It’s hard to believe that two months separated the first game in the Dragon Age series and the sequel to Mass Effect. They feel like RPGs from different eras: Mass Effect 2 is a modern-feeling shooter hybrid that moves away from traditional elements like lists of stats, while Dragon Age: …
Read More »The creator of iconic puzzler Myst looks back on its legend – and onwards to new game, Obduction
This interview was conducted by Official PlayStation Magazine Back in 1993, things weren’t going so well for game developers Rand and Robyn Miller. Then they released a highly ambitious project – first-person adventure title Myst – onto the Macintosh and into the wild. Everything changed. Praised by critics and gamers …
Read More »Fallout 4s getting a free weekend and big discounts
Want to play Fallout 4 (opens in new tab) but never got around to it? Good news, it’s having a free weekend and a bunch of discounts. Look, they made a trailer to announce it and everything: It’s taking place this weekend, from May 25-28 but there’s a catch – …
Read More »Baywatch review: “Unfunny, unthrilling and unsexy”
On paper, Baywatch sounds ripe with guilty pleasure: an update on one of the most popular, and cheesy, TV shows of all time, played for giggles and filled with beautiful people, wearing little. On screen, Baywatch flounders. If you’re hoping for the meta-yet-mainstream smart-stupid fun of the Jump Street (opens …
Read More »Destiny 2 wont have Grimoire Cards, heres why
For Destiny 2 (opens in new tab), Bungie is bidding farewell to one of its strangest storytelling tools; never again will you unlock a Grimoire Card. If you’re not familiar with the concept, they’re basically an even more hardcore version of a post-credits scene: Grimoire Cards tell you a lot …
Read More »I’ve played Destiny 2: here are the 6 things you need to know (and how they change everything)
So Destiny 2 (opens in new tab) has been revealed. You’ve seen the trailers. You’ve seen the first gameplay (opens in new tab). You’ve heard the broad strokes of the new, socially-minded structure and the vastly more fleshed-out open-world planets. But there’s one thing you haven’t done. You haven’t played …
Read More »8 questions I have after watching Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant (opens in new tab) is out on Digital Download now, and while the movie does have some excellent moments, it’s also kind of a mess. Containing multiple revelations about what happened after Prometheus (opens in new tab), as well as a couple of big lore drops for the …
Read More »Try out Nintendos upcoming Switch fighter Arms with two Global Testpunch events, starting May 26
Nintendo’s first new franchise for the Switch arrives next month in the form of Arms, a colorful fighting game starring a handful of cartoony characters equipped with a variety of strechy arm attachments. With Arms, it appears that Nintendo is hoping it can do for brawlers what Splatoon did for …
Read More »PES 2018 release date is 14 September, includes Master League overhaul and online 3 vs 3 co-op
The old season isn’t quite over yet, but you can already start looking forward to the new one with PES 2018 today confirmed for a 14 September release. Konami’s latest festival of goals, saves and Neymar-top-off celebrations is bound for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC – the …
Read More »Destiny Funko Pops are bringing adorable doom to a galaxy near you
At some point Funko will run out of things to pop, but until then we can enjoy the disproportionate head-to-body ratio of Destiny (opens in new tab)’s finest. There are eight figures in all, including two versions of Crota with a limited edition glowing option to keep you company at …
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