2021 was another blockbuster year for the video game industry. While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the global economy, the game industry continued to grow despite delays to many high-profile releases. Last year the industry brought in an estimated $180.3 billion […]
Having received my copy of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition back at launch, I’m taking my second journey through the series at a slower pace than I’m sure most people are. I finished Mass Effect 1 back in May and found […]
Typically, during Nintendo Direct showcases I feel either incredible hype or deep bitterness. Today, I felt both of those and a whole range of other emotions. For instance, I was ecstatic seeing Bayonetta 3. It has been 4 long years […]
The idea of a game remake is nothing new. The industry was experiencing game remakes as early as the GameCube remake of Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. However, the idea of a full-on remake of a […]
A top 10 list of games is always one of the toughest things to produce. You will inevitably forget some, not include others’ favorites, or not have played some of the console’s especially excellent games or some of its cult […]
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) single-handedly authored the future of videogames with its US nationwide release in 1986. Its North American platform development between 1983 and 1985 saw decisions that determined the fate of console gaming for decades to come. […]
That’s right folks, it’s finally happening, we are getting an official big boy PlayStation Showcase this Thursday September 9th. The hype is careening through the roof, and Sony itself is leaning into it, not deconfirming one thing besides a showing […]
The NEO•GEO AES (Advanced Entertainment System) released on April 26, 1990 and delivered on an incredible promise- it gave gamers the arcade experience at home. The AES games were the same software running on the NEO•GEO MVS (Multi Video System) […]
Having recently just played through the HD remaster of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword after a decade, I now realise that my negative memories of my first playthrough in 2011 were a little unwarranted. *Beware! Some minor spoiler ahead* […]
Folks, I’m just gonna put out there what everyone has been thinking since the middle of June: We’ve waited long enough for Sony’s next big PlayStation showcase. I’m not talking about the occasional State of Play or the more focused-on-one-game […]
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic isn’t a game that’s particularly well known. There’s a very good chance you either haven’t heard of this title, or your memory of it has only popped into your head after having seen the […]
Wow. What a whirlwind Blue Box Game Studios has led us on this past week. With just a few cryptic tweets, a mysterious app, a mysterious game, and lots of explained but at the same time bizarre delays, BBGS had […]
A Look Back… The year was 1994. Ace of Base dominated the music charts, while R. Kelly and Aaliyah were also in rotation, kicking off events that would ultimately make us wildly uncomfortable 25 years later. “Forrest Gump” had captured […]
The Xbox is turning 20 this year, meaning it can almost legally drink in the United States, and can already sneak across the border into Canada and enjoy a Molson with some Timbits. But has it aged gracefully? Here’s a […]
I should preface this piece by first pointing out that I am a giant Lord of the Rings nerd and, as such, anything which falls within its canon is instantly, inherently appealing. That being known, it is my pleasure to […]
I am a bit of a Total War fanboy and history nerd at large, so I thought it pertinent to run you through the very best (and worst) the series had to offer. It really did turn out to be […]
Welcome, everyone, to the annual GameRVW Writers’ Game Of The Year Awards. We asked some of our brightest and best to give their personal choice for the coveted Game of the Year title and why, with the different selections covering […]
Body positivity isn’t typically the first thing we think of when it comes to gaming. When browsing the App Store however, it doesn’t take long to find content that encourages users to alter their image through distortion, retouching and even […]
“For who among us has touched the foundations of this world and deemed them solid?” -Dr. Theodore Ash, former Head of Research at the Federal Bureau of Control In Remedy Entertainment’s latest game, Control, players step into the shoes of […]
Have you ever been in a situation where the gaming media, the internet, and even your friends are raving about a certain title that has critical acclaim that you just don’t understand the hype for? I Just Don’t Get It?! […]
