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. …
Read More »Can Fable Legends be a success?
Fable Legends is not so much a gamble as a collection of high-risk wagers. The first and most obvious is the drastic departure it represents for the series which offers, traditionally, a humorous romp through Albion, a fantasy land amalgam of old English folk tales, Robin Hood-style heroics and Monty …
Read More »Ori and the Blind Forest is almost out of the woods
“Even now, after four years of development, I find myself playing Ori almost every day and still enjoy it so much.” Show-off. The rest of us have had to put up with a lengthy delay to Moon Studios’ console-exclusive debut. But, as director Thomas Mahler explains, Ori’s entire existence can …
Read More »Ping from the Radar – Letter from the Editor
Dear readers, It’s been a few months since we first joined forces with Total Film and SFX to bring you TV and movie news and now it’s time for our next phase! We’ve relaunched our news channel and we’re bringing gaming brands that you may already know and love like …
Read More »Everybodys Gone to the Rapture – should you join them?
When we Brits do the apocalypse, we do it in style. We’ll have none of this exploding petrol station nonsense, nor any of that revolver-touting, sunglasses-wearing, one-liner spouting poppycock. No, sir. We take our end times with no sugar and a stiff upper lip, thank you very much. We are, …
Read More »Susan Calman: My Favourite Game
Susan Calman is a Scottish comedian, writer and actor who regularly guests as a panellist on BBC Radio 4 shows including The News Quiz and The Unbelievable Truth. In 2007, she won a BAFTA as part of the cast of Channel 4 sketch show Blowout, while 2013 saw the debut …
Read More »The city is the star in Tom Clancys The Division
Thanks to Watch Dogs not being quite as ‘next-genny’ as previously suggested, a lot of hope now rests on the shoulders of Ubisoft’s The Division (opens in new tab), with its tantalising mix of MMORPG concepts, third-person shooting, and, of course, realistic car-door-closing action. Most of Ubi’s chatter has been …
Read More »20 best video game toys of Toy Fair 2015
The fairest of them all Toy Fair 2015 crept up slowly and then was over in a flash, as usual! This mammoth show features nearly every toy company on the planet as they all show off their newest products. To survive, you’ll require comfortable shoes for hours of wandering, knees …
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