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Two weeks since the release of No Man’s Sky, and most of those 18 quintillion planets are still out there, just waiting to be named ‘Butts’. I’ve been playing the game since its release, and I thought I’d take a look back over my time with it so far. When the game came out I actually thought it was pretty…

The 22nd Electronic Arts Exhibition, or E3 2016, took place on June 14-16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  As the major consoles, Xbox, PlayStation and Wii are well into their eighth generation or so, the main focuses of the conference were new software titles, new hardware revisions and virtual reality. Virtual reality has been a dream chased by many…

With a large amount of PS VR titles already announced, it’s time to take a look at 4 games which you might have missed. Let’s begin. Dead Secret Dead Secret is a tense, story focused, mystery thriller, set in rural Kansas in the year 1965. A reclusive professor has been found dead, and it’s up to you, the player, to…

Ubisoft have officially confirmed that Watch Dogs 2 will be revealed at their E3 panel, on Monday the 13th. Meaning that Ubisoft have announced an announcement, which is kind of weird – but anyhoo, Watch Dogs 2! Time to get excited, right? Well, maybe, let’s be honest the first one was kind of a let down. Released back in 2014,…

Warning: Spoilers Below! In an interview with Glixel, ‘Rolling Stone’s new video game focused magazine, Uncharted 4’s Creative Director, Neil Druckmann, explained that things don’t always go smoothly behind the scenes. Once again, SPOILERS BELOW – you have been warned! Working as a Focus Tester for Naughty Dog, at their Californian studio, during the development of Uncharted 4, would seem…

The notion that gaming is an activity for male gamers has proven wrong with recent research. Female gamers have the ability to connect to a variety of services and technology that wasn’t around 10 years ago – and it’s probably this very reason as to why these statistics have balanced out. The statistics can be seen here. You’ll need to…

Disney Branding With the new acquisition of the Star Wars IP by Disney was a huge change in the legacy that is Star Wars. Electronic Arts (EA), the largest publisher in this galaxy and even far away ones acquired the rights in May 2013 to create Star Wars games. This was a deal comparable to the actual Disney deal in…

Rugby 15 marks another in a long line of Ruby Union titles developed by HB Studios, a group known for turning out lots of great sports-themed titles.   First off, this game has received a lot of bad press and negative reviews.   The real question is whether or not Rugby 15 really deserves all the hate and/or if it actually manages…

Perhaps in an effort to recapture the magic of the older games in the series or maybe in the hopes of mutating things in a different direct while maintaining the same basic course, Resident Evil Revelations 2 has arrived.   Right off the bat, the first thing many will realize is the fact this game is being doled out in installments.  …

In my humble opinion, Battlefield 1942 was one of the best World War II games ever made. That game had everything: flyable planes, tanks, jeeps and even operational battleships. It was an entertaining game that offered thrilling combat such as going toe to toe with an enemy tank and trying to take out the exposed gunner while running from cover…

Without wasting more of your time explaining why March, 2015 is set to be a nice bed for new PlayStation 4 releases, we’ll just provide a run-down on each title (as they are currently / tentatively allotted to be released in chronological order)… White Night OSome Studio is bringing us a noir-thriller that’s steeped in a survival horror mythos, and…

Part of what makes modern gaming so rewarding is the way various games affect your senses, obviously.   While many of us certainly appreciate what a large HD screen and crisp, detailed graphics offer, the other part of the equation – audio, is sometimes downplayed or even ignored.   In short, if you really want to take your gaming to the next…

Say what you will about modern video game development and the resulting trends and expectations of the average consumer, but one thing is certain – there’s clearly something wrong with the system. All the bad press that The Order: 1886 has received upon release should be pretty eye-opening in fact, especially considering that it is by all accounts, a pretty…

Bursting out onto the scene suddenly, seemingly coming out of left field to delight lovers of gruesome survival horror carnage, Dying Light seems like it is destined to be a big hit. The game itself was spearheaded into development in 2012, and in just a few short years later, here we stand, looking at a fully thought-out open world title…

Fans of exciting and novel multiplayer gaming have been itching to get their hands on Turtle Rock Studios’ “Evolve”, a game that merges several neat concepts together with stunning visuals.   Although it has only been out (officially) for a day (as of the time of this writing) it is already garnering some attention and high marks from both gamers as…

Even though the experts predicted that console gaming was a thing of the past, instead extoling PC as the end all final avenue, Sony’s PlayStation 4 stands out as a glaring exception. Now, don’t get it all wrong here, PC gaming is certainly hip and full of its own treasures, but credence must also be given to the console crowd…

Dontnod Entertainment’s Life is Strange is one of those games that places incredible focus on the dramatic elements of unfolding sequences of events. Part of a new episodic series, this IP manages to create a very homey sense of atmosphere that’s wrapped up in teenage angst with dashes of mystery and perhaps even Sci-Fi. Once an often overlooked area of…

The classic board game, Risk should certainly require no introduction. Without a doubt, more than a few gamers out there have already had their run-in with it, especially if they’re old-school veterans. Basically, it is about world domination, where chance and luck guide you through to either stunning victories against your opponents or crippling defeat. However, in this new Hasbro…

One of the best things about Sony’s PlayStation 4 is that it offers much more of an open platform for users in terms of its range of usable hardware. Whereas many consoles of the past stuck with singular, one-off designs, we find the PS4 able to accept typical USB and Bluetooth Mice and Keyboards.   Sure, 7th generation systems were also…

Obviously, every time we see Ubisoft starting to roll out a new Tom Clancy game there is cause for hopeful anticipation.   One of the most anticipated additions to come along from that particular crowd, The Division, has already made waves in conventions such as E3, where its demo caused quite a stir among gamers and critics alike. Essentially, it puts…