Parisian studio, Sloclap’s debut title, Absolver is a melee combat game set in a beautifully-realised land, with more than a hint of Dark Souls about it.The first time I tried Absolver, it was just a curious dabble. I often do it. When I’m supposed to be finishing off the review for one game, another bit … Continue Reading ››
Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo is the grand-daddy of racing sims. For us old timers, the jaw-dropping visuals of the first iteration back in 1997 heralded a completely new type of racing game with real-world physics and photo-real cars.Twenty years later, the newest incarnation, Gran Turismo Sport, enters a very different market, a racing genre dominated … Continue Reading ››
The Thargoids. Their very name should strike fear into the hearts of veteran gamers that cut their teeth playing the original space-combat trading game, Elite, back in the 80s. Many a commander lost their nerve in witch-space having encounters the mysterious Thargoids.Now they are back.Frontier Developments have just launched Elite Dangerous: Horizons 2.4 – The … Continue Reading ››
The guys at Slightly Mad Studios have done it- they’ve created a racing game virtually indistinguishable from real life.For a game that I found uncomfortably similar to the it’s predecessor during my initial preview earlier this year, Project CARS 2 is exactly the game it should be. The developers have obviously drawn upon some of … Continue Reading ››
EA Sports continue their new season of sports sims adding this year’s ice hockey extravaganza, NHL 18, to the line-up.A favourite of mine, EA’s NHL series has been entertaining fans for nearly 25 years. Whilst the first current-gen iteration was a bit feature-poor, in subsequent years the franchise has gone from strength to strength.The fast … Continue Reading ››
Saints Row spin-off, Agents of Mayhem goes all out and turns the action up to eleven.When Volition’s first Saints Row came out as an Xbox 360 exclusive, it filled a gap in the crime genre pre-Grand Theft Auto IV. Unlike Rockstar’s GTA game, with Saints Row, I found that the Volition had confused satire with … Continue Reading ››
Over the weekend, at PAX Prime in Seattle, Astro Gaming revealed their new Astro A20 Wireless Headset. PAX-goers got a sneak peak of the new headset, the companion to Astro’s A10 Gaming Headset.The upcoming A20 features two models compatible with the Xbox One family of devices (Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X) as … Continue Reading ››
It’s that time again, as EA Sports starts its annual barrage of sports sims, all polished and updated for the new season. Kicking things of nicely is the latest iteration of their American Football franchise, Madden NFL 18.And this year it’s all change.Following FIFA 17’s lead, last year, with it’s single-player campaign mode, “The Journey”, … Continue Reading ››
