Activision have packed away the rocket boots and hung up the jet packs, taking their Call of Duty franchise back to its Second World War roots.Ever since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision have been backing themselves into a corner. Each annual edition of their Call of Duty franchise had to be bigger and … Continue Reading ››
The Evil Within 2 invites players, once again, to sample Bethesda’s brand of survival horror.2014’s The Evil Within Introduced us to Krimson City police detective Sebastian Castellanos, and a game very much inspired by Resident Evil. Of course, with Resident Evil 7, the classic horror series was rebooted, to great acclaim, for a modern audience.Taking … Continue Reading ››
British heavy machinery company, JCB, gets its arse to Mars.My previous dealings with J.C. Bamford’s iconic yellow-liveried excavators includes having the Land Rover that I was charged with getting dragged out of a muddy construction site. It was a navigation mistake that resulted in both my cousin and I having to spend an afternoon hosing … Continue Reading ››
EA Games’ DICE Studios, with the help of Criterion Software and Motive Studios have another crack at the Battlefront franchise.2015’s Star Wars Battlefront, a reboot of the Lucasarts’ game from 2004, had a solid multiplayer element but little to nothing for solo players. For Star Wars Battlefront II, the developers are hoping to address the … Continue Reading ››
Jammed smack-bang in the middle of the busiest time of the year for video game releases, I took some time out to fly down to Melbourne to spend a day at Australasia’s largest festival of gaming culture.From the 27th to 29 October the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre played host to PAX Australia 2017. Catering … Continue Reading ››
EA’s Ghost Studio gets us back in the driving seat with Need for Speed Payback.Taking more than a cue from the Fast and the Furious films, the latest entry in EA Games’ veteran series plunges us head first into the murky world of underground street racers and racketeering.Continue Reading ››
Polyphony’s landmark racing series gets its first PS4 outing with the release of Gran Turismo Sport.Back in the day Gran Turismo broke new ground. The racing game landscape is rather different, today. To say the game is entering a rather crowded genre would be an understatement.Continue Reading ››
Luckless all-American hero, William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, continues his unfortunate misadventures in a terrifying alternative future where the Germans won the Second World War.Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus takes the action to an occupied United States as B.J. leads a rebellion to free his motherland.Having spent most of his life from the end of WWII to … Continue Reading ››
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