Bad games. We’ve seen plenty since this site started in 2001, but in this day and age of big budgets and high expectations they’ve started to become few and far between. Godzilla on PS4 was the most recent, and it’s fair to say that many were surprised by how awful it was. We’ve come to …
There’s nothing like selling yourself short. With over 350 glossy full colour pages, Richard Stanton’s (Eurogamer, The Guardian, Rock Paper Shotgun) A Brief History of Video Games can hardly be considered brief. It’s not Stanton doing the short selling, but rather the bookâ’s publisher – this is the latest in a series of ‘Brief History’ …
E3 is over for another year. Tired journalists are boarding their return flights, trying to make sense of the incomprehensible messes scribbled on their notepads, while those who held the fort at home attempt to scrape every morsel of information out of those glitzy game trailers. We saw Minecraft played on a coffee table, EA …
Say farewell to your social life – CD Projekt’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is finally out today. If you’re able to briefly drag yourself away from the colossal 100+ hour adventure, here are ten facts for your perusal: CD Projekt was formed in 1994 and started out as an import retailer, bringing early American …
The third year in a console’s life is usually a jubilant one. By now the console will be well established, with a user base large enough to attract studios large and small, not to mention having a sizeable enough market share for publishers to take a gamble by releasing niche titles. This isn’t quite the …
The indie uprising continued in full force this year, with numerous download-only titles bagging incredibly high review scores. Not all caught the attention of critics and gamers alike though, and so this round-up gives a small handful a second chance to glimmer in the limelight. We’ve thrown in a few big budget games you may …
This month sees the release of Warner Bros’ Gauntlet remake. The PC exclusive dungeon crawler looked a little underwhelming when it was first unveiled, but the latest trailer would suggest that it has come a long way since, retaining many ideas and features that made the arcade original such a classic. At the time of …
Mario Kart has a lot of answer for, and we aren’t talking about how Toad manages to reach the pedals. Nope – we’re talking about how Mario Kart’s immense popularity has spawned numerous soulless clones over the years. Many of these lifeless imitators were released not during the 16-bit heyday but rather the turn of …
It appears voxels are in this season. California-based indie developers MyDream Interactive have recently finished their successfully funded Kickstarter campaign for MyDream, a co-operative world building game that takes inspiration from the likes of Minecraft and LittleBigPlanet. After surpassing their Kickstarter goal and receiving backing from high-profile figures such as Ultima Online creator Richard Garriott, …
Texas based indie developer Steamburger Studios have just launched their campaign on Kickstarter to help fund the development of their colourful new camping adventure game, Let’s Go Camping! We had the chance to chat and find out more about their plans. With its beautiful, simple visuals and mix of open world exploration, monster hunting and camping, …
If you’re remaining loyal to your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 for a while longer yet, you may be looking for something “new” to play. If that’s not the case now, then it may be in the not too distant future – a quick look at April’s release schedule reveals that there’s very little out. …
We imagine that the biggest draw about being an indie developer is the amount of freedom. With no pushy publisher breathing down your neck, you’re free to create whatever your mind can muster. This only adds to the mystery as to why the Xbox Indie service has seen an influx of Flappy Bird clones. It’s …
Now here’s a feature that has spent some time on the back burner. Once scheduled to coincide with The Stick of Truth’s original release date – back when THQ was still breathing – we’ve held it off time and time again following the numerous delays. With Obsidian’s RPG finally out this week, we’re mildly pleased …
Recently I have become rather obsessed with the idea of self improvement. I’ve started running. I’ve started eating breakfast. I’ve stopped being a vegetarian. I also got myself into thinking that games could help me achieve my dreams of being a better person. Since Brain Training sold approximately 67 billion copies, self improvement games have …
The fact that the greatest Xbox Indie games are buried under tat like Baby Maker Extreme and Dont B Nervous Talking 2 Girls [sic] makes their discovery seem all that more special. Some damning praise for the way Microsoft manages the service, there. Perhaps we should be glad that Microsoft has never really shown any …