Rollercoaster Tycoon is back! Well, it is, but this is not it. This is Planet Coaster, from the same guys that did Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 and 3. And it’s a cracker.From Sim City to the latest Eastern-European transit game, I find it so easy to get lost in management simulators. Add the option for a … Continue Reading ››
Bethesda Softworks and Arkane Studios invite us to return to the bizarre steampunk world of Dishonored for more stealth, assassinations and slaughtered whales.Dishonored 2 opens fifteen years after the events in the first game. In 2012’s Dishonored, we played as the Royal Protector, Corvo Attano, framed for the murder of Empress Jessamine, the young Emily … Continue Reading ››
“You'll believe a man could fly” stated the cinema poster of 1978’s Superman: The Movie.Well, if you are prepared to spend the best part of NZ$3500 on an HTC Vive and the required high-spec PC, now you can. All thanks to Google.Do you remember the first time you tried Google Earth or Google Maps? Suddenly … Continue Reading ››
Activision’s top selling toys-to-life franchise is back with Skylanders Imaginators.For this new game, we have a whole new range of Skylander figures, this time referred to as Sensei. There is also a set of Imaginite Creation Crystals, to create your own Skylanders, and Imaginite Mystery Chests containing gear, weapons and parts for your creations.The series’ … Continue Reading ››
Don’t get me wrong, I like 2014’s Titanfall, the first game from Respawn- the development studio that arose from a spat between Infinity Ward and their masters at Activision. The choice, though, to release a game 100% dependent on competitive multiplayer play was not a good idea. Dress it up how you like, even with … Continue Reading ››
Hitman’s episodic first season draws to a close with the release of the Japan-set sixth episode, Situs Inversus.Since March, players have been treated to a monthly instalment of Agent 47’s latest adventures. Shunning the usual distribution method, developers IO Interactive have split Hitman into a six episode season. The plot has taken the titular Hitman … Continue Reading ››
The next chapter in the Call of Duty saga, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out now. I recently sat down with Brian Horton, Art Director at Call of Duty developer, Infinity Ward. We talked about the game’s futuristic setting, virtual reality and the future of video games.VicBStard: Hello Brian, thanks for taking the time … Continue Reading ››
I’d forgotten how good it was. And also, how grounded is was. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered harks back to a time before the “troubles” with Infinity Ward and before the plots of the Call of Duty games went right of the rails and drove headlong into fantasy the future.The Middle-Eastern … Continue Reading ››
