Outriders New Horizon has given us a new perspective on People Can Fly’s multiplayer shooter. Despite the unenviable pressure of that wobbly launch – which, ironically enough, left us feeling like Outriders very much was a live service game, given the fact its servers melted under the strain of expectant …
Read More »Pokemon Legends Arceus – who is Arceus in Pokemon lore?
Pokemon Legends Arceus promises to take us to the Hisui region, later known as Sinnoh. Taking place long before the days of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, we’ll be journeying back in time to a period where it was rare for people to be with Pokemon. First revealed back in February …
Read More »The Call of Duty Warzone Ghosts of Verdansk Fear Meter should be permanent
It’s the first night of Warzone Ghosts of Verdansk and I’m playing with two random teammates, one of whom is a young kid. For the first few minutes, he’s impressively stoic compared to me and the other adult teammate, who are gasping and cursing with every jump scare. “I already …
Read More »Does Deathloop prove that immersive sim is an outdated term?
Agreeing with a door isn’t something we often find ourselves doing – not even in games. But the very first time you encounter one in Deathloop, it’s locked with a four-digit keycode. “You know the code,” the game tells you, over and over, in hovering captions that flicker in the …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 Hazard Zone offers something different – but is it right for Battlefield?
During a hands-off demonstration of Battlefield 2042 Hazard Zone, the latest multiplayer mode and third pillar of the war series’ latest guise, developer DICE made a bold statement. “Your main objective is not to kill,” said the game’s senior design director Danny Berlin. And then, in Hazard Zone’s first trailer …
Read More »Life is Strange: True Colors Wavelengths brings Stephs story full circle, and I cant stop thinking about it
Long after I’ve reached the close of the Life is Strange: True Colors Wavelengths DLC, I can’t stop thinking about just how well it wraps up Steph Gingrich’s story and brings everything so full circle. All of the Life is Strange games take place in the same universe, and as …
Read More »For Phoenix Point on console, X-COM creator Julian Gollop says he “quite shamelessly copied” the Firaxis games he inspired
Julian Gollop spent his youth playing chess, backgammon, and popular tabletop board games Dungeons and Dragons, Avalon Hill and SPI. He learned to code while at school, started making video games at 18, and founded development studio Mythos Games a year later, alongside his brother and father. In 1994, having …
Read More »Is Brewster too little too late for Animal Crossing New Horizons?
Brewster is coming. Confirmed at the latest Nintendo Direct, the iconic coffee-making pigeon and his cafe, The Roost, are going to be added to Animal Crossing: New Horizons as part of a November update. There’s even a dedicated Animal Crossing Direct coming in October to commemorate the occasion. But, after …
Read More »eFootball 2022 preview: hands-on with Konami’s football revolution
Who among us doesn’t have a sick Master League anecdote ready at the slightest provocation? Even before it eclipsed FIFA on the pitch, and it did, PES was a wily master of getting us all invested in its longform modes. Year after year we’ve embarked on quixotic campaigns with, oh …
Read More »Call of Duty Vanguard multiplayer hands-on is heavier, harder, and yet somehow more approachable
Call of Duty: Vanguard will likely feel very different for players coming from Black Ops Cold War and Warzone – and it’s not just because of the WW2 setting. During my Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer hands-on, it’s clear that developer Sledgehammer Games is bringing gunplay and movement mechanics that …
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