This past year there have been an absolute load of announcements for games coming out in 2012 and beyond. There were also some good game releases last year as well. But there has been something that has been niggling me about some of the latest announcements which make me think that game developers are fixing things before they are broken. I.E. Rebooting game franchises. In some respects some games need in but most of the time games don’t need a [...]
Back in the days when I was playing the PlayStation 2 and the Original Xbox. I didn’t give a second thought to downloadable content (or DLC to us savvy gamers out there) or game add ons. I would spend hours on end happily playing and replaying games. Back on the PS2 I was playing things like Tekken and Soul Caliber happy in the knowledge that if I wanted that new costume or new character for my roster. I would have [...]
It certainly sucks to be you right now, Sony. All that PSN hacking nonsense can’t have been very good for business; you’re being sued and investigated for it by multiple parties, you’ve shut off the ability for many indie developers to get their revenue and cost yourself and other companies tons of money in the process. On top of that, you’ve also made it a lot harder for people to trust you in the future, and you’ve caused a load [...]
Everyone reading this right now, I need you to sit down. I’m about to deliver news that may be incredibly shocking and could cause you to fall off your chair, which is why I recommend you put a crash mat around where you’re sitting because this news could change your life forever… Some people don’t like videogames. Not only that, but some of them actively refuse to fully understand them, revel in their ignorance and limited knowledge and go on [...]
Something that has become a bigger and more pressing issue in the world of games recently is the portrayal of women. After the “dickwolves” saga Penny-Arcade went through and some of my favoured sites like GJAIF harping on and on about similar issues, I found it increasingly difficult to keep silent on the issue. With the newest ‘controversy’ arising recently, I felt that even though I’m about as qualified to talk about this as I am to pilot a submarine, [...]
I must admit that the title may be reactionary, but this week EA have announced that they are planning to join Ubisoft in ditching their video games instruction booklets in order to cut their printed materials down by 40%. All well and good for the environment, but is it the way forward? I know that I can’t speak for all of the gamers out there as I write this, but when it comes to video games, films, comics, graphic novels [...]
When I play a game, I am always up for a bit of a challenge. I look at some FPS titles and can’t help but whack the difficulty up to max and count the seconds it takes for me to get totally disemboweled by zombies or space aliens. Even though I do like the challenge I am never that great at it, Games are supposed to be fun at the end of the day, this is why I play them. [...]
In the past few months there have been an absolute load of announcements for games coming out in 2011 and beyond. There were also some good game releases last year as well. But there has been something that has been niggling me about some of the latest announcements which make me think that game developers are fixing things before they are broken. I.E. Rebooting game franchises. In some respects some games need in but most of the time games don’t [...]
I didn’t enjoy Final Fantasy XIII – amidst the beautiful visuals, and the… erm. Well, aside from the beautiful graphics, the game left me feeling entirely underwhelmed. While previous titles in the series had kept me entertained sometimes for over 100+ hours at a time, XIII felt like an empty shell of a game. Gone were the cities, full of civilisation and places to explore, instead forcing us to shop through menus at save points while we were forced to [...]
I sprint across the lush green fields, trusty spear held ready at my side. Looking forward, there’s a fortress that beckons me to draw closer, my next objective. Its doors swing open, and a sea of enemy soldiers pours from within – but I don’t hesitate. Instead, I swing my weapon with great skill – the blade sweeping through the air gracefully before planting itself into an unprepared soldier. One by one, the enemies fall like leaves. Suddenly, two larger [...]
