Not so long ago, PlayerUnknown was just that; now, Brendan Greene (the man behind the enigmatic handle) is the head of the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (opens in new tab) empire. It’s an empire that found fame and glory (opens in new tab) on PC, and recently made the jump to Xbox …
Read More »FIFA 18 Ultimate Team Of The Year coming next week – here’s our predicted XI
Few items within Ultimate Team are as highly sought after as Team Of The Year cards released each January – and for FIFA 18 (opens in new tab), they’re getting a new twist with 60% of the ‘TOTY’ voting being done by those who play, rather than develop, the game. …
Read More »Co-op is making a comeback in 2018, but is there a place for games that rely so heavily on working with friends?
I probably don’t need to remind you that life can be a busy, unpredictable, and sometimes uncontrollable series of events; a frenetic balancing act, as you juggle your time between work, family, friends, recreation, health, and a billion other things all at once. As someone currently tasked with organising a …
Read More »MachineGames on Wolfenstein 2s development, controversy and what’s next: “we always planned this as a trilogy”
Last year was full of huge games, but Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (opens in new tab) managed to stand out thanks to its impressive shooting and insane story – there’s no doubt that it’s one of 2017’s biggest releases. But just what went into making it as bombastic as …
Read More »Why Braid, the indie poster boy’s magnum opus, doesn’t Blow us away nearly a decade later
I remember the furtive chatter more than the experience of playing it: Braid (opens in new tab) was the game that redefined games. It was clever in ways that defied explanation, they said, and it was made by one enigmatic man who became the reluctant star of a movie about …
Read More »Get Senpai to notice you with PlayStation at its most wonderfully Japanese
The Land of the Rising Sun has a long history of providing great video games to the West, and this can clearly be seen through the PlayStation generations. From road tripping buddies to rapping dogs, we’ve picked out our favourite quintessentially Japanese games to grace Sony’s consoles. 1. Hatsune Miku: …
Read More »Why is no one talking about the official Ashes Cricket game?
There’s no bigger event in cricket than the Ashes series between England and Australia. And, for a time back in the ‘90s, there was no sports game more universally revered than Brian Lara Cricket for first Mega Drive, then PlayStation. Two decades on, you’d figure a contemporary digital combo of …
Read More »Nintendo explains how it added microtransactions to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp without pissing me off
I’m in an emotionally abusive relationship with an eagle named Apollo who keeps demanding coconuts – and I like it. That’s right, I’m one of those people still playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (opens in new tab), freaking out over the fact that Nintendo just added a garden to my …
Read More »8 things to watch out for this week
1) Steven Spielberg turns 71. After seven decades and 64 movies, might the great director’s best work still be to come? It’s easy to take Spielberg for granted, given that he’s been the accepted architect of so much of our cultural landscape since the ‘70s. But in that regard, I …
Read More »Blizzard talks spellstones, epic loot and Christmas gifts in Hearthstones Kobolds & Catacombs
Hearthstone (opens in new tab)‘s Kobolds & Catacombs (opens in new tab)expansion went live today, so you’re probably already deep into Dungeon Run (opens in new tab) and ready to share your thoughts on the new metagame. In the latest of our chats with the Hearthstone team about Kobolds & …
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