Game of Thrones season 8 (opens in new tab) is so close we can practically taste the snowflakes of winter, but do you know your Lord Varys from your Viserion? While the lore of George RR Martin’s fantasy world is large enough to fill a small library, the trivia behind …
Read More »Why Battlefield Bad Company 2 made us feel more like heroes than Battlefield 5s cannon-fodder
If there’s one thing we can learn from the last two Battlefield outings, set in their particularly crisp and atmospheric renditions of World War 1 (Battlefield 1 (opens in new tab)) and World War 2 (Battlefield 5 (opens in new tab)), it’s that war back then was carnage. These were …
Read More »“You’re like an NPC in Skyrim. The way they reacted to dragons, that’s you”: How ESO: Elsweyr is making dragons scary again
Look, I know that you’re still waiting for Elder Scrolls 6 (opens in new tab) to be announced, and I am too. But if you really want to be shown how much we all took dragons for granted in Skyrim (opens in new tab), look no further than Elder Scrolls …
Read More »Team Sonic Racing: why teamwork, not rivalry, is the key to success in Sonics upcoming kart racer on PS4, Xbox, Switch and PC
It may surprise you to hear that Takashi Iizuka (opens in new tab)’s favourite character isn’t, in fact, Sonic. “I’ve always liked Shadow as a character,” the producer of Team Sonic Racing (opens in new tab) tells us, “but I really wanted him to have a cool car, so we …
Read More »Theres never been a better time for a Pokemon Snap revival
Video game developers are constantly having to deflect questions about sequels to critically-acclaimed and popular titles. Think Half Life 2, Portal 2, and other none-Valve produced games and you’ll get the idea. For Nintendo, its fanbase has clamoured for a follow up to one N64 game more than any other …
Read More »The making of Red Dead Redemption 2s incredible Mrs Adler
While Arthur Morgan was the grizzled face of Red Dead Redemption 2 (opens in new tab), Sadie Adler – the tough-talking survivor of the Van Der Linde gang – is its wounded soul. Determined to know more about the woman that had stolen my heart, I spoke to the voice …
Read More »This multiplayer Skyrim mod has been accused of stealing code, and it’s turned into a war that’s cost them almost $10K in Patreon donations
Modders are the hard-working heroes of today’s gaming world. The stuff they do to delight, help, or just straight-up frighten gamers is astounding (not to mention that most of them do it for absolutely zero charge), but in a corner of the Skyrim (opens in new tab) modding community things …
Read More »Every Pokemon confirmed to appear in the Detective Pikachu movie
Detective Pikachu has scarily realistic Pokemon (have you SEEN that Mr. Mime?!) and while some of the Pokemon in the movie are obvious from the trailers, what about the Pokemon you may have missed? There’s a number of fleeting appearances from various Pokemon in the Detective Pikachu trailers, that only …
Read More »9 idiotic things we do in video games that honestly make me worried for humanity
Games make us do strange things. Really, really strange things. Things that if you did them in real life you’d either be rushed to hospital, reported to the police, or both. Probably both. I’m talking about the ways we test games to make sure they have that element of believability, …
Read More »What current-gen game would you like to see remastered for PS5 or Xboxs Project Scarlett?
With all the rumors about PS5 (opens in new tab) and Xbox Project Scarlett (opens in new tab) flying about, it’s hard not to think about what we’ll be playing on them. Sure, there’ll be a bunch of sexy launch titles that are probably being worked on right now, but …
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