Tag Archives: Action

Playing protagonist musical chairs It’s a real feat for a game to actually surprise you. We’ve entered an age where every character reveal, every playable mode, multiplayer feature, or gameplay quirk is carefully calculated and announced at the most opportune moment to build hype to an absolute fever pitch. By …

Just Cause 3 (opens in new tab) from Avalanche Studios is brimming with content – there’s plenty to see and do on the island nation of Medici, and now you can add “referencing memes from 2013” to that list. Doge Mode adds brightly colored, poorly-spelled, and grammatically-incorrect comic sans words …

If you’ve been planning to tackle Bloodborne (opens in new tab)’s Old Hunters DLC (opens in new tab) with a friend like we did (opens in new tab) on Twitch last week (in case you missed the show), you might want to put those plans on hold. The game’s servers …

If the art to winning a battle is biding your time, For Honor’s creative director Jason Vandenberghe should be considered the master of war. “This game has actually been in my head for about 12 years now,” he confesses to us. “I pitched it to anyone who would listen, and …

When drafting Rise of the Tomb Raider (opens in new tab), writer Rhianna Pratchett drew upon her relationship with her late father (and author of the Discworld novels) Terry Pratchett to create a compelling connection between Lara Croft and her dad. But beyond using her own life experiences to fuel …

What’s the snack of choice for a woman on the go (and by “on the go” I mean “exploring deadly, ancient tombs while being chased by a heavily armed secret society”)? Jaffa Cakes. Rhianna Pratchett, lead writer of the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot (opens in new tab), co-writer of the …

The last Tomb Raider game saw players using crafting to upgrade gear and empower Lara as she explored that scary Japanese Island. The system worked, but the ‘collect random bits’ style of progression could feel a little divorced from the the rest of the game. This time Crystal Dynamics is …

Pikachus on parade Pikachu’s been around the block a few times. He’s been a cartoon character, a World Cup mascot, even – unofficially – a symbol for Hong Kong’s Occupy Central protests. But you might not know that Pikachu’s also, officially, a Halloween fan.This year Pokmon kicks off the 2015 …

Batman: Arkham Knight (opens in new tab) on PC was such a buggy, poorly optimized mess at launch (certainly compared to the PS4 and Xbox One versions) that publisher Warner Bros. Interactive made it unavailable for purchase. Now, four months later, Bats is getting another chance to shine with the …

Obviously some rum stuff went on with Uncharted 4 (opens in new tab) after original director Amy Hennig left Naughty Dog and Todd Stashwick was re-cast. Now it turns out that might have been due to some unwelcome script changes. Neil Druckmann has talked about pitching Uncharted 4’s new story …