Every year EA Sports tries to convince me that this year’s FIFA title is more than just a roster upgrade. In recent years, with the new-gen consoles and the introduction of EA’s proprietary game engine, Ignite, I’ve been a little more receptive to the usual marketing waffle.The improvements to ball control, crowd atmosphere, even player’s … Continue Reading ››
Destiny: The Taken King continues the Destiny saga into its second year. The recent patch, bringing the base game up to version 2.0 suggests that we are not going to see Destiny 2 any time soon, the developers, Bungie, seemingly happy with a major annual premium content drop instead.Is it time to return to Destiny … Continue Reading ››
EA Sports continues its dominating season of sports titles. This time we are back on the ice for NHL 16, the second version of the game for the new-gen systems.Last year’s NHL 15 was divisive. It was the first to use EA’s new Ignite engine and whilst the visuals were an improvement, a lot of … Continue Reading ››
Microsoft’s tent-pole circuit racing sim series makes a welcome return with Forza Motorsport 6 after last year’s successful open-world spinoff, Forza Horizons 2.For Forza Motorsport 6, the series second entry on the Xbox One, have developers Turn 10 been paying attention to some of the other very high quality racing games out there? Could this be … Continue Reading ››
The fifth main title in Hideo Kojima’s acclaimed Metal Gear Solid series, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, is finally upon us. Fans have been salivating over what could be the last Metal Gear Solid game for years now. But has it been worth the wait?The drama surrounding the development of Metal Gear Solid … Continue Reading ››
With an 18GB update, Activision have totally removed the vocal talents of Peter Dinklage from their hit game, Destiny. The Emmy award-winning actor, who plays Tyrion Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones previously provided the voice of the player’s robotic companion, Ghost.Derided from the day the game launched, Dinklage’s performance seemed ill-suited to the character, … Continue Reading ››
CD Projekt RED, the Polish developers of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have announced the release date of Hearts of Stone, the award-winning fantasy role-playing game’s first expansion.From 13th October fans will be able to experience over 10 hours of new adventures featuring new characters, powerful monsters, unique romance and a brand new storyline.
We’ve all done it, screamed at the screen as our teenage heroes make the worst decisions possible, usually ending in their demise at the hands of a demon with knives for fingers, a hockey-masked psychopath or the vengeful spirit of an ancient evil.PlayStation 4 exclusive, Until Dawn, puts players in the shoes of a group … Continue Reading ››
