My hands nervously twitch beside an ornate bathroom sink as I tap out some white powder onto the marble surface. I pull out my Amex Platinum and rack it up into a hurried yet neat line – I’ve done this thousands of times before. I roll up a hundred-dollar bill, lean down, snort, and shoot […]

I've always loved the historical aspect of the Assassin's Creed games. It's actually the main reason I play them—to experience a period of ancient history and get a sense of what it might have been like to live hundreds or thousands of years ago. Whether it's Victorian London, Ptolemaic Egypt, or Renaissance Italy, Ubisoft's globe-spanning […]

Nintendo and litigation are, by now, inseparable bedfellows, but usually with Nintendo’s lawyers wielding these as cudgels against anyone it perceives as even mildly infringing on its intellectual property. Lawsuits against fan games, emulator and ROM websites, and even a cease-and-desist against customised Joy-Cons shells meant to pay homage to a beloved YouTuber, Etika, and […]

It’s been another strange year for fans of tabletop games. Just as COVID restrictions were relaxed in many communities, the global supply chain broke down. Games that were highly anticipated in January simply failed to show up with backers or on store shelves by the end of the year. But that’s not to say it’s […]

It’s that time of year when games journalists start penning articles detailing their best games of the year – in fact, you’ll already have read many of them on this very site. When I began to think about my own favourites from 2021, however, I realised that my list differs from others. Firstly, I’m not […]

This story-driven adventure has been cut down in size to cram neatly onto the Nintendo Switch and the developers have done a good job in maintaining its narrative heart. True Colors reviewed well on the Playstation and Xbox consoles but this handheld rival doesn’t quite pack the same amount of computing power. So the decision […]

Every weekend VRFocus gathers together vacancies from across the virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) industry, in locations around the globe to help make finding that ideal job easier. Below is a selection of roles that are currently accepting applications across a number of disciplines, all within departments and companies that focus on immersive entertainment. […]

Ever since Robert Downey Jr. stepped into the crimson and gold role of Iron Man, Marvel Studios has held a vice grip on the global box office. Across over 20 films, Kevin Feige has crafted an intricate world of compelling characters and connected storylines. Thanks to these interweaving narratives, each MCU movie holds more meaning […]

2021 has been a great year for art design in games. While the blockbuster releases have been a little thin on the ground thanks to the pandemic, gorgeous looking indie games have lit 2021 up. When the site came up with our nominations for The Game Awards, Best Art Design was the category we became […]

Cyberpunk 2077 is a good game. Under all of the bugs, glitches, marketing, controversy and countless other obstacles CD Projekt Red has inflicted upon itself sits a compelling RPG with a creative vision I can't help but respect. It remains a flawed and cowardly exploration of cyberpunk fiction, but I can't deny that I wasn't […]