I will forgive you for not having heard of A Crowd of Monsters’ episodic adventure game, Blues and Bullets. Were it not for a review key falling into my inbox from the publisher’s kindly PR people, I wouldn’t have either.And that would have been a shame.Whilst episode one was released late last year, the rather … Continue Reading ››
Ubisoft takes us into a war-torn post-apocalyptic future in Tom Clancy’s The Division.Very much in the same vein as Activision’s Destiny, The Division is a third-person shooter-come-role-playing game. It features a persistent online, multiplayer, open world and thus an internet connection is required to play.When you think about a future where society has crumbled, you … Continue Reading ››
Square Enix’s decision to release the new-gen entry to their Hitman franchise as a series of episodes was a bit of a surprise. Having played through the content released with the first episode a few times now, it makes perfect sense.As the original stealth game, Hitman’s open gameplay is a big reason for its success … Continue Reading ››
Colin McRae’s legacy lives on with the back-to-basics gameplay of Codemasters’ Dirt Rally. A far cry from the over-the-top antics of the last few Dirt games, Dirt Rally is a comparatively real-world rally-driving masterclass.Shunning arcade antics and arena stunt shows, Dirt Rally offers rally fans the same sort of apology Codemasters gave fans of their … Continue Reading ››
Wargaming.net is famous for its free-to-play historic military battle games World of Tanks and World of Warships. In the pursuit of historical accuracy, the publisher has also been involved in the recovery and preservation of classic military hardware.The game publisher recently permanently loaned an Australian AC1 tank, that they purchased and imported from the USA, … Continue Reading ››
It’s the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s turn for the Lego treatment in the multi-movie mashup that is Lego Marvel’s Avengers.TT Games have been fusing their unique Lego-inspired humour with pop-culture favourites for years now. Drawing heavily on the last few Marvel movies, Avengers invites us back into the TT’s Lego Marvel Universe.The game lets players experience … Continue Reading ››
Lauded as the next big thing at the Xbox One launch way back in May 2013, Remedy’s twice delayed wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey sci-fi game/TV show hybrid, Quantum Break, is finally here.I’m a huge fan of Remedy, going all the way back to the original Max Payne. Their Alan Wake is a one of my favourite games, … Continue Reading ››
Just Cause 3 gave me plenty of late nights/early mornings when it was released earlier this year. Square Enix are now extending that mayhem with the release of the first DLC expansion, Sky Fortress, available separately or as part of the Land, Air and Sea Season Pass.The expansion introduces a new enemy in the eDEN … Continue Reading ››
