Some consider Altered Beast to be one of the best games to emerge from a ‘golden age’ of arcade play. Others will readily decry it as an awful experience, riddled with bad mechanics, poor movement, and inconsistent combat. UK magazine ‘Mega’ included it in their top ten worst Mega Drive …
Read More »10 amazing Far Cry 5 Arcade levels from Star Wars to Saw, Silent Hills to The Last of Us and more
Ubisoft’s ‘make your own level’ Arcade game editor in Far Cry 5 (opens in new tab) has been used to make some cool things. But by far the most impressive creations are when people create something recognisably not Far Cry, like movies to whole other game franchise. The skill here …
Read More »“You can’t kill Lara Croft!” – Eidos Montreals boss on completing a trilogy with Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the final game in the rebooted trilogy that refreshed the Lara Croft mythos, taking us back to her first adventures. Now Eidos Montreal studio head David Anfossi has spoken to our own Official Xbox Magazine (opens in new tab) about how the story marks …
Read More »Fortnite 50v50 returns with some tweaks, and Final Fight is going to the vault for now
Fortnite has ditched the Final Fight rules variant for larger team battles and gone back to 50v50. In a situation mirroring the ongoing difficulties in resurrecting Fortnite Playground mode and its promise of nigh-unlimited building, Epic Games announced earlier today that it would disable Final Fight (“the mode isn’t quite …
Read More »PlayStation boss says he hears your screams of Fortnite anguish, and Sony is “looking at a lot of the possibilities”
If you’re still fuming that playing Fortnite (opens in new tab) on PlayStation means you can’t use the same account on any other console, there’s a small ray of hope breaking through the clouds courtesy of one of Sony’s MVPs. Shawn Layden, the genial president and CEO of Sony Interactive …
Read More »Westworld season 2 showrunner explains the finale’s biggest mysteries and what’s next
So, that Westworld season 2 (opens in new tab) finale then? Wow. It was a bit of a doozy, right? You’re probably still reeling from the 90 minute WTF extravaganza, but no doubt you’ll have questions too – I know I did! So I asked the one person who was …
Read More »“I couldn’t spoil what happened even if I tried” – The internet reacts to the Westworld season 2 finale
It’s over. The Westworld season 2 finale (opens in new tab) capped off a season filled with twists, turns, and more than a few tricks hidden up Robert Ford’s immaculately rolled-up sleeves. The 90-minute show-stopper, inevitably, had a lot of people talking – right up until its very final moments. …
Read More »The Resident Evil 2 remake looks spectacular in the new Resi 7 engine (and also horrible. Really horrible)
The Resident Evil 2 (opens in new tab) announced at E3 2018 sounds like a dream come true – the original game reimagined in the Resi 7 (opens in new tab) engine, and with that classic Resi 4 (opens in new tab) over the shoulder camera. Now we’ve got 24 …
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 will have “multiple endings”
If you hadn’t guessed it by now, Ubisoft is doing things a little big differently for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (opens in new tab). For the first time in the series’ history it’s an RPG, and it comes complete with narrative choices that will influence the events that roll out throughout …
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