The modern office environment has come a long way since the simple days of Casual Friday, and now themed events are all the rage in the working world. Even if you’re not a full on cosplayer by nature, it’s fun to dress up every once in a while on a …
Read More »No Mans Sky is the virtual reality game I have waited my entire life to play
Sean Murray doesn’t like talking to the press. Given what the creative director and the rest of Hello Games has gone through in the last three years I can’t exactly say that I blame him. But here we are all over again, with Murray hesitantly promoting the latest update to …
Read More »Inside Techland: The Polish studio behind Dead Island, Dying Light, and Call of Juarez
There’s a running, in-house joke that the quiet industrial park in which Techland’s head office resides – a dusty maze of rugged trails and residential homes just beyond the city centre of Wroclaw, Poland – is what inspired the ragtag suburbs of Harran that players can roam across in Dying …
Read More »Why Mortal Kombat 11 isn’t “just Mortal Kombat X with prettier graphics and different characters”
Truth be told, there is only one studio on the planet that could be capable of building something as utterly audacious as Mortal Kombat 11 (opens in new tab). And that studio is NetherRealm. This studio has basically torn its most famous creation apart one ligament at a time, all …
Read More »At the heart of Arthur Morgans struggle in Red Dead Redemption 2 is a Shakespearean tragedy worth reflecting on
Arthur Morgan’s journey in Red Dead Redemption 2 (opens in new tab) is an eventful, heartfelt story about doing the right thing. If you didn’t well up at the ending – even though we all knew it was coming – then you’re a monster and, I’m sorry, but we can’t …
Read More »“A better Skyrim than Skyrim. For free”: Steam reviews are going nuts over this free mod for Skyrim that turns it into a completely new open world RPG
Skyrim (opens in new tab) came out 8 years ago – yes, that makes me feel old too – so honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve also rinsed it for all that it’s worth. But emerging from its ashes like a phoenix rising from the flames (the metaphor is …
Read More »Total War Three Kingdoms – 20 things you need to know
If you own a PC you should probably be playing Total War. It’s as simple as that; it doesn’t matter whether you’re a history buff looking to take command of some truly epic battles, or an inquisitive player eager to watch thousands of little soldiers smash into thousands of other …
Read More »What really makes a good BioWare game?
There are few developers that have the pulling power of BioWare. With Anthem game (opens in new tab) on the horizon we thought it best to look back over the studio’s history and attempt to pinpoint this: What it is that makes a good and memorable BioWare game? ON THE …
Read More »I tried to find out what the hell is going on with Dead Island 2, and came out even more confused than before
To scroll through the replies of the Dead Island Twitter account (opens in new tab) is to expose yourself to what Far Cry 3 (opens in new tab)’s Vaas once identified as the definition of insanity. July 5, 2018: “Dead Island 2 is still coming.” December 20, 2018: “Dead Island …
Read More »BioWare believes that “Anthem really represents that next evolutionary step” for the studio
“For me, Anthem really represents that next evolutionary step,” game director Jon Warner tells us. As far as BioWare is concerned, this creative endeavour represents the next chapter in the studio’s incredible story. But BioWare’s new Anthem (opens in new tab) game could well be more than that – for …
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