Gjallarhorn is back! If you’re not a Destiny player, that statement probably won’t send a tingle of excitement down your spine, or conjure up a warm memory from your past, and I’m sorry for you. Really I am. However, for a hardened Guardian it’s a big deal; a huge deal, …
Read More »Star Trek cameos
Peter Jackson, Stan Lee, Alfred Hitchcock… no one can resist a good cameo. Movies and TV shows a littered with familiar faces and Star Trek is no exception. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, here’s nine Star Trek cameos from the movies and the various series, including Seth MacFarlane, Christian Slater, …
Read More »The Witcher 3 Game of The Year Edition out tomorrow along with a new patch
Soon, Geralt’s journey will come to an end and he’ll finally have a chance to rest his weary soul for a spell. CD Projekt Red is releasing a The Witcher 3 (opens in new tab): Game of the Year Edition tomorrow, compiling all of his adventures and DLC over the …
Read More »RadioRadar+ Podcast 45: Deus Ex divides us and we rodeo Titanfall 2
The Big Topic: The puzzles of Deus Ex Go and the politics of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Further Discussion: The explosive Titanfall 2 pre-alpha tech test What we’re into: Reigns’ darkly brilliant simplicity Adam Jensen is back in a couple new Deus Ex games, and the GamesRadar+ crew convenes (not …
Read More »Scalebound has been hiding a fundamental gameplay system from us. But now that Ive seen it, Im very excited indeed
Up until now, something has felt a bit lacking in Scalebound. Something bold. Something brash. Something aggressive, and clever, and somewhat intricate in its spectacle. In short, something Platinum. Whenever I’ve seen the game, it’s just seemed to miss that certain something that makes the likes of Bayonetta and Metal …
Read More »We slice and dice as For Honors Samurai Assassin, the Orochi
Just to pre-emptively clear up any confusion, we’re here today to talk about Ubisoft’s For Honor, a multiplayer melee between ancient warriors, and not Koei’s musou series Warriors Orochi. But there is an Orochi involved – namely, the Assassin class hero repping the Samurai side in a time-displaced battle against …
Read More »Bye-bye Burn Cards: the big changes coming to Titanfall 2 multiplayer
Titanfall 2 (opens in new tab)’s multiplayer isn’t more of the same. Ok, yes – it still revolves around the ‘pilots and giant mechs’ gameplay that defined the original Titanfall, and provides players with the exhilarating, jetboot-enabled high mobility that’s become de rigeur in the FPS ecosystem. But the key …
Read More »Why it’s worth waiting two more months for Final Fantasy 15
“A Final Fantasy for fans and first-timers” states the splash screen as this demo of the first three chapters of the long-awaited Final Fantasy 15 boots up. A strong statement of intent, and based on my time with it, one that sums up this latest installment in the long-running and …
Read More »Swipe right to go to war, die, repeat: You should be playing Reigns
What is it? A Tinder-esque kingdom sim where you’ll make a series of yes/no decisions in order to shape the future of your kingdom. Also, die a lot. Play it if you like… Deep yet quick games with simplistic interfaces; tons of surprises; the movie Edge of Tomorrow Format: PC …
Read More »59 Sonic games, explained in 10 words or less
Back in 1991, Naoto Oshima and Yuji Naka created Sonic to be Sega’s very own marquee mascot, a big-eyes Super Mario for a new decade of neon nerf footballs and aggressively weird Nickelodeon cartoons. And like any successful mascot, Sonic would go on to star in dozens of spinoffs, comic …
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