In advance of one of the most long-awaited movies of all time, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, comes one of the year’s most anticipated games, Star Wars Battlefront.From veteran development studio, DICE- the same outfit that gave us the Battlefield series, comes the closest thing you can get to living a long time ago, in … Continue Reading ››
For Ghost Studios’ second crack at EA Games’ racing franchise, and the first new-gen console/PC-only version, they have dropped the subtitle and just stuck with Need for Speed. But is this a new beginning for the series?The new-gen console duet of Xbox One and PlayStation 4 has been the catalyst for overhauling and/or rebooting a … Continue Reading ››
Blizzard Entertainment have announced the 2016 Hearthstone World Championship, the largest Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft tournament in the world.16 exceptional players from around the globe will come together to duel for glory, a share of the $1 million USD prize pool, and title of World Champion.This massive tournament is preceded by months of Ranked Play … Continue Reading ››
In the week before PAX Australia I was invited to an exclusive look at Just Cause 3 at Square Enix’s Sydney office. Hosting the session was Avalanche Studios' game director Roland Lesterlin and producer Omar Shakir.I’m a great fan of the Just Cause games. The first one blew me away, really showing of what would … Continue Reading ››
This week kicks of what is likely to be a whole season of Star Wars. With the new film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens in cinemas next month, the release of EA’s Star Wars Battlefront on 19 November is perfect timing.The new-gen reboot of Star Wars Battlefront features photo-real environments from the movies, allowing players … Continue Reading ››
Always in need of faster and larger portable storage solutions, I put Lexar’s next-generation of flash drives, the JumpDrive M20i and the JumpDrive M20c, through their paces.The old adage that you can never have too much storage space has never been more true. As our internet speed and computing power increase, we don’t blink when … Continue Reading ››
The last of EA Sports’ 2016 season titles is now on court. NBA Live 16, still living in the shadow of this year’s 2K’s basketball entry, does it’s best to round off EA’s stunning collection of games aimed at the discerning armchair sportsman.Of all the real-life sports that EA digitally mimics each year, basketball is … Continue Reading ››
My apologies for the late write-up, but it’s taken me the best part of a week to recover from what was, without a doubt, the highlight of my gaming calendar, PAX Australia 2015.Over three days, from 30st October to 1nd of November, an eclectic band of gamers from all over the world descended on the … Continue Reading ››
