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Half Life 2 promo art featuring Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance

A Look Back at Half Life 2 and its Legacy

Matt Clarke March 14, 2026

It’s difficult to describe the levels of hype that I felt leading up to the release of Half Life 2, and I know I wasn’t alone. This was a generation-defining…

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I made a game: Reaction Distraction

Matt Clarke March 14, 2026

Last summer, I collaborated with my mate Mark Vale to create our very first mobile game app. It’s all about pushing buttons as fast as you can. So, a great…

ARC Raiders promo image featuring 3 raider characters

The Pacifist’s Guide to Raiding in the Rustbelt

Matt Clarke March 13, 2026

Don’t kill people. That’s the ARC’s job. Make no mistake, I ain’t no softie. Just coz I won’t attack you first, don’t mean I won’t defend meself from a rat…

Resident Evil 4, Rogue Prince of Persia, Cairn

Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, Cairn, Rogue Prince of Persia

Matt Clarke March 10, 2026

I’ve got an enormous backlog to catch up with, so my gaming time has been pretty varied lately as I jump from one thing to another. I’m squeezing every spare…

The 5 Funniest Moments of Expedition 33

Matt Clarke March 10, 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a depressing game. It’s epic and majestic, but undoubtedly bleak. Luckily, it also has some hilarious moments timed with comedic perfection, which somehow never feel…

Cult of the Lamb screenshot of three of the evil bosses.

Review – Cult of the Lamb

Matt Clarke March 8, 2026

I recently played through Cult of the Lamb, a satirical take on the concept of running a demonic cult. It turns horrific things like sacrificial rituals, cannibalism and straight up…

New Design Announcement

Matt Clarke March 8, 2026

Hello, world! This post marks the moment in time and space when BangClickReload got a little redesign and was dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Every post before…

Currently Playing – Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Raft, Lonely Mountains Downhill

Matt Clarke October 7, 2020

I’ve been pretty absent from PC gaming for some time, since moving to Canada in early 2017, because I haven’t had a proper computer to play games on. That has…

Review – Quantum Break

Matt Clarke October 7, 2020

I don’t know many people who played Quantum Break, and nobody ever talks about it anymore, so it must have been rather forgettable for those who did. Even as I…

Doki Doki Literature Club main characters

Review – Doki Doki Literature Club

Matt Clarke February 17, 2018

Doki Doki Literature Club has dug its way into my chest and ripped me apart over the last couple of nights. It’s a free visual novel game where you get…

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