How did Zippy Gamer UK choose our nominations for Game of the Year? With a list of nearly twenty nominations, watch as the UK side of Zippy Gamer smashes the dreams of those nominated to bring you the top 8 that will duke it out over the coming weeks! Including all of your podcast regulars and favourites, this special edition examines and scrutinises this years best and brightest in this openin... more.

Game of the Year starts here! To celebrate what has been a phenomenal year in gaming, Zippy Gamer is proud to present the ultimate countdown for game of the year: 10 games go in, only one game leaves! But who should win? And why? We’ll be running down the showdowns as each game takes on one another in an attempt to finally figure out just who is the best! So here’s how the awards are going... more.

[Editor's Note: The game was released a month ago, but this is an article that was written up back in March that never got published. So enjoy!] Some of you may know that right now, Lego Universe is in its beta phase, and is currently running a closed, invitation only preview of the game. I was fortunate enough to be invited into it. And because I love you guys so much, I’ve decided to giv... more.

Well what a wonderfully thoughtful thing this is. Passage is a... er... video game? I think? You see Passage kinda defies the conventions of video game in favor of acting as a piece of art. Which it definitely is. Providing you “get” it. Which hopefully you will. Oh boy... this is going to be tricky to explain... Without ruining anything (not that it can be ruined... you know what I’m ju... more.

Issue 5 of Rapture Rising sees a change of tone. ... more.

In this edition of the podcast Lewis, Dan and Chris discuss Heavy Rain, Pokemon, Blur and Superheroes. Plenty of interesting and riveting discussion is available for your aural pleasure, so click below and enjoy the fun! And remember, we are still accepting questions and we're eager to answer, so click below, listen, and then shoot a question our way! (Click this image to download the MP3 podca... more.

Issue 4 of Rapture Rising sees Jack, the protagonist of Bioshock, confront Dr Steinman, the psychopathic cosmetic surgeon. Despite being a professional, Jack refuses to take Steinman's diagnosis... (Click the image for a high-resolution version) ... more.

This review is difficult to write. No, it's not because I have any major issues with Heavy Rain (or that I'm personally involved in its development), but because I’m not entirely sure a review for it belongs on a site dedicated to games. You see, Heavy Rain might not be a game, but then again it might be, maybe... I don’t know. This isn’t exactly a flying start is it? Let me try to explain w... more.

In a flurry of news, Nintendo announced its new Zelda game was set in space, God of War IV will be an RPG and Microsoft have purchased the moon! Did I fool you? Of course I didn’t, because April 1st has been and gone, and made my job a hell of a lot more difficult than it ought to be.... I’d read an interesting and earth shattering story and think that “Oh, this’ll be great for the article... more.

The third episode of our wonderful show and the focus is on Bioshock, the atmospheric gem of a series that recently saw its sequel released! We talk all things Rapture and even have enough time to squeeze in some talk about Just Cause 2, Red Steel 2, Level up FPS games and even discuss a little politics! Marvel at our latest endeavours below, by clicking the image! ... more.