Fast Travel? No Thanks, I’d Rather Walk
The next time you delve into Skyrim or any other massive open world game that gives you the option to fast travel, try and stop yourself.
Author: Ed Thorn
If you don't find Ed desperately battling through Dark Souls, you'll probably find him adding an extra sparkle to his beloved FromSoftware shrine. Off screen, he loves to play badminton and binge watch anime.
Dancing With Death: Why You Should Play Dark Souls
My advice to you: go out and buy Dark Souls, stick with it and become enveloped in a rich RPG masterpiece.
Dark Souls III’s Second DLC, ‘The Ringed City’, Releasing March 28th
Prepare to die, again. And again. FromSoftware’s latest DLC for Dark Souls III, ‘The Ringed City’, is due for launch on March 28th. It’s expected to be the final Souls expansion, and going by the trailer, it does seem to be drawing the enigmatic franchise to a close. Exciting new area? Check. Shattered landscape? Check. Impending…
The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ Review
Having dived into The Binding of Isaac‘s latest expansion, Afterbirth+, for several hours, I’ve still only scratched the surface. That’s the very issue a lot of people will have with the new content: it’ll be a while until they actually see the majority of it in action. The previous expansions felt far more substantial; so substantial that I’m…
Atlas Reactor Review
There’s an abundance of MOBAs riffing off the top-down formula that DOTA brought to the masses. As a person who hops into League of Legends and Overwatch on the regular, and who’s played them since their inception, I was expecting an average experience that wouldn’t pry me from their well-crafted and insanely addictive clutches. Turns…
Axe, Bow & Staff Review
Attempting to expand on the “runner” genre, Axe, Bow & Staff almost gets it right. In a business-style pitch, the whole package seems pretty appealing. It’s a side-scrolling game that borrows and combines a few elements from other genres. You aren’t restricted to a jump button and you aren’t just tapping it to avoid obstacles that…
Overwatch: Something’s Not Right With Mercy
“Guys, could you please just die at the same time so I can res you?” At its worst, competitive Overwatch causes me to scream and sob so violently that it’s pervaded the noisy, brash clattering of screens and tossing keyboards. My saltiness now encompasses silence. Rasping, barely audible exhalations and the tingly feeling of tear drops…
A Closer Look at Dark Souls III’s Ashes of Ariendel Trailer
FromSoftware’s first DLC for Dark Souls III, Ashes of Ariendel, takes us back to one of Dark Souls‘ most intriguing locations, The Painted World of Ariamis. Bet no-one saw this coming. Here I’ll be taking you through the trailer frame by frame, picking out details, drawing connections and speculating hard. They’ve crammed a lot into the two…
We Need More Games Like Abzu
I recently finished Abzu, and I’m sodden with emotion. Although Playdead’s dark, brooding, 3D side-scroller INSIDE offered a brief portrayal of a young child getting obliterated at every impasse, it captured a certain something. There was a surprisingly delicate poignancy to the final sequence, almost as if, in the closing moments, the soul of the game lay bare…
Resident Evil VII Has a New Trailer and a Release Date
Run!* Another video tape surfaces, and this time, we see a woman scramble away from a scary, looming figure who calmly paces their way towards us in pursuit. We’re back in the dilapidated, spooky-as-hell plantation so it seems that’ll be our main location throughout Resident Evil VII, suggesting a more condensed – yet content rich – experience…
Watch 50 Minutes of Final Fantasy XV Footage
Featuring Chocobos. And fishing, and maps, and gorgeous car rides, and dressing up the squad in cool swag, and tons of high octane combat. Yes, this video is rammed with stuff – all of it spoilerific. If you weren’t aware, Square Enix also recently gave a statement saying they’d taken the decision to delay Final Fantasy XV‘s…
Meet Overwatch’s New Map, Eichenwalde
Push ze Payload. Over at Gamescom, Overwatch’s next map has been revealed. Eichenwalde is an assault/escort hybrid map set in an abandoned village on the outskirts of Stuttgart, Germany. Eichenwalde’s description reads, “The site of one of the most famous battles during the Omnic Crisis, it was here that the leader of the Crusaders, Balderich von…
10 Minutes of Gears of War 4 – 4K Gameplay
Gears of War 4K. Our rough and ready gang of COGs shoot and chainsaw their way through creepy graveyards and war-ravaged churches, battling tons of Swarm, including two new enemies: humanoid Drones, and lithe, animalistic Pouncers. It’s all shot in 4K resolution, i.e, ‘Super-Duper-High-Definition’ and it definitely looks the part. Along with the debut gameplay, official…
Take a Trip To Fallout 4’s Nuka-World on August 30th
Bethesda’s last DLC for Fallout 4 lightens the mood. If Far Harbor whisked us off to murky shores cloudy with radiation and thrust us into handshakes with inhabitants that worshipped its life threatening properties, Nuka-World gives us a zany, apocalyptic amusement park, to, well, amuse ourselves in. Oh, and since it’s set in a terrifying, dangerous wasteland, we’ll need…
Check out Gears of War 4’s New Multiplayer Map, Impact, In Brand New Gameplay
Since the multiplayer beta back in April, Gears of War 4 looks a completely different beast. When eager COGS donned their armour and grabbed their gnashers a few months ago, some were left far from impressed; us included. While we were fans of the familiar, visceral gameplay, gleefully popping heads and wall-bouncing with delight, the tired…
New Prey Gameplay Trailer Unveiled
Answering our Preyers? Arkane Studios, the team behind Dishonored, look to re-imagine Prey from the ground up. With a sequel originally announced in 2006, it plunged into development hell for a lengthy scorching, before plopping into Bethesda’s hands a charred pile of largely cancelled mess in 2014. They retained the intellectual property though, and it while it…
Tips and Tricks to a Better Time in Overwatch’s Competitive Mode
Another five flippin’ Genjis; peppered to a pulp by five Bastions; trial by Winstons; quickplay’s a liberal battleground designed to push fun and frolics. You courageously jump into Competitive mode then, looking to up the ante, and Widowmaker’s portrait clinks into place: “don’t play Baguetta, change pls”. Chat explodes, shit-storm ensues… the anger subsides, wait…
Dark Souls III: What do we want from the DLC?
Breadcrumbs come to an abrupt halt. You might reach out for the final jigsaw piece and claw at thin air. The door that can’t be opened? You’ll have to guess what’s on the other side. Interpretation, speculation; questions remain unanswered. And that’s how Miyazaki likes it. That’s how it’s intended to be. He lays the…
Will Xbox Play Anywhere Be the Downfall of Project Scorpio?
At this year’s E3 Microsoft announced Xbox Play Anywhere, a new initiative that sees future Xbox games simultaneously releasing for PC too. We also got official word on “Scorpio”, a new, more powerful Xbox console coming in 2017. But isn’t Microsoft shooting itself in the foot here? If you purchase an Xbox Play Anywhere title, you’ll…
Most beautiful game at E3? It has to be Abzu
[Insert ocean pun here.] Giant Squid’s a newly formed independent studio led by none other than Journey’s former art director Matt Nava. They’re working on a gorgeous looking game called Abzu that fell victim to the hustle and bustle of the heavy hitters at this years E3. But now the waters have settled, it’s time…
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