Indie developer Ivy games describes their latest offering as “hours of blissing out to buttery-smooth gravity goodness”. Although their description could be intentionally ambiguous, I believe it does the game a disservice, as there’s a lot more to it than just trying to grapple gravity.
Read more »Over the last decade, Far Cry has carved out its own niche within the first person shooter genre of games. It has become famous for its wide open worlds, flamboyant characters, and over the top violence and mayhem. The latest installment, Far Cry 4, trades steamy tropical jungles for Himalayan mountainsides, but otherwise, promises to build on the success of its predecessors. Does it succeed? Let’s find out.
Read more »Kids change everything. Everyone knows this, and the statement is true to gamers as well. But the question remains, to what extent does having kids change your gaming habits?
Read more »So the Battlefield: Hardline open beta has come and gone and I managed to play more than a couple of rounds to truly get a grasp about just how the game plays and and feels. I have killed cops and criminals, stolen cars and blown them up, and I have protected and robbed a bank too many times to count… and it was all a hell of a lot of fun!
Read more »Playtonic is a new independent game development studio formed entirely of staff who once worked for Rare Ltd., the creators of Donkey Kong Country and Banjo Kazooie.
Read more »Bethesda are holding a stand-alone E3 press conference for the first time ever. The conference will be held on June 14, the Sunday before E3, in Los Angeles, California.
Read more »BioWare announced that they have cancelled the development of Shadow Realms, a PC exclusive 4v1story-driven online action RPG.
Read more »Shaun went along and had a look at the newest Beta build for the upcoming Battlefield Hardline, stole some money and killed a bunch of people. Here are some of his thoughts on what he saw.
Read more »Raptr, the videogame social-networking website, has been hacked and suggests all users change passwords as soon as possible.
Read more »Ah, Toad. The butt of many jokes for all those years, the little guys that followed Princess Peach around everywhere before crying in disbelief (again and again) as she was whisked away by Bowser, helpless and unsure of what to do next. Let’s be honest, they were never considered true heroes in the same vein as Mario or Yoshi, aside from a few cameos in Mario Bros. 2 or Mario Kart.
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