It can be hard for competitive games to find and maintain an audience, in large part due to the abundance of titles aiming to become the next prominent eSport. Even among the more popular multiplayer games, sequels or frequent character […]
As E3 fades to a distant memory in the back of our minds, like a traumatic repressed event from our childhoods, speculation has begun on where “the big three” are headed next, particularly as the current generation enters its twilight […]
There have been so many new card releases, it is hard to keep track! Due to the huge amount of reveals, today we will only cover the highlights, but every new card will be shown. We will mainly focus on […]
Let me start this article by saying that it is not a piece about God of War (I’ll also put it in the meta so there is as little misinformation as possible). Rather this is a brief look at an […]
I am a huge fan of horror movies, but there’s something very different about settling in for a visceral horror gaming experience. The advent of VR has only served to further the potential of the genre so, with all the […]
We’ve all seen it before. Our game stars a charismatic protagonist, one that could generally be described as a good person. In the cut-scenes or dialogue they are largely a moral figure, one that we are comfortable playing as. However, […]
Movies may have Jason Bourne. TV may have Jack Bauer. But games, well they definitely have Sam Fisher. These action giants have many things in common: they’re cool, they’re smart, they have severe unresolved anger issues. But more importantly, if […]
In a break from rival FPS series’, Halo: Infinite, the next game in the Halo series, will not have a Battle Royale mode. 343 Industries employee Grim stated that the dev team is not interested in the mode on the latest 343 social stream. This […]
A well-written protagonist can make the difference between a fun game and a memorable storytelling experience that you could remember fondly for years. Player demand, decisions by developers or publishers, and experimentation within the indie world have spawned a number […]
No Man’s Sky is finally getting its most requested feature: multiplayer. Launching July 24th, the NEXT update brings with it the ability to team up with other players online, and explore, fight, and craft together to your hearts content. A game overshadowed […]
More cards from the new Hearthstone expansion have been revealed. This time, we have been shown powerful and synergistic Mech minions. The Magnetic keyword is becoming an attractive prospect. Radical Robots or just Disguised Toasters? The Boomsday Project promises to […]
Samurai Riot, developed by Wako Games, is a 2D co-op combat game that takes cues from older beat-em-up titles like Streets of Rage. There are a number of features that make this game a very good entry into the genre, […]
I’ve put together an “in no particular order” list article. I’ve done this because I’m a glutton for punishment, particularly at the hands of video game fans, waiting in the wings ready to verbally shiv me to death with their […]
You could be forgiven for not being able to remember id software’s post-apocalyptic FPS from 2011. The game came and went without a great deal of fanfare, and whilst it was considered a competent and enjoyable shooter, RAGE’s forgettable nature […]
Genre: Action, Indie Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Developer: Grip Digital, Terrible Posture Games Publisher: Grip Digital Release Date: 17 July, 2018 OVERVIEW Experience an FPS with bullet-hell intensity in MOTHERGUNSHIP, a game that lets you experience some of the largest […]
Season 5 of the genre juggernaut Fortnite: Battle Royale has officially launched. With season 4 officially in the past, Epic Games has decided to kick off the summer using aspects of many different points of time. Viking ships and villages dot the […]
Let me start this opinion piece by stating that in no way am I biased towards the Xbox as a console. I have owned all major console releases from both Sony and Microsoft since the PlayStation 1 and have had favourites from […]
We seem to live in an era where genre mashups have become the norm, developers blending the design philosophies of previous classics to create interesting new mutations. Hollow Knight is an excellent example of this, combining the semi-open world and […]
With over half of the year behind us, we decided to take a look at our personal favourite games of the year so far. Some of these may be controversial choices, some of them less so, but these very much […]
Boomsday Protocol: Activated! Hearthstone is still going as strong as ever on all fronts. The competitive scene is varied and interesting and content creators are consistent. There are frequent updates to add variety in every game mode and balance the […]
