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Read More »GTA 5 is a staggering simulation of modern-day USA
We’re celebrating the end of an incredible decade for games, movies, and TV shows. GTA 5 is one of the games that defined the last 10 years of play, placing 7th in our 100 best games of the decade rankings. Read on to find out why… They really don’t make ’em like this …
Read More »PlayStation 25th Anniversary: How Sony created the console that redefined the game industry
This is a story that isn’t just about the design of an object made from silicon, plastic and metal. Nor is it just the story of the corporate politics that allowed the project to commence. It’s also the story of sales forces and distribution systems, of marketing strategies and product …
Read More »“This game has a very special place in my heart”: Eiji Aonuma on revisiting The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening
Remaking a 25-year-old Game Boy game would, on first impression, appear to an odd way to follow Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (opens in new tab); after such a groundbreaking reinvention of the Zelda formula, it seems like a step back in more ways than one. But then shifting to …
Read More »Did the story in Days Gone suffer because it crashed up against the limitations of sandbox storytelling?
They say a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do, and it turns out Deacon St John has rather a lot on his personal to-do list. “A murdering drifter camp,” he mutters during one excursion in Days Gone (opens in new tab). “I’ve seen these bastards before, …
Read More »Eve: Aether Wars is a 10,000-player deathmatch destined to “explore the boundaries of human achievement on a large social scale”
The phrase ‘10,000-player deathmatch’ – whether it fills you with excitement, dread or simply curiosity – is difficult to ignore. Creating one was the ambitious goal of Hadean, a London-based engineering company specialising in large-scale simulation. And at this year’s GDC, with the tech demo Eve: Aether Wars, it hit …
Read More »Free-to-play mobile game Sky “like a spiritual sequel of Flower, Journey and Cloud”, explains Jenova Chen
Sky, the next game from Thatgamecompany, is everything you’d expect from a mobile game by the creators of Journey (opens in new tab), and a bold step beyond. Conceived by Jenova Chen in part thanks to emails he’d receive from fans wishing they could play Journey in multiplayer with friends …
Read More »Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: How it created the Metroidvania and changed 2D gaming forever
Hindsight being what it is, we can look back now at the launch of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and see beyond its initial poor sales figures, and the fact that neither Konami or Sony seemed interested in supporting its PlayStation release with much advertising, and see how important and …
Read More »Sea of Thieves has “fully embraced” power levelling, according to the design director (its not what you think)
Most video games comes try to stop powerful players from boosting the hell out of their less-accomplished friends, but Sea of Thieves (opens in new tab) kind of hopes you’ll do just that. Or that you’ll work your own way up the ranks. Or that you’ll disguise yourself as a …
Read More »MGS 5 actress says Kojima was fired, Japanese Snake says teams unchanged – Updated
Update MGS voice actress Donna Burke has commented on her Facebook since her original statement on Twitter regarding Hideo Kojima being fired by Konami. She has clarified her statement and apologised for upsetting everyone. “I agree, Konami – I should be more accurate. “Don’t throw away the last 5 years …
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