Paradox Interactive, publishers of the so-so Cities in Motion transport planning simulators have now entered the full-on city-building fray with Cities: Skylines. After years of disappointment, I find out if this is the city builder that we have been waiting for.Now I love a good city builder, going all the way back to the original … Continue Reading ››
Ori and the Blind Forest blew me away when I first saw it after Microsoft sneaked it out at last year’s E3. Nine months later we can now all play Moon Studios’ labour of love.I’m not much of a fan of indie games. For every gem there’s a dozen or so bits of pretentious rubbish. … Continue Reading ››
Sony Computer Entertainment have been teasing us with The Order: 1886 since they first announced the PlayStation 4 way back in February 2013. Over the last two years the publisher has been drip-feeding scant details about their cinematic third-person shooter set in a steampunk re-imagining of Victorian London.In the run up to the game’s launch … Continue Reading ››
In only a few short hours gamers will get to play the Battlefield Hardline beta for the last time before its release on March 20th.It’s a game that’s been a long time coming. I first played it at E3, when that first beta was launched during the EA press event. It was OK, but I … Continue Reading ››
I recently sat down with CD Projekt RED’s senior writer Jakub Szamalek and senior QA analyst Bartosz Ochman. During our conversation we spoke about the attention to detail required to create the huge open-world of their upcoming game, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt comes out soon. What are you working on … Continue Reading ››
As gamers we live in exciting times. As lucky as we are to be able to enjoy the latest iteration of Far Cry and Call of Duty we also, one in a while, get the opportunity to try something a little different, something like The Talos Principle.Coming to us from Croteam, the Croation developer that … Continue Reading ››
Fans that have pre-ordered Alone in the Dark: Illumination have been rewarded with access to a special private beta session over the weekend.Alone in the Dark: Illumination takes players through the landscape of Lorwich, Virginia, and deep below ground to unearth the mysteries of the forsaken township. Players fight off hordes of eldritch nightmares while … Continue Reading ››
So there I sat, with the lovely animated intro to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt playing out in front of me, about to embark on the first three hours of CD Projekt RED’s RPG threequel.The Witcher: Wild Hunt is one of the year’s most eagerly awaited games. Originally due for release in 2014, the game … Continue Reading ››
