Posts by James Sheppard

James joined This Is My Joystick as Staff Writer back in May 2010, and has since risen up the ranks to become the Reviews Editor due to his mad English skills (he did a degree in English lit, ya’know?). His occupation involves helping to sift through the fine content of TIMJ, giving it a little polish here and there when needed. He loves buying bargain games - usually more than he actually has time to play. Since TIMJ has shuttered, James can now be found at The Indie Game Website and The Inexperience Points Gaming Podcast.

Hands On: PlayStation 4 & Knack

October 27, 2013 | in Feature

James gets a taster of what Sony have in store for us next generation.

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Planetary Annihilation reverses Minecraft model, charges more for unfinished product

June 14, 2013 | in Editorial

Pay more, get less. Makes sense, right?

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Dead Island: Riptide

May 1, 2013 | in Review

Is Dead Island Riptide a rip-roaringly good time?

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Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army

April 2, 2013 | in Review

What could be more detestable and deserving of death than a zombie? Why, a Nazi zombie of course!

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SimCity

March 18, 2013 | in Review

James dons his mayor’s monocle and top hat in a review of the new SimCity.

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Impire

March 5, 2013 | in Review

James discovers that some games are best left deep underground.

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Demo Impressions: Crysis 3 Multiplayer Open Beta

February 8, 2013 | in Feature

James switches his suit to ‘Maximum Beta Test’ mode.

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Is Playstation Plus just a little too good?

December 17, 2012 | in Editorial

There’s just no pleasing some people…

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A full year later, Kerberos announce Sword of the Stars II is finally playable

October 19, 2012 | in Feature

Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter receives the all-clear from Kerberos CEO.

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Deep Black: Reloaded

June 26, 2012 | in Review

James goes for a swim in Deep Black: Reloaded and finds a lot more sewage than he bargained for.

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