For twenty years Earth has been ruled by its alien masters, known as The Elders. The will of the brave men and women of the Council of Nations Extra-terrestrial Combat Unit (also known as XCOM) where unable to defend against the alien invaders. Whilst the battle may have been lost, the fight isn’t over.XCOM 2 … Continue Reading ››
PC owners finally get to play what can only be described as the definitive version of Lara Croft’s latest adventure, Rise of the Tomb Raider.Square Enix’s sequel to the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot was released late last year as a timed Xbox exclusive. With fantastic visuals on the Xbox One, Rise of the Tomb Raider … Continue Reading ››
It’s not too unfair to say that the Call of Duty franchise has now mutated so far from its initial premise, that, perhaps, the games should no longer be branded as such. Trayarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 pretty much confirms it, the game’s clandestine sci-fi setting being a far cry from the Second … Continue Reading ››
Project CARS, a game that is possibly the best all-round road racing game available at the moment, gets another iconic Kiwi upgrade.Following last year’s inclusion of Ruapuna Park, the Stanceworks DLC pack adds Kiwi Mad Mike Whiddett’s MX-5 RadBul Formula Drift to the game.The new DLC pack also includes the KTM X-Bow R and the … Continue Reading ››
Tom Clancy’s original video game franchise gets the new-gen shine after a seven-year break. Rainbow Six: Siege sees the international black ops division getting involved in some, unfortunately, all-too familiar anti-terrorism operations.But, instead of a topical single-player campaign wet our appetite for the game’s finely-honed multiplayer experience, Rainbow Six: Siege opts to thrown player straight … Continue Reading ››
The hit online tank battle game, World of Tanks has finally made its debut on PlayStation 4. PC, Xbox and even tablet owners have been able to enjoy the fast-paced tank battles offered by Wargaming.net’s flagship game for some time. With this new release, World of Tanks is now available to play on all major … Continue Reading ››
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate propels Ubisoft’s flagship franchise from last year’s revolutionary Paris setting, across The Channel to London, England at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. After the game’s initial release on new-gen consoles, it’s now out on PC.Last year was a tough year for Ubisoft. Broken at launch, Assassin’s Creed Unity upset many fans. … Continue Reading ››
The remastering trend continues with Quantic Dreams' 2013 PlayStation 3 exclusive adventure game, Beyond: Two Souls, getting a new-gen makeover for the PlayStation 4.David Cage’s supernatural follow-up to his 2010 PlayStation 3 game/interactive movie Heavy Rain really cemented my opinion of the French developer as being a frustrated film-maker. Heavy on the plot, but light … Continue Reading ››
