The world of CG-animated ‘90s kids show Reboot is coming back (opens in new tab) online with 26 new episodes and a new cast of characters. When I heard the news, I was ecstatic. So much so that I decided to watch an episode ASAP, preferably wearing my Sonic pajamas …
Read More »War is full of love in Fire Emblem If
Love is a complex force, capable of binding opposed minds together, but also tearing lives apart. Evidently, Intelligent Systems realises that ‘It’s complicated’ is more than a trite Facebook status, because its newest Fire Emblem game (subtitled If in Japan) is as much about warring hearts as clashing blades. Where …
Read More »How Hellblade is fighting monsters, mental illness and modern game development
You might remember Ninja Theory from such games as DmC (opens in new tab), Enslaved (opens in new tab) and Heavenly Sword. Traditional big budget games developed with all the crash bang wallop a decent sized studio can throw at them. It’s latest project, Hellblade, isn’t that. It’s a 15 …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online console launch broken, Zenimax working on a fix
In the grand tradition of all MMOs, the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (opens in new tab) on console isn’t going particularly well. With many a cry of ‘Elder Scrolls Offline’, the PS4 and Xbox One version, developed by Zenimax Online Studios is having multiple issues, from …
Read More »Nathan Fillion returns with a new look for Halo 5: Guardians
Veteran voice actor and professional handsome fella Nathan Fillion will apparently reprise his role as Halo 3: ODST hero Edward Buck in Halo 5: Guardians this October. A trailer from Game Informer showcasing their July issue coverage of the game shows Buck in his newly-rendered glory, indicating he’ll have some …
Read More »The 8 biggest excuses for poor gaming performance, reviewed and rated
‘Well excuuuuse me, Princess!’ ‘Excuses, excuses’ – where in the world would we be without them? Probably turning up to all of those social functions we’d drunkenly agreed to, or heaven forbid, actually out using our gym memberships. Eurgh Well, I for one don’t want to live in a world …
Read More »The Assassins Creed movie gets its first poster
Here’s one for your Eagle Vision. The first feathery poster for the Assassin’s Creed movie has been revealed. Running with Assassin’s Creed: The Movie as (hopefully) a working title, Ubisoft Motion Pictures will be showing off more at E3 according to released promo material. Due to start filming in September, …
Read More »Assassins Creed Syndicate wont have totally random side quests this time
When it comes to the side-missions of Assassin’s Creed, well, they can be a mixed bag at best. From eavesdropping and fetch quests to solving murders on the streets of Paris, each year’s Creed has come with some memorable (and downright frustrating) extras, but the same old templates have certainly …
Read More »Edge 281: How Deus Ex Mankind Divided is rebuilding the action RPG
We expect a certain bluster from developers like Eidos Montreal working on games like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, star of the cover of the latest issue of Edge, available now in print, on iPad, Google Play and Zinio (opens in new tab). You’d certainly understand it in this instance: here …
Read More »Legwork and legacies, day jobs and destinies in Shenmue
Making games is a business: an audience-dissecting, number-crunching business. One of Shenmue’s great victories, despite its drawn-out development and expenses more intimidating than its hero’s fixation with sailors, was that it never felt like the product of stats and suits. It felt like an unflinching, near-suicidal labour of love, and …
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