Fallout 76 takes the popular post-apocalyptic role-playing game series and places it in an online world.Like their Elder Scrolls series, Bethesda’s Fallout games carry the hallmark of quality single-player narrative adventures. The player is the hero, the game world revolves around and exists only to service the player’s story.Continue Reading ››
2016’s Battlefield 1 switched the action from the modern combat setting that has been the focus of the series since Battlefield 2, to the First World War. With Battlefield V the series comes full circle, returning to the conflict of the Second World War.As usual, Battlefield V has both single-player and multiplayer components. Always seeming … Continue Reading ››
IO Interactive’s sudden departure from Square Enix, taking their Hitman franchise with them, was a surprise. Whilst the episodic nature of the game wasn’t to everybody’s taste, 2016’s Hitman was a solid entry into the veteran stealth series.Hitman 2 is effectively the second season. In fact, all the episodes of Hitman Season One are available … Continue Reading ››
I was only a few minutes into my preview session with Just Cause 4 when I realised that I was in for some trouble.Whilst 2006’s Just Cause laid the groundwork for Rico Rodriguez’s misadventures, it was Just Cause 2 that refined the series’ physics-based sandbox gameplay. The huge open-world invited players to cut a path … Continue Reading ››
This has been a stellar year for games, making choosing the perfect gift your either yourself or the gamers in your life rather difficult.Gaming giants, Activision, have outdone themselves this year with some great titles offering months of gameplay for all ages. From Spyro to Call of Duty, they have you covered.To say Call of … Continue Reading ››
For the last fifteen years the Call of Duty franchise has been offering gamers some of the best multiplayer combat experiences you can get. The games have also been whipping players from the Second World War into the distant future, provided some of the most well-crafted single-player first-person-shooter games ever made. I’ve often said that … Continue Reading ››
Nvidia’s ridiculously expensive RTX graphics have arrived full of promise, but with very little to actually show for themselves.I’m currently reviewing a GeForce RTX 2080ti graphics processing unit. I’m not really ready to present my findings, because, well, to be honest, I’ve not really got anything for you.But, before I go on, I really do … Continue Reading ››
A little while ago I was shown the little “+” on the Intel stickers adorning laptops powered by the latest 8th Gen CPUs. The plus means that the computer uses Intel’s Optane memory.Chipzilla promises that adding Optane memory to your 8th generation i5, i7 or i9 Intel CPU will let you enjoy a faster, smoother, … Continue Reading ››