With GTA 5 (opens in new tab) finally coming out on PC on April 14, we turn to Official PlayStation Magazine (opens in new tab) as they look back at GTA: Vice City… As Hall & Oates warmly warble on Flash FM, Tommy Vercetti really is Out Of Touch. Compare …
Read More »A retro look back at Shadow of the Collossus
As taglines go, ‘into the unknown, ride forth’ isn’t the most attention-grabbing. Even more so when you think of the alternatives Team Ico could have gone with for a game where you stand on the shoulders of giants… then repeatedly stab them to sad, stone-faced death. And yet those five …
Read More »Studio Profile: Simogo
Whenever Simogo attends a game conference, Simon Flesser will give his job title as “a little bit of everything”, while Magnus ‘Gordon’ Gardebäck is referred to as “Strongman”. It’s a typically unorthodox response for a two-man studio that wilfully defies pigeonholing, its output so far taking in whimsical action games …
Read More »Interview with Hidetaka Miyazaki about Bloodborne
Click here (opens in new tab) for more excellent Official PlayStation Magazine articles. Or maybe you want to take advantage of some great offers on magazine subscriptions? You can find them here. The man who birthed Bloodborne Not to spoil the (semi) surprise, but were a mite fond of Hidetaka …
Read More »Batmans T-rating has been holding him back
Everyone knows Batman doesn’t kill people. It’s part of what makes him a shining beacon in the darkness of Gotham City. The problem is that everyone else around him is fucking unhinged. The menagerie of super-villains and psychopaths that haunt the city aren’t afraid to use the people that Batman …
Read More »Microsoft discusses the past, present, and future of Xbox games
The knives have been out for Microsoft since May 2013. That’s when the Xbox One was unveiled to a crowd of vocal Xbox fans who perhaps expected much more than Microsoft was promising. Well, maybe ‘more’ isn’t quite the word: ‘different’ might be more appropriate. While some argue that Microsoft …
Read More »Hinterland aimsto reinvigorate the survival genre with The Long Dark
Fiery watercolour skies and shimmering auroras are how Hinterland chooses to showcase its take on the end of the world, but even the most atmospheric screenshots can’t convey the sound of Canada’s deep north – the thunderous wind that scorns clothing and shakes window panes, or the thoughtful silence that …
Read More »Why are multiplayer-only games such a hard sell? Just ask Titanfall
Don’t look at the first few months of a new year as a gaming dead zone; they’re more of an opportunity. It’s a good time to decompress from the deluge of the previous holiday’s onslaught, and reflect on the games you played over the past 12 months; maybe give some …
Read More »The man who earned a job by playing LittleBigPlanet
“We’ve hired four people from the LBP community” reveals Alex Evans, co-founder of UK studio Media Molecule and creator of LittleBigPlanet (opens in new tab). Including one lucky soul who dodged death to get a job on LBP2. Enter John Beech, or ‘johnee’ to his PSN friends. Two years ago …
Read More »Top 100: Generation-spanning glee makes Wind Waker a true classic
If there’s one moment that symbolises what Wind Waker means to me, and to the Zelda series, it’s when Link descends to the bottom of the vast ocean to find the ancient ruins of Hyrule Castle, suspended in time. Moblins and knights stalk the halls, frozen in their patrol routes. …
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