Ask a Nintendo fan about what makes their games so great and the answer is often “innovation”. And yet, ask a Paper Mario fan what they want from the latest installment, and they’re likely to demand Nintendo JUST MAKES ANOTHER BLOODY THOUSAND YEAR DOOR OH MY GOD STOP TRYING NEW …
Read More »PlayStation VR review
Welcome to virtual reality Release date: October 13 Price: £349.99/$399 Format: PS4 It’s finally time. The PlayStation VR release date of October 13 is fast approaching and we’ve been hands on with the headset for over a week. We’ve tested as many games as our eyesight would allow and discovered …
Read More »Xboxs new Arena feature lets you compete in official tournaments from your couch
At E3 2016, Microsoft announced three big initiatives for Xbox Live: Clubs, LFG, and Arena. The first two were added to the Xbox Preview program in early September, which means it’s Arena’s turn to shine. The feature was added to Xbox Preview (opens in new tab) today, and it lets …
Read More »New Ghost Recon: Wildlands gameplay – Far Cry meets MGS5 in these 10 best moments
You don’t have to go hot in Ghost Recon Wildlands (opens in new tab). Ubisoft published a new video that follows a team of four Ghosts infiltrating a cartel compound on a dark, stormy night while attracting minimal attention. Well, except near the end – a No Kills run this …
Read More »Giant mecha from the Genesis era: You should be playing Assault Suit Leynos
What is it? A sidescrolling shooter that’s as tough as it is short Play it if you like… Old-school arcade difficulty; persevering over unfavorable run-‘n’-gun odds Format: PS4, PC Price: $19.99 / £19.99 Release date: Out now By the time I was on my 20th playthrough of the first level …
Read More »Xbox One Scorpio will be priced like “a premium console”, Xbox boss says
Microsoft expects people to pay good money for Xbox One Scorpio, but not any kind of sum you haven’t seen before. Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, told NZGamer.com (opens in new tab) about the upcoming 4K, performance-enhanced console, and how Microsoft plans to position what it’s calling “the most …
Read More »Justice League set picture has Zack Snyder working on Deathstroke storyboards
We’ve gotten various teases from the set of Justice League (opens in new tab) over the past few months, the biggest of which came from Ben Affleck himself when he revealed that Deathstoke – who will be played by Joe Manganiello – will be making an appearance in the film. …
Read More »Game of Thrones fans think Devin Oliver is playing Rhaegar Targaryen in season 7… because of his hair?
Arguably the biggest revelation of Game of Thrones (opens in new tab)’ sixth season was the confirmation (of sorts) of Jon Snow’s real parentage, strongly hinting that – as many fans have long theorised – Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen are indeed mother and father to the newly crowned King …
Read More »Spidey dangles off a balcony in new Spider-Man: Homecoming set videos
Another day, and another batch of images and videos from the New York set of Spider-Man: Homecoming (opens in new tab) have landed online. This time round, Tom Holland’s hero is dangling off the side of a balcony as only a superhero with Spider-powers can (or a regular human who’s …
Read More »Report: Battleborn to follow Evolves lead and go free-to-play
Gearbox’s good-but-commercially-unremarkable hero shooter Battleborn (opens in new tab) will be going free-to-play soon, an anonymous source has reportedly told Kotaku (opens in new tab). The game, which drew comparisons to Blizzard’s Overwatch (some fair, some I would say less so), launched with a $60 pricetag on May 3 of …
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