid the world of the evil, resurrecting demon...

History of a Hero: Cloud Strife

He may be getting rather old now and not one to have seen the light of day in a while, but enough fans have screamed for Square to remake his game whether they screw...

Sam's troubled concept for Conviction didn't make its way into the final game

History of a Hero: Sam Fisher

Ubisoft’s line of Tom Clancy endorsed action heroes continues just as strong as they day they started. Huge amounts of games have graced modern day platforms...

History of a Hero: Kaim Argonar

The millennium stretching story of this week’s History of a Hero story focus didn’t quite get the attention and recognition I humbly think to this day...

History of a Hero: Mario

For history of a hero this week, we turn to a slightly unorthodox hero, but arguably one of the most heroic heroes of all time: Mario. Since his original incarnation...

Red's updated sprite in FireRed/LeafGreen

History of a Hero: Red – Kanto...

The fascinating, ever expanding world of Pokémon has grown substantially throughout it’s fifteen year period. But for many of us, we grew up with the...

History of a Hero: Pit

Nintendo are a company of very many characters. They make their big bucks from the use of their own mascots like any other company would. But the difference...

Jim's shady past of criminal activity still plagues his mind to this day

History of a Hero: James ‘Jim&...

The past weekend was one of those weekends, full of StarCraft ...competitions and tournaments all over the country. And for that, it only seems fitting that

Sonic's true 3D design debuted in Sonic Adventure - A launch title for Sega's ill-fated Dreamcast console

History of a Hero: Sonic the Hedgeho...

Coming back from the Christmas break we find ourselves itching to jump straight into the week’s History of a Hero. The series has been going on for a good...

History of a Hero: Dante

For the many millions that adopted Sony’s market murdering PlayStation 2 console back in the day, Devil May Cry... was a sort of saviour sort the platform.

History of a Hero: Ryu Hayabusa

These days it seems video games are taking the route of boyhood dreams of zombies, monsters and soldiers. The popular ninja seems lost in our minds to the point...

Handguns are typically Chris' weapon of choice to compliment his agility and sharpshooting skills

History of a Hero: Chris Redfield

With rumors spreading about the inevitable announcement of Resident Evil 6 and the barrage of content detailing the impending release of Resident Evil:...

History of a Hero: Samus Aran

Continuing a trend sprouting from last weeks edition of History of a Hero, we’re taking another trip through the Nintendo empire to the second character...

History of a Hero: Link

For the 3rd week of the series we present you with a famous protagonist from the wonderfully creative minds at Nintendo. This Hero currently has over 14 titles...

Klonoa would start to look a little taller in his later adventures

History of a Hero: Klonoa

In this weekly article series we take a look at the history of some of gaming’s most memorable and influential characters from across the decades. Starting...

The final design of Spyro took the form of a small dragon stood on all fours

History of a Hero: Spyro the Dragon

In this new weekly article series we will take a look at the history of some of gaming’s most memorable and influential characters from across the decades....