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 ››
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 ››
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 ››
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 ››
Well now we know. The PlayStation 4 Pro is incoming. It’s not, as Sony are quick to point out, a PlayStation 5 – as it features the same underlying architecture as the (now) vanilla PS4. More a PS4.5, then?It doesn’t seem that long ago when I was standing in my local EB Games at midnight … Continue Reading ››
On Thursday 8th September the world famous Abbey Road Studios in London will play host to a special one-off concert featuring music from the forthcoming videogame Final Fantasy XV.The one-hour concert will be broadcast from Abbey Road’s iconic Studio One, and will feature live renditions of a selection of songs from the Final Fantasy XV … Continue Reading ››
TT Games returns to the Star Wars universe to bring us their quirky and humorous retelling of the latest Star Wars movie with Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens.As a card carrying member of the Star Wars generation, I breathed a sigh of relief after watching JJ Abrams’ entry in the Star Wars saga. It’s … Continue Reading ››
