Last year’s WRC 5 filled a gap in the market, giving us a much-needed new-gen rally game for new-gen consoles. But the game’s cross-generational development meant that French developers, Kylotonn, had to hold something back in order for it to run on PS3 and Xbox 360. Then came Codemasters’ Dirt Rally, making the switch from … Continue Reading ››
When 2K made the decision, last year, to release XCOM 2 exclusively for PC, I thought it was a bold move. Whilst I understood the series’ PC heritage, the 2013 series reboot, XCOM: Enemy Unknown did very well on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.Console owning fans of the series can now continue their careers as … Continue Reading ››
It took only a few minutes of play to realise the biggest difference between EA’s Battlefield 1 and your run-of-the-mill first-person shooter. Whereas warfare in the last handful of Call of Duty games has been portrayed as an awesome and exciting spectacle, The Great War, as bought to life in Battlefield 1 is nothing of … Continue Reading ››
Whilst I’m a great fan of virtual reality, and really looking forward to the launch of the PlayStation VR, I’ve been a bit sceptical about whether or not the PlayStation 4 has the required grunt to pull it off.At the EB Expo in Sydney I got to try out Capcom’s exclusive Resident Evil 7 “Lantern … Continue Reading ››
Whilst at the recent EB Expo in Sydney, I was was treated to an extended hands-on preview of Dishonored 2.At the show, Bethesda had a huge area demoing the new Dishonored title that’s out next month. I got to try out the rather amazing Clockwork Mansion mission as both of the game’s protagonists, Corvo Attano … Continue Reading ››
It’s all over for this year’s EB Games Expo in Sydney, I look back at the highs and the lows of the three-day gaming extravaganza.The EB Expo has been held every year since the expo on the Gold Coast in 2011. For the last five years the EB Expo’s home has been in Sydney’s Olympic … Continue Reading ››
It seems that EA Sports have saved the best until last with FIFA 17. I’ll be honest, whilst I enjoy the FIFA games immensely, reviewing iterative sports titles can sometimes be a chore.Of course, year-on-year there are improvements, but for the most part they are hardly revolutionary. Each year we happily pay for a … Continue Reading ››
EA Sports gets us back on the ice for some fast and brutal ice hockey action in NHL 17.Switching from the comparatively sedate, but no less exciting, pace of Madden NFL 17 to the frantic madness of NHL 17 was a bit jarring at first. Mending the thrills of FIFA with the contact of Madden … Continue Reading ››
