Author: Ruaraidh Dempster

Ruaraidh - pronounced Roo-Ree - is a Scottish gamer with the name and games to prove it. He enjoys mostly everything, unless it involves exercise, and much prefers to run around inside a good, open-world RPG, being chased across the lands by a horde of monsters after his sweet loot. When he has made his escape, he will often return to the real world to continue playing anything with a good story - indie or otherwise.
  • GreedFall is a fantasy RPG rooted in colonialist history

    French development studio Spiders are known for their RPG’s – for better or worse. While not always brilliantly received – see our Technomancer review from last year – they succeed in bringing fresh and unique ideas to the table. Today, the team have announced their newest title, GreedFall. While set in a fantasy world with…

  • The Bard’s Tale 4 Shows off Combat and Pretty Environments

    InXile Entertainment is having a busy year. Development for Wasteland 3 continues, Torment: Tides of Numenera is set to release in just a few weeks and The Bard’s Tale 4 is expected later on this year. To prep us for our return to the world of The Bard’s Tale, InXile have released a new gameplay…

  • Dark Souls 3’s Final DLC Gets Extended Gameplay Trailer

    Dark Souls 3’s final DLC, The Ringed City, is set to launch next month and marks, what could be, the final piece of Dark Souls content ever. To celebrate, Bandai Namco have released a lengthy gameplay trailer showing off much from the upcoming expansion. Though, be warned, spoilers ahead. It certainly look to be exciting…

  • 2009’s Ghostbusters Game Has Disappeared from Steam

    It looks like the license for Ghostbusters: The Video Game, released back in 2009 for last-generation consoles and PC, has ran out. The game has disappeared from the Steam Store – although is still available from some other online retailers. You can still play the title if you own it but until – or even,…

  • Forza Horizon Devs Open New Studio for a Non-Racing Title

    The developers behind the Forza Horizon series, Playground Games, have opened a new sister studio. The new team will focus on creating a “brand new IP” somewhere within the open-world genre. However, Ralph Fulton, founder and creative director, remains steady that Forza Horizon will remain “the cornerstone” of the studio. The team is still in…

  • Mainlining Review

    Firing up Internet Discoverer on your old Rainbows XP computer, you’re hot on the trail of a vigilante hacker group, and it’s up to you to take them down.

  • Drawn to Death Coming to Playstation 4 in April

    The hand-drawn-looking shooter from The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency, Drawn to Death, is arriving on PS4 on April 4. And, yes, that is the name of the development studio. The team was set up back in 2014 by studio head, David Jaffe, known for his work as director and designer on various God of…

  • Watch TimeSplitters Rewind’s three-minute teaser of nothing

    It looks like the unofficial, fan-remake of the classic Crytek shooter is closer than ever. The latest teaser trailer for TimeSplitters Rewind reveals its expected launch date has moved from 2018 to 2017 – and not much else. The teaser, which clocks in at two-minutes and twenty-seven seconds, shows off absolutely everything you’ve been waiting…

  • ZeniMax acquire DOOM SnapMap developers

    ZeniMax Media have scooped up another development studio under their wing. Based in Texas, Escalation Studios are a primarily-tech based group with speciality in Virtual Reality development. It’s the first time in six years ZeniMax has scooped up a new studio after acquiring Arkane Studios, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks and BattleCry Studios all in the space…

  • Bioware tease new IP; expected by mid-2018

    With Mass Effect: Andromeda’s launch soon arriving, Bioware are looking to have a little free-time on their hands – perfect time for a new game, eh? In fact, the studio is looking to soon announce an entirely new IP. Something Bioware haven’t done in eight years since Dragon Age: Origins. At a conference call, the…

  • Hitman: Season One Gets Disc Release Today

    The first season of IO Interactive’s Hitman ended up better than most gave it credit for. Before release, criticism came from all angles – mainly stemming from its unique episodic release. In the end, the game has been praised for bringing Agent 47 back to his roots – and now you can own it on…

  • For Honor’s Open Beta to Begin Days Before Launch

    For Honor’s closed beta just ended yesterday but if you missed it – don’t worry! According to a leaked email, Ubisoft is set to launch an open beta on all major platforms in the few days before the title launches on February 14. The email, seen on NeoGAF after been sent to a Twitch Prime…

  • Namco Founder, Masaya Nakamura, Dies Age 91

    Video games are a relatively young industry, meaning deaths are – thankfully – uncommon. Unfortunately, one of the oldest men in the industry has died. Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco in 1955, went on to publish famous titles such as Pac-Man. Originally known as Nakamura Manufacturing, the company focused on creating rides in children’s toy-stores….

  • Deus Ex Series on Hiatus, Says Square Enix

    There was a five-year gap between the release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and its sequel last year, Mankind Divided. Now it seems we may have to wait even longer for another game in the franchise – or give up waiting at all. According to Square Enix, the series has been put “on hold” thanks…

  • Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Announced by Obsidian

    Obsidian Entertainment have been teasing the announcement of a new project over the last week on their Twitter account – today, it comes to fruition. Obsidian are looking for $1.1 million to crowdfund Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, a sequel to 2014’s Pillars of Eternity. The title will be crowdfunded off Fig, rather than Kickstarter,…

  • Marvel and Square Enix Reveal ‘The Avengers Project’

    Both Marvel and Square Enix were building up to an announcement today – revealed as the so-called ‘Avengers Project’. The deal is the beginning of a multi-game partnership between the two, with its first game being headed up by Tomb Raider developer, Crystal Dynamics, and Eidos Montreal – the studio behind the Deus Ex reboot…

  • Classic FM Getting a Video Game Music Show Hosted by Jessica Curry

    If you live in the UK you’ll have undoubtedly heard of the Classic FM radio station. With a focus towards classical music, the station also prides itself on being the first “to broadcast a weekly national radio programme dedicated to film music,” over fourteen years ago. Now, they look to be delving into the wonderful…

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