Bethesda have released an uncompromising, portable Nintendo Switch version of their 2011 hit RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Possibly one of the greatest RPGs ever made.Skyrim is the fifth game in a fantasy series that is heavy on lore and epic in scope. The first game The Elder Scrolls: Arena was released in 1994 … Continue Reading ››
After The Force Awakens’ fun, but awfully familiar plot, I was wondering if Lucasfilm/Disney would give director Rian Johnson the slack to take a few more risks this time with the eighth instalment in the saga.The answer is, for the most part, yes.Whereas The Force Awakens holds your hand, carefully introducing you to the newer … Continue Reading ››
Like it’s stable-mate, Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the 2016 Doom reboot is gaining a reputation of being ported to every available game platform. Nintendo’s Switch recently joined the PC, PS4 and Xbox One in having a version of the game.Literally in the same breath as they launched the Switch version of Doom, Bethesda … Continue Reading ››
Bethesda commences its assault into the VR space with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the most ported games in recent years. It was over six years ago that the game was first released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.Since then the game has been rereleased, in … Continue Reading ››
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 ››
