Hitman’s episodic first season draws to a close with the release of the Japan-set sixth episode, Situs Inversus.Since March, players have been treated to a monthly instalment of Agent 47’s latest adventures. Shunning the usual distribution method, developers IO Interactive have split Hitman into a six episode season. The plot has taken the titular Hitman … Continue Reading ››
The next chapter in the Call of Duty saga, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out now. I recently sat down with Brian Horton, Art Director at Call of Duty developer, Infinity Ward. We talked about the game’s futuristic setting, virtual reality and the future of video games.VicBStard: Hello Brian, thanks for taking the time … Continue Reading ››
I’d forgotten how good it was. And also, how grounded is was. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered harks back to a time before the “troubles” with Infinity Ward and before the plots of the Call of Duty games went right of the rails and drove headlong into fantasy the future.The Middle-Eastern … Continue Reading ››
It would seem that I’ve spent the whole year playing Lara Croft’s latest outing, Rise of the Tomb Raider.I first played the sequel to 2013’s rebooted Tomb Raider on Xbox One last year, Microsoft having an exclusive on the game. I then played Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC, first with DirectX 11, then … Continue Reading ››
For PlayStation VR gamers PlayStation VR Worlds is going to seem a lot like a demo disc, designed more to show off the PlayStation 4’s VR kit that stand on its own. The title is a grouping of five short VR “experiences”, most of which don’t really come under the classification of games at all.For … Continue Reading ››
When you think Mafia, you think wise-guys, Al Capone, 1930s, Sicilian gangsters and all that sort of thing. You don’t think Louisiana, Vietnam vets and under-privileged black communities.Unless you are 2K and the game is Mafia III.The first game in 2K’s Mafia series features the San Francisco/Chicago-inspired city of Lost Heaven with a traditional depression-era … Continue Reading ››
Last year’s WRC 5 filled a gap in the market, giving us a much-needed new-gen rally game for new-gen consoles. But the game’s cross-generational development meant that French developers, Kylotonn, had to hold something back in order for it to run on PS3 and Xbox 360. Then came Codemasters’ Dirt Rally, making the switch from … Continue Reading ››
When 2K made the decision, last year, to release XCOM 2 exclusively for PC, I thought it was a bold move. Whilst I understood the series’ PC heritage, the 2013 series reboot, XCOM: Enemy Unknown did very well on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.Console owning fans of the series can now continue their careers as … Continue Reading ››
