Ever wanted to make your own video game? Chances are that if you’re serious about gaming, and it’s one of your main hobbies, you’ve considered the possibility. Or maybe you fancy a change of career, and you know heaps about games, but simply find the idea of diving into the …
Read More »Watch 7 minutes of Fallout 76 online gameplay full of nukes, multiplayer and settlement building
If you want to see some Fallout 76 (opens in new tab) gameplay then you’re in luck. We’ve pulled out 7 minutes of action from Bethesda’s reveal last night showing the game in action, including several key features like online play, settlement building and the ability to nuke the map …
Read More »Assassins Creed Odyssey could be the first in the series to not feature the hidden blade
When you think about Assassin’s Creed you probably think about clambering over rooftops, leaping off perilously high buildings into the protective embrace of a haybale, and also of sliding the cool metal of your hidden blade into countless pesky soldiers. But, there’s a question as to whether Assassin’s Creed Odyssey …
Read More »Bethesda E3 rumors: From Rage 2 and Fallout 76, to Wolfenstein and Elder Scrolls 6 (cross *everything*!)
The Bethesda E3 2018 conference promises to be… eventful. Ever eclectic, never one to be limited by the expected, the publisher and sometime developer has a hot cauldron of mystery brewing for this year. The Bethesda E3 rumors are bubbling hard and fast. Rage 2 (opens in new tab) was …
Read More »PS4s Dreams is a toy box of delights, even when youre trying to build a nightmare
We do not deserve Media Molecule. Hands on with Dreams, the dazzling game and toy box of artistic tools, it’s immediately clear that my talents are not worthy of its potential. But somehow, building a wonky world for Francis the fox character, and creating my own soundtrack for it like …
Read More »Xbox E3 rumors: from Crackdown 3 to Fable – the likely, the possible, and what dreams are made of
It’s that time of year again: video game Christmas, otherwise known as E3. It’s all about new games, announcements and trailers. There’ll be a lot of E3 2018 games overall, but what has Microsoft got planned for Xbox One? Some things are almost certain, like Crackdown 3 for example. But …
Read More »7 cool Hearthstone decks that could shake up The Witchwood meta
Hearthstone’s Year of the Raven (opens in new tab) is officially in full swing, ushered in by The Witchwood, the newest expansion full of spooky monsters and new effects. We’re only a week into this brave new meta, but even with three older sets rotating out of Standard and an …
Read More »The new God of War highlights the problem with parenting in video games
There’s a bit at the end of the original God of War (opens in new tab) that, while it even seemed a bit grimly comic at the time, I’d probably find completely unplayable now. The plot, in case you need a refresher is that Ares, the OG God of War, …
Read More »My time in Scum, the online survival game that let me poop in anger
My PAX East 2018 demo for Scum, the upcoming online survival game from Gamepires, Croteam, and Devolver Digital, did not go to plan. It started with me fleeing the lobby area where the rest of the players were murderously passing time while waiting for a competitive mode to begin, and …
Read More »Yoko Taro interview: favorite anime, mobile games, and sad endings
Wearing a simple black hoodie, olive green capris, and a beanie, Yoko Taro is, to put it bluntly, a bit underwhelming in person. Sitting across from him in a hotel meeting room at PAX East 2018 (opens in new tab), I find it somewhat hard to believe this is the …
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