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Last month, I admitted I had a problem: my Steam wishlist was getting out of control. It had crept up to 99 games (and was even bigger than that by … Continue Reading Free and easy: <em>more</em> no-cost games on Steam
On the evening of 11 June 2020, Sony took to both YouTube and Twitch to reveal the PlayStation 5 to the world after much speculation. Millions of viewers turned in … Continue Reading PlayStation 5: waiting for the hype to blow over
The annual gaming expos are some of my favourite events of the year, so I’m sad that many of them have been cancelled for 2020. The horrible threat of COVID-19 … Continue Reading Online gaming expos: digitally drained
I have a problem. I guess you could say it’s becoming an addiction, and I’m ready to admit that I need to do something about it before it goes too … Continue Reading Wishlist war: too many video games
Anyone who regularly visits Later Levels or watches our streams will know my stepson. Ethan’s observations on video games have resulted in several posts, a few of which are my … Continue Reading Coming of age: gaming with my stepson
How much time have you spent in front of a screen since the lockdown started? I’ve always been partial to playing video games and I’m no stranger to sitting in … Continue Reading Screen savers: non-gaming lockdown hobbies
When Jonez from NekoJonez’s Gaming Blog kindly nominated Later Levels for a Real Neat Blog Award in December, he asked bloggers to share which video game series they’d choose to … Continue Reading More pointing-and-clicking wanted
With the UK now into its fifth week of lockdown thank to the coronavirus, many of us are turning to our video games for entertainment. But what if there’s someone … Continue Reading Good games for non-gamers
It’s Easter! There may be a lot of other stuff going on in the world right now but that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to celebrate the start … Continue Reading Hop to it: bunnies in video games
Gaming can involve more than playing video games, particularly if you’re a blogger. Sometimes you need help deciding which title to pick up next. At others, you need advice on … Continue Reading Good resources for gamers
If you’re a blogger, do your friends and family know you write? Do they follow your site and show their support, maybe even leaving a like or comment occasionally? Or … Continue Reading Keeping my blogging to myself
#BloggerTalk is an event that takes place over on Twitter from 21:00 to 22:00 GMT on Thursdays. Each week, everyone is invited to give their thoughts on a specific question … Continue Reading <em>#BloggerTalk</em>: 12 March 2020
While working our way through 50-days of streaming for GameBlast20, a new viewer popped up in the Twitch chat one evening and asked how old my other-half and I were. … Continue Reading Never growing up: too old for gaming?
Attempting a 50-day challenge for this year’s GameBlast20 event gave my other-half and I the perfect excuse to spend plenty of time with video games and each other. The idea … Continue Reading 50-days of non-completion
The schedule for our 50-day challenge for GameBlast20 made use of a theme for each day of the week. For example, Indie Mondays gave us as chance to play some … Continue Reading <em>Herdy Gerdy</em>: my little gaming secret
At the time of writing, news that the Coronavirus has now arrived in the UK has just made the headlines. It has spread to every region in China, infecting around … Continue Reading Heroes wanted: video games and the end of the world
