I hate the console wars. Up until the most recent PS5 and Xbox Series X/S generation, I’ve only ever owned one console at a time. I started out with the PS1 – yes, I’m that young/old (please delete as applicable), then moved on to the PS2. However, the next generation had me jump ship to […]
E3 Only Highlights The Growing Problem Of Unrealistic Gamer Expectations
E3 2021 hasn’t been the onslaught of announcements many of us expected it to be. It remains an excellent showcase for the future of the medium, but one that was always going to be hamstrung by the circumstances that define its current existence. We’re currently in the midst of a global pandemic, with the Electronic […]
The Sable Demo Is Game Of The Year Until Sable Comes Out
Sable, the gorgeous, sandy blend of Journey and Team Ico, doesn’t launch until September 23, although you can currently play a free demo on Xbox Series X/S. It’s not the lengthiest snippet around town – there’s probably about 90 minutes’ worth of objectives to complete – although this alone is indicative of how Sable is […]
Day 3 Of E3 Showed Us Everything But Games
Today’s official E3 channel on Twitch maintained over 100k viewers for the entire eight-hour stream. Between official channels on Twitch and YouTube, as well as individual outlets and streamers covering the events, and of course, the publishers each hosting the events on their own dedicated channels, it’s likely E3 Day 3 pulled in views in […]
Official Xbox Mini Fridge Will Be Available For All This Holiday, "Xbox And Chill"
Friendships? They come and go, but you know what’s forever? Memes. Memes last forever. Sound dorky? You’re probably right, but the fact is that companies have been incorporating “meme culture” into marketing strategies more and more in recent years, and the effect is hard to deny. The team over at Xbox is a perfect example, handing […]
FAR: Lone Sails Takes To The Sea With Upcoming Sequel FAR: Changing Tides
Frontier Foundry has announced its publishing partnership with Swiss-based development team Okomotive on their next title, FAR: Changing Tides, a sequel to the award-winning FAR: Lone Sails. The game was unveiled at the PC Gaming Show and sees players swap sand for the sea as they set sail in an abandoned boat to explore the […]
Zoom In: Dragon’s Dogma’s Pawn System Removes The Most Toxic Element Of Online Play: Other Players
I could name many reasons for Dragon’s Dogma’s success: it has great combat, varied classes, and huge monsters roaming through the world. Despite all those fantastic features, what truly sets Dragon’s Dogma apart from other RPGs is the Pawn system – a mechanic that allows you to loan your personal customisable companion to other players […]
Playing The Mass Effect Trilogy For The First Time In 2021
I missed out on Mass Effect when I was younger. It always held that mythical status as one of the best sci-fi RPGs out there, yet whenever I looked at it I got that strange feeling I used to get with the likes of Matt Damon and Brad Pitt. It looked a bit bland, a […]
Loki Needs To Let Go Of The MCU
I’m reserving my judgement on the Loki TV show for now. The first episode is only okay, if you ask me, and more interested in setting up the rest of the series than delivering as a standalone thing. But then, it’s the first episode – that’s kind of its job. Falcon and the Winter Soldier […]
Mass Effect’s Shepard Faces The Same Problems As Civil War’s Captain America
pcpcIf you’ve played through the Mass Effect trilogy, you’ll be keenly familiar with the long-winded ballet of circumnavigating the Council’s bullshit. Evidence mounts but it’s never enough while scheming backstabbers play politics with the will and wellbeing of the people beneath their game of climb-the-ladder. It’s tough to get to that infamous endpoint and want […]