After arriving at the end of what was almost a two-hour film for a franchise I’m deeply in love with, my first instinct was to see how it was received by others. I don’t like outside opinions or influences colouring my perspective when going into an experience I genuinely care about, so I tend to…
From two of the creators of the hit-indie game Q.U.B.E, both Henry Hoffman and Dan Da Rocha come together once more with their studio Fiddlesticks to deliver what is essentially a mixture of inspired puzzle solving taken from games such as Braid, with a similar art style and atmosphere to Limbo, mixed with some hint of Thomas Was…
Video games are such a massive medium today that their reach spans far beyond the confines of your games console. More and more movies based on games are getting made – and books and novels based on video games are now more popular than ever. This top 10 details my personal favourite video game novels. Although…
I’ve been playing around with the HTC Vive for just over a month now, in which time I’ve grown accustomed to all of its features and quirks. Technically, I’ve been a VR participant since around March, when I originally purchased an OSVR HDK 1.3. With the OSVR HDK however, you’re limited to a 1080p display…
I’ve played a few visual novels over the years, so I’m no stranger to them (understatement of the century). In fact, I’m part of a development group working on a 3D Visual Novel VR experience in the Unreal 4 Engine, much like how The Assembly went about things. So you could say that Muv Luv, for me, is both…
Just released on Steam today, We Happy Few has entered its Early Access stage and is available for a modest price of £22.99. For those of you that didn’t catch our E3 coverage articles, We Happy Few is what would be the result of George Orwell designing a Bioshock game. Set in 1960’s England (with…
Like other enthusiast PC gamers, I made the decision recently to build a new PC and purchase a HTC Vive so I could jump into the virtual reality scene and see what all the fuss was about. The problem I’ve found right now however, is the lack of quality titles for the new medium. Whilst there…
If I told you that the Technical Director of Spiderman 2 (the console versions!), Jamie Fristrom, was working on a game that incorporated the swinging mechanics of Spiderman 2, with the trick/high-score system reminiscent of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series, surely you’d be on the same page as me, itching to play it right? Well,…
The roguelike genre is one that is not only hard to play, but one that is hard to develop for. Many people have tried to emulate the success of early indie roguelike games such as Faster Than Light, Binding of Isaac and Spelunky, but most fail to create a meaningful dialogue with the player. Lost Sea…
In Part 1 of my Overview Of Machinima series, I gave an overview of what Machinima was as a medium, and what it holds the potential to become, through a few example videos I provided. In Part 2, I’m going to discuss the actual practicality and production techniques behind creating a Machinima, used by amateur filmmakers during…
COD4 Remastered is shaping up to look like quite the little current-gen gem. The graphical upgrade is welcomed to an ageing title that sorely needs a facelift. The gameplay looks untouched which is a good thing, and what remains is the good-old COD4 we all fell in love with, just looking better than ever. The…
We were told a while ago, that Final Fantasy XV would have Playstation VR support in some shape or form, but we weren’t shown or told exactly what that support would be. From the looks of the latest footage, it seems FFXV will be utilising the character Prompto (the youngest of the group, wielding a pistol)…
Sequel to the surprise hit Grow Home, Grow Up is an extension and fully realised idea of the small experimental indie game that hit the gaming scene a while back. With new abilities, more airborne/vertical gameplay, and a much larger world, the idea is to get Bud to the moon this time around. Below are…
Observer seems to look like an interesting psychological adventure game, with narrative taking the spotlight. We got to see some thought-enticing gameplay, where the art style and psychological elements of the game set it apart and make it stand out from anything else out there right now. Check out the screenshots below to whet your…
From Dontnod, the developers of Life is Strange, comes Vampyr. Not much is known of the title currently, but the combat looks interesting, with vampire-specific powers being featured such as a shadow dash, and the ability to bite victims in the neck. Check out the screenshots below:
Whilst Killing Floor 2 is getting some updates, as well as a free event to try out the game, the more important announcement was creating a new title, that utilises the capabilities of VR, for immersion within a horror gameplay environment. Killing Floor has been more of an action-shooter than a horror game, but things look…
Mount and Blade 2 for those that don’t know, is a free-roam, sandbox style, hack-and-slash third person MMORPG. Let that sink in… Basically, you create a foot soldier, choose a fighting style (sword/bow/pike etc.), and you take part in epic multiplayer battles and sieges, laying waste to enemy factions, villages/towns, and kingdoms. Below is some in-engine…
Cliff Bleszinski sat on the PC Gamer sofa, showed us some gameplay of Lawbreakers, and discussed how movement plays a key part in differentiating the game from other competitors within the genre such as Overwatch and Battleborn. Zero gravity, grapple hook swinging, and jet packs all feature as key movement options within the various gravity zones,…
PC Gamer has just started hosting their PC E3 Event, and the developers of Ark: Survival Evolved have announced to everyone their near future plans, as well as discuss what’s currently on-going with the game’s most recent additions. From the support of mods that allow you to play as any animal/dinosaur on the island and…
Though promotional art for Dead Rising 4 had been leaked earlier last week, we weren’t 100% sure that it was a real thing. Well today at E3, Microsoft’s event confirmed Dead Rising 4 is very much a real thing, and on the way to Xbox One and PC this holiday 2016. Since Dead Rising 2,…
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