The original Mafia was developed in tandem with Grand Theft Auto 3, at a time when open world games weren’t prolific. There were no established rules to follow, and just as Rockstar North set about reinventing how we play games so too did Hangar 13, but with a focus unique …
Read More »Forget endgame, the most exciting shake-up in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands starts at level one
15 years into its lifespan, and World of Warcraft has an aging demographic problem. That’s not to say that its player base is literally getting too old to log in every day. Far from it, I’ll forever be grateful to all the septuagenarian shamans who have saved my bacon more …
Read More »Yes, Hyper Scape is another free-to-play battle royale game, but Ubisoft is already making a compelling case for its existence
It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to learn that Ubisoft is launching a battle royale to call its own. You only have to take a cursory look at the publisher’s history to discover that it’s as happy to follow industry trends as it is to set them, after all. …
Read More »Among Trees is a paradise of a survival game, just watch out for bears
If you go down to the woods today, you better be prepared to run. The bears are having their picnic, but every scotch egg, cocktail sausage, and quiche topping is being made from you, I’m afraid. On my first playthrough of Among Trees, I lasted a mere two days in …
Read More »Big in 2020: Little Hope will show the true potential of The Dark Pictures anthology format
Key Info (Image credit: Bandai Namco) Game The Dark Pictures Anthology Developer Supermassive Games Publisher Bandai Namco Platforms PC, PS4, Xbox One Release Q3 2020 Supermassive Games is continuing its subversive anthology experiment with Little Hope. The latest instalment to The Dark Pictures Anthology, following the release of Man of Medan (opens in new tab) …
Read More »Surgeon Simulator 2 preview: Expandsyour comedy of errors with online multiplayer
My arm sticks straight out as I prod a sedated man’s gangrenous leg. His name is Bob. He is my patient. My surgical assistants stand arrayed around me, ready to administer drugs and blood transfusions to Bob. They’re some of the lead developers of Surgeon Simulator 2. Everything is set. …
Read More »Retro Bowls addictive simplicity makes it one of the best sports games in recent years
As I come up on my ninth in-game season with Retro Bowl, I realise this might be the longest I’ve ever played a mobile game for. The era of the commute might be on hold for now, but I’m still grabbing my phone to play this lo-fi American Football gem. …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor – 6 things to see in Western Skyrim
The latest chapter in The Elder Scrolls Online, titled Greymoor, takes players back to the white cold expanse of Skyrim (opens in new tab), or at least, the very northwestern corner. While the new playground doesn’t stretch the entirety of Skyrim’s map, what is there effectively captures the look and …
Read More »Black Lives Matter: Heres what you can do to help
Yes, this is another Black Lives Matter article. Given that you’re on GamesRadar, I’m going to guess that you came here for the games. Maybe, you’re a fan of the film section. Either way, you were looking for escapism, and instead, you found the opposite. But here’s why: on May …
Read More »XCOM 2s utilitarian strategy is how Im coping with lockdown
XCOM 2 couldn’t be heading to the Switch at a better time. There’s no arguing games have been an escape from the well-documented horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic, but whereas millions have turned to breezy beaches and warming embrace of being indebted to Tom Nook in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, …
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