CD PROJEKT RED has released Hearts of Stone, the first premium expansion pack for their celebrated fantasy game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.Players will, once more, step into the shoes of professional monster slayer, Geralt of Rivia- this time hired to defeat a ruthless bandit captain, Olgierd von Everec, a man who possesses the power … Continue Reading ››
From 30 October to 1 November Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre will be hosting PAX Australia, the only Penny Arcade games expo held outside of the United States.With over 120 panels and an huge number of international speakers confirmed for PAX Aus, this year promises to deliver attendees the most entertaining, diverse, and informative, range … Continue Reading ››
The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series is one that most of us old-time gamers hold dear to our hearts. For it was the first game to really capture the rush of an extreme sport in a video game. As time went on, and up against the likes of EA’s SSX snowboarding games, poor old Tony … Continue Reading ››
From October 2nd to October 4th, Sydney Olympic Park played host to Australasia’s biggest gaming event, The EB Expo 2015. 36,750 gamers attended the show over the three days, an even bigger turn out than last year.The Exhibition Centre was alive with sights and sounds that wouldn’t have looked out of place at the video-gaming … Continue Reading ››
Every year EA Sports tries to convince me that this year’s FIFA title is more than just a roster upgrade. In recent years, with the new-gen consoles and the introduction of EA’s proprietary game engine, Ignite, I’ve been a little more receptive to the usual marketing waffle.The improvements to ball control, crowd atmosphere, even player’s … Continue Reading ››
Destiny: The Taken King continues the Destiny saga into its second year. The recent patch, bringing the base game up to version 2.0 suggests that we are not going to see Destiny 2 any time soon, the developers, Bungie, seemingly happy with a major annual premium content drop instead.Is it time to return to Destiny … Continue Reading ››
EA Sports continues its dominating season of sports titles. This time we are back on the ice for NHL 16, the second version of the game for the new-gen systems.Last year’s NHL 15 was divisive. It was the first to use EA’s new Ignite engine and whilst the visuals were an improvement, a lot of … Continue Reading ››
Microsoft’s tent-pole circuit racing sim series makes a welcome return with Forza Motorsport 6 after last year’s successful open-world spinoff, Forza Horizons 2.For Forza Motorsport 6, the series second entry on the Xbox One, have developers Turn 10 been paying attention to some of the other very high quality racing games out there? Could this be … Continue Reading ››
