Category Archives: Gaming

FarCry 3 Box art — The taste of paradise!

Later this month Ubisoft will launch the second of its big guns for this holiday season. Whilst Ubisoft's much anticipated Assassin's Creed 3 currently has gamers leaping around dispatching denizens of colonial America, their next release, Far … Continue Reading ››

Game Reviews, Gaming

Retrospective: Halo 3: ODST Review

November 3, 2012 Vic B'Stard

Halo spin off!
Although I enjoyed Halo 3, I found it to be more of the same. For me, as great as the story was, the gameplay was stuck in a bygone era when the likes of Quake 2 was still the height … Continue Reading ››

Game Reviews, Gaming

Retrospective: Assassin’s Creed II Black Edition unboxing

November 1, 2012 Vic B'Stard

I'm just putting the finishing touches to my documented unboxing of the Assassin's Creed III Freedom Edition. A few years ago I did a similar thing for the Assassin's Creed II Black Edition which came with a rather cool statue of … Continue Reading ››

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Assassins Creed III Day!!!

October 31, 2012 Vic B'Stard

AC3_SC_SP_70_SD_Naval_EnemieVesselsApproaching — Assassin's Creed III: now for something completely different!

Today is the day. Time to witness the bloody birth of a nation through the eyes of assassin Conner Kenway. Half-English and half-Mohawk his tale is one of revenge and divided loyalties. Get ready for … Continue Reading ››

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown content packs are on their way

October 24, 2012 Vic B'Stard

I'm still battling my way through the alien invasion in 2K's fantastic XCOM:Enemy Unknown. I'm also still recovering from the XCOM Sydney launch party, which I go on about
Game Reviews, Gaming
Retrospective: Assassin’s Creed Revelations
October 22, 2012 Vic B'Stard
End of the Road for Ezio and Altair
It's almost that time of year again. Later this month Ubisoft will release the next chapter in what must be the most intelligent video game series ever made, Assassin's Creed III. And this year … Continue Reading ››

Game Reviews, Gaming

Retrospective: Medal of Honor

October 21, 2012 Vic B'Stard

With the release of Medal of Honor Warfighter less than a week away I thought now would be a great time to republish my review of the last game. As a fan of the original WWII based … Continue Reading ››

Film and TV, Gaming, General

Vic B’Stard’s week in review: EB Expo, XCOM launch party, NBA 2K13, Dishonored and Indiana Jones!

October 20, 2012 Vic B'Stard

I've had the craziest, maddest and, without a doubt, busiest couple of weeks since I first started regularly churning stuff out about video games. The EB Expo, game launches and exclusive hands-on with top upcoming games are just some … Continue Reading ››

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Category Archives: Gaming

Far Cry 3 Experience Episode 1 is out in the wild

Retrospective: Halo 3: ODST Review

Retrospective: Assassin’s Creed II Black Edition unboxing

Assassins Creed III Day!!!

XCOM: Enemy Unknown content packs are on their way

Retrospective: Assassin’s Creed Revelations

Retrospective: Medal of Honor

Vic B’Stard’s week in review: EB Expo, XCOM launch party, NBA 2K13, Dishonored and Indiana Jones!

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