Author Archives: Alex Ross-Shaw

22 Windows Phone apps to turn your smartphone into a superphone #windowsphone #wp7 #wp8

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Alex Ross-Shaw

With over 130,000 Windows Phone apps in the marketplace, Microsoft have gone some way to dispelling the notion that Windows Phone doesn’t have the apps to compete with the iPhone and Android markets. Bearing in mind the baked-in functionality of Microsoft Office, … Continue reading →

Posted in Zombies Ate My Xbox | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Classic Board Game Conversions (Part One): Heroquest, because even in a world of magic, only the nerdy kid wants to be the Wizard

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Alex Ross-Shaw

Heroquest was one of a series of board games in the late 80s and early 90s essentially licensed out by Games Workshop to Milton Bradley (MB) Games. Heroquest. A simple word, albeit completely made-up, that sums itself up succinctly. Heroquest. What’s it about? … Continue reading →

Posted in Zombies Ate My Xbox | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What is it about Skyrim that turns off some gamers?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Alex Ross-Shaw

Now the dust has settled on Skyrim after it’s explosive release it’s a good time to assess some of the reaction to the game as the hype dies down to a more nuanced view. One of the things I’ve always noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in Zombies Ate My Xbox | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Homebrew Review Byte-Size Roundup: All the latest games for the ZX Spectrum and C64

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Alex Ross-Shaw

The world of homebrew never sleeps and there’s been a slew of homebrew releases on the ZX Spectrum and C64 over the past few months. Below I’ve reviewed a bunch of them for your delight: Majikazo – ZX Spectrum Majikazo is … Continue reading →

Posted in Zombies Ate My Xbox | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

8-bit compilation Cassette 50 finds a high quality spiritual successor in Taptitude by @FourBrosStudio

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Alex Ross-Shaw

Remember Cassette 50? It was a mega-compilation on the 8-bit systems containing, you guessed it, 50 games on – yup – a single cassette (If you don’t remember cassette games read this). It was generally considered to be chock full … Continue reading →

Posted in Zombies Ate My Xbox | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Droplitz Delight by @blitzarcade shows clever new @windowsphone $0.99 pricing strategy

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Alex Ross-Shaw

It wasn’t that long ago that Microsoft were announcing a price rise for the lowest tier of Xbox LIVE games on the Windows Phone, a move which thankfully never seemed to come to fruition. Since then a number of games including … Continue reading →

Posted in Zombies Ate My Xbox | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The @mimecast email management app for @windowsphone and Android has gone live #wp7 #android

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Alex Ross-Shaw

A while back I reported that the email management company, Mimecast were developing an app for Windows Phone 7 and Android and that the beta was starting soon. Well they decided to skip the beta and publish it straight to … Continue reading →

Posted in Zombies Ate My Xbox | Tagged , , | 1 Comment