Activision’s Guitar Hero is back, but, unlike the recently released Rock Band 4, it’s all change for Guitar Hero Live.Whilst the basic mechanics of Harmonix’s original Guitar Hero game have been preserved, FreeStyleGames’ Guitar Hero Live has a new presentation, a new way of getting more music and a new guitar peripheral.They’ve also dumped the … Continue Reading ››
Lara Croft is back for a new adventure, but this time an adventure that, for the moment anyway, can only be played by Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners.Rise of the Tomb Raider follows on from 2013’s very successful Tomb Raider reboot and is set a year after Lara Croft’s escape from the mysterious island … 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 ››
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t suffering from a bit of remaster fatigue. For the last couple of years this generation of consoles has been inundated with polished-up, re-hashed games carried over from the Xbox 360 and PS3. Some, like Grand Theft Auto V and The Last of Us have been welcome, others … Continue Reading ››
The second coming of the rhythm music game is upon us and first on stage is Mad Catz and Harmonix Music Systems’ Rock Band 4.This is software borne out of necessity over anything else. With a massive back catalogue of licenced music, over the last few years the die-hard Rock Band fans have been steadily … Continue Reading ››
CD PROJEKT RED has released Hearts of Stone, the first premium expansion pack for their celebrated fantasy game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.Players will, once more, step into the shoes of professional monster slayer, Geralt of Rivia- this time hired to defeat a ruthless bandit captain, Olgierd von Everec, a man who possesses the power … Continue Reading ››
From 30 October to 1 November Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre will be hosting PAX Australia, the only Penny Arcade games expo held outside of the United States.With over 120 panels and an huge number of international speakers confirmed for PAX Aus, this year promises to deliver attendees the most entertaining, diverse, and informative, range … Continue Reading ››
