Imagine an arcade filled with rows of rectangular pods. As you climb into one and slide the door shut, the only illumination in the otherwise black interior comes from a huge monitor and a cornucopia of blinking buttons. In front of you there’s a joystick and throttle, along with two …
Read More »Fighting, fishing, and Connect4 – there’s way more to co-op adventure A Way Out than you think
How many games allow two, very burly men to wade into a small stream and splash each other for fun? Go on – take your time. The answer is one: A Way Out. Ok, time for some context. I’m sat with Josef Fares, creator of the game, and the guy …
Read More »You died, Demons Souls – with servers shut down, fans share their favorite memories of the game
At approximately 9:00 UTC, February 28 2018, Atlus pulled the plug on Demon’s Souls’ online servers (opens in new tab), after nearly a decade of players fighting with and against each other in the kingdom of Boletaria. Given that its unique multiplayer angle was such a key, compelling part of …
Read More »One year later – I’m still playing Horizon Zero Dawn, and still can’t quite believe it wasn’t Game of the Year 2017
Horizon Zero Dawn (opens in new tab) turns one year old today. While creator – Guerrilla Games – will undoubtedly be celebrating its own incredible technical achievement, the game’s healthy sales (7.6 million copies (opens in new tab)), and overwhelmingly positive feedback from critics and players, there will undoubtedly be …
Read More »Celebrate Horizon Zero Dawn’s birthday with these phenomenal photo mode shots
I know, I know. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a whole year since Horizon Zero Dawn (opens in new tab) first graced the PS4. Robot dinosaurs? Roaming through an environment lush enough to make Mother Nature faint with awe? Made by the studio behind Killzone, of all things? …
Read More »Forget sex, violence, and loss – video games need to be better at romantic love to truly evolve
I think games are scared of love. Even the most heartwarming of moments in games are often shrouded in layers of humour, horror, or artistic license. Unlike in some of the most enduring movies of all time, love in games is often treated as a byproduct or narrative device used …
Read More »Humans have f*cked up the world, and in the RPG Werewolf: The Apocalypse, the werewolves are taking it back
Vampires are about as common in video games as zombies. It’s about time that their supernatural cousins, werewolves, finally made a comeback in their very own action RPG. And sure enough, White Wolf’s upcoming game Werewolf: The Apocalypse is a breath of fresh air (with just a hint of the …
Read More »Everything Assassins Creed Origins ending tells us about the future of the series
If the name didn’t give it away, this article is going to spoil EVERYTHING about Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab). No, seriously, all of it. Scroll past the gif for what’s to come. Otherwise, why not check out our definitive best Assassin’s Creed games (opens in new tab) …
Read More »9 rumors people believed about GTA games (that were completely true)
You’ve probably heard the saying that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I feel like that’s kind of off-base, because in Grand Theft Auto, I can do a ton of different things and get a ton of different results and it’s still certifiably …
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