It took only a few minutes of play to realise the biggest difference between EA’s Battlefield 1 and your run-of-the-mill first-person shooter. Whereas warfare in the last handful of Call of Duty games has been portrayed as an awesome and exciting spectacle, The Great War, as bought to life in Battlefield 1 is nothing of … Continue Reading ››
Whilst I’m a great fan of virtual reality, and really looking forward to the launch of the PlayStation VR, I’ve been a bit sceptical about whether or not the PlayStation 4 has the required grunt to pull it off.At the EB Expo in Sydney I got to try out Capcom’s exclusive Resident Evil 7 “Lantern … Continue Reading ››
Whilst at the recent EB Expo in Sydney, I was was treated to an extended hands-on preview of Dishonored 2.At the show, Bethesda had a huge area demoing the new Dishonored title that’s out next month. I got to try out the rather amazing Clockwork Mansion mission as both of the game’s protagonists, Corvo Attano … Continue Reading ››
It’s all over for this year’s EB Games Expo in Sydney, I look back at the highs and the lows of the three-day gaming extravaganza.The EB Expo has been held every year since the expo on the Gold Coast in 2011. For the last five years the EB Expo’s home has been in Sydney’s Olympic … Continue Reading ››
It seems that EA Sports have saved the best until last with FIFA 17. I’ll be honest, whilst I enjoy the FIFA games immensely, reviewing iterative sports titles can sometimes be a chore.Of course, year-on-year there are improvements, but for the most part they are hardly revolutionary. Each year we happily pay for a … Continue Reading ››
I don’t know about you, when I think of PC headsets, I don’t usually think of Dell. But, after a couple of weeks with Dell’s AE2 I can really say, you’d be wrong not to. Built around renowned Steelseries technology, the Dell Performance Headset - AE2 gives you premium performance at the bargain price of … Continue Reading ››
Forza Horizon 3 is an amazing game on the Xbox One. Once again, UK outfit Playground Games have managed to take Turn Ten’s sublime Forza Motorsport game engine and made it into something better. Gone is straight-laced racing simulator that is Forza Motorsport 6 and, in its place we have the third Horizon Festival, set … Continue Reading ››
This year’s iteration of the veteran American football sim, Madden NFL 17, is all about opening up the series to new fans.If only I’d had the help that Madden NFL 17 gives newcomers when I decided to first get my head around, not only the nuances of EA Sports’ Madden franchise, but also the rules … Continue Reading ››