Shoot to (do anything other than) kill We’ve pretty much come to accept that video games have no problem giving players a firearm and letting them shoot anything that moves. Our gaming heroes have probably sent more bullets downrange than there are drops of rain during a thunderstorm. So when …
Read More »GR+ Live: An early look at The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD
The years have been equally kind and cruel to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. On the one hand, the artistry of its somber Hyrule has only become more beautiful over the past decade. On the other, irritating quests like having to gather a bunch of bug souls for no …
Read More »GR+ Live: How do you make a classic like Castlevania 3?
Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse is one of the best NES games ever made, a master class in action and style that continues to inform killer games today. No Castlevania 3? No Rogue Legacy, no Odallus, and many, many other killer games. But how do you make a game like Castlevania …
Read More »Were giving away a massive Street Fighter 2 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Prize Pack
Street Fighter 5 is here, right in time for Street Fighter 2’s 25th anniversary! We’re celebrating by giving away a heaping pile of Street Fighter goodies. First up, is the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360, including Street Fighter 2 HD Remix, Super Street Fighter 4, Street …
Read More »I Got Next: Learn how to play Street Fighter from a pro
Street Fighter 5 is so close, you can almost taste it. Bearded Ryu! Old Man Dhalsim! It’s going to be brutal, brilliant, and invigorating for the Street Fighter faithful. Here’s the problem: it’s hard to break into Street Fighter if you’re not one of those faithful. Street Fighter 4 did …
Read More »We try so hard to master Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
Yharnam never lets go. The Old Hunters, Bloodborne’s first DLC expansion is out, and it’s every bit as mysterious, difficult, and excellent as the original release. What about those hunters that failed to conquer the game the first time around, though? Is this expansion enough to lure them back into …
Read More »The most fascinating myths Lara Croft has defeated, and where they come from
Believe it or not Rise of the Tomb Raider is about to make its grand and panic-ridden entrance, and we’ll finally get to see where Lara’s obsession with the world’s most ancient and murderous legends came from. Oh, the myths Ms. Croft has uncovered in her days. Skeptics might say …
Read More »I Got Next: How real are the ghosts in Fatal Frame?
Deep in the darkest corner of Fatal Frame’s abandoned villages, a disturbing thought blooms in your mind: what if there really are ghosts? What if monsters are real? What if outside right now, far away from the glowing light of this very fictional video game in our comfortably warm homes, …
Read More »Batman Beyond: What might the next Arkham game look like?
Batman Forever Warning – major spoilers for Batman: Arkham Knight, including the Knightfall ending ahead Three games, two batsuits and one stonking great cityscape later Rocksteady’s winning stint behind the Bat-signal is finally at an end. With Gotham city now safe, Scarecrow in shackles and the Batman unmasked, Bruce Wayne …
Read More »Destiny wins Best Game at the 2015 video game BAFTAS
Destiny has won the British Academy Games Award for Best Game in 2015. Hardly surprising seeing as it was our Game of the Year 2014 (opens in new tab), but it’s good to see Bungie’s masterpiece getting the attention it deserves (opens in new tab). It’s also good to see …
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