3DS
Back in January of this year I decided to splurge a bit and pre-order the limited edition Majora's Mask New 3DS XL. It came in the mail about a month later just in time for me to finish off my playthrough of Majora's Mask 3D on it, and it was a good time. What…
Batman
Welp, folks, here we are. Another AAA release and the internet is, again, set ablaze from the pitchforks and torchlights of angry gamers having to sit through another title that’s broken at launch. Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Knight released today and even though review threads popped up four days ago with overwhelmingly positive scores, the…
Mankind Divided Gameplay
Square Enix and Eidos Montréal have released an extended 25-minute demo for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided gameplay. The demo was originally shown behind closed doors at this year’s E3, but the video is now available to the public.The E3 demo offers an extensive dive into the dark world of Deus Ex, revealing…
Japan
Recently, Gamasutra covered an illuminating bit of information released from Japan gaming site Famitsu. There were a few interesting bits of information in that story: for one, 2014 was Japan's biggest, most financially successful year for gaming of all time. What could possibly account for this landmark year, with such a lack of big…
Miyamoto
In a recent interview with NPR, legendary Nintendo luminary Shigeru Miyamoto had this to say about the Wii U:
"I think unfortunately what ended up happening was that tablets themselves appeared in the marketplace and evolved very, very rapidly, and unfortunately the Wii system launched at a time where the uniqueness of those features were…
Fallout 4
I don’t think it would be hyperbole to suggest that Bethesda killed it at E3 this year – which, for their first year as an event headliner, is pretty remarkable. Out of all the megatons dropped this conference – the Last Guardian, Shenmue 3, and the FF7 remake – Fallout 4’s announcement was…
This past week at E3 Bethesda announced the next in their line of critically acclaimed role playing games – 'Fallout 4'.Assuming the mantle of a denizen of Vault 111, living all the way from your idyllic family life before the nuclear warheads ravaged the land to your re-emergence in the newly the shattered, fractured landscape…
Titanfall
Developers Respawn have officially announced that a multi-platform sequel to the shooter is in development. This may polarise some gamers opinions, whilst Titanfall was well received on the awards circuit many gamers felt let down by the launch title game.
Here are some thoughts on how to make the sequel a great game:Single…
Nintendo
If you ask anyone what they thought of this years E3, most will tell you that it was one of the better shows of late. Surprise announcements made about games long-thought forgotten, old favourites being lovingly remade and a general sense that over the next 18-24 months, gamers can expect to see some great…
Horror
If you are a survival horror fan of games such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc, and you haven't checked out Outlast, well. You are in for a terrifying ride of your life.Many games with the horror element are not all that spooky. I find they commonly rely on gruesome scenes and jump scares…