Before diving into Dying Light’s new Hellraid DLC (opens in new tab), let’s address the herd of elephants in the room. Yes, Techland is still working on Dying Light 2 (opens in new tab). Yes, Hellraid (opens in new tab), the studio’s dark fantasy hack n’ slash, is still technically …
Read More »More games should give us the option to walk through worlds, instead of pushing us to sprint through them
Humans, even meta-humans, don’t often converse while sprinting from one place to another. When exploring new places, we don’t reach down and pump up our Air Max shoes for a quick lap around the perimeter. We take our time, drink in the details and admire the view. Our brains notice …
Read More »The making of Cuphead: It was passion and papercuts that helped Studio MDHR learn that the devil is always in the details
Studio MDHR clearly had no idea what it was getting itself into. That we can say now with some degree of certainty. Founders Chad and Jared Moldenhauer had never made a video game before, nor did they know how to, they only knew that they liked playing them. Many of …
Read More »Halo Infinite is set on Zeta Halo Installation 07, 343 confirms
Halo Infinite is being positioned as a spiritual reboot. 343 Industries is building its next-generation Halo to harken back to Master Chief’s earliest adventure, including returning us to a Halo ring – something we haven’t done in the series since Halo 3. While speaking with 343 studio head Chris Lee …
Read More »Star Wars: Squadrons is an intricate dogfighter that offers complexity among the thrills
Star Wars: Squadrons is not the experience you’re expecting it to be. Don’t get me wrong, the space dogfighter does exactly what you want it to do, but it’s a more strategic take on space dogfighting that offers plenty of reward if you go beyond the basics of what your …
Read More »Far Cry 6 cant be just another Far Cry game, but deserves the Assassins Creed: Odyssey and Watch Dogs Legion treatment
Reading the Far Cry 6 (opens in new tab) sales pitch makes for a surprising exercise in deja vu. Monologuing villains, a vast open world to liberate region by region, makeshift weaponry, guns for hire, and a tonal whiplash between its sombre, deeply political story and often outlandish first-person gunplay. …
Read More »With its focus on Assassins Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion, Ubisoft Forward lacked a forward-thinking message
Say what you will about Ubisoft, but it knows how to put on a show. The publisher’s conferences are often a highlight of the season, acting as both a frenetic showcase of the titles it has on the horizon and a celebration of games as a medium. Things were always …
Read More »Big in 2020: Fuser proves that Harmonixs golden touch is as strong as ever
Key info (Image credit: Harmonix) Game Fuser Developer Harmonix Publisher NCSOFT Platforms PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Release Fall 2020 Fuser, Harmonix’s latest ode to the joys of music, flips the script on what you’d expect from the Boston studio. Instead of following in the footsteps of your favourite songs, learning how to …
Read More »Ooblets will be so much more than the indie Pokemon youre expecting
You might think you know Ooblets, but apparently we don’t. There is so much of this creature collecting Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley and Pokemon hybrid that feels wholesome and familiar that you’d be forgiven for thinking you should know exactly what to expect. “It’ll be helpful if people are familiar …
Read More »Dirt 5 hands-on: its the racing game arcade fans have been waiting for
Dirt 5 knows how to make a good first impression. Within seconds of racing around the pristine Nordic town of Henningsvaer in our incredibly ’90s Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V1, I’m treated to gravel and muck being dragged up off the road by my tyres, waves breaking over the bridge I …
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