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2016 Year Review - Part 2

8 January 2017

Moving into September and Rocket League found new form with its latest free DLC, Rumble mode. Announced at the professional Rocket League Championship Series this year, this mode adds randomized weapons to matches, causing utter chaos. This sucked me right back into the game which continues to be a staggering success.

2016 Year Review - Part 1

7 January 2017

2016 will certainly be remembered as a tragic year by many. With Brexit, Trump, and countless big name celebrities passing away. Thankfully in the video game world it was a far prettier picture, and sets up 2017 to be an even better year. Way back in January, a little game called The Witness launched. This ingenious...

Can No Man's Sky End on a High?

2 December 2016

It's quite tragic what has happened to No Man's Sky developer Hello Games, and founder Sean Murray, throughout 2016. After receiving unprecedented levels of hype, the game finally released after multiple delays, and has now become the punchline to any joke on a game not meeting expectations. Some critics believe we'll never...

The NX is Finally Revealed as the Nintendo Switch

20 October 2016

At long last, Nintendo finally lifted the curtain on its codenamed console, the NX, as the Nintendo Switch. Rumours had been circulating for months about what to expect with this new console, especially with it's expected release of only March next year. Apparently it was both a home console and a portable, had...

Overwatch makes a Hilarious Cartoon

19 October 2016

As far as video game parodies go, there are plenty out there - usually replicated by real people in ridiculous over-the-top situations. But how about a fully animated cartoon? Or even a series? Well YouTuber Wronchi Animation has done just that. Particularly with Hearthstone and DOTA, but now also with Overwatch.

The PlayStation Neo is the PS4 Pro. But a Bad Move for Sony?

9 September 2016

On the 7th September in New York, Sony held its own conference, dubbed the "PlayStation Meeting", to finally unveil the slimmer PS4 and much leaked PlayStation Neo. This project codename first surfaced in April this year, with all the rumours saying it was an upgraded console, a new console in the middle of a generation...

Final Thoughts on E3 2016

9 July 2016

Overall E3 2016 was a great show with plenty of unforgettable moments, especially from Sony. EA was fairly standard in terms of game content, but the cross-Atlantic venues worked surprisingly well, and Mourinho's appearance was a definite highlight. Bethesda did well with their content, but I can't help but feel they'll...

E3 2016 - Nintendo

24 June 2016

Closing the main conferences was once again Nintendo, and my prediction of a live staged event this year wasn't quite true. They were livestreaming an event called Nintendo Treehouse Live, with presenters interviewing developers, but nothing on stage. It was certainly better than last year's pre-produced muppet show.

E3 2016 - Sony

24 June 2016

With Microsoft putting on a great show, Sony had to step up to claim victory at this year's E3. And wow were we in for a short, on point, game after game conference. It was incredible how concise it was while making a big impact. There was no padding at all and no developers on stage (with the exception of one superstar)...

E3 2016 - Ubisoft

21 June 2016

With EA moving to Sunday, Ubisoft was next. And for the 5th time Aisha Tyler was presenting and in fine form once again. After the musical intro which included a Just Dance game reveal in there somewhere, Ubisoft properly got underway with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands. My most anticipated game from Ubisoft after...

E3 2016 - Microsoft

19 June 2016

Microsoft once again kicked off Monday in E3 week, and with a nice surprise right before anyone walked on stage. The sleek and slim Xbox One S which is 40% smaller than the original console and looks brilliant in bright white. When big boss Phil Spencer appeared on stage we were set more major Microsoft news.

E3 2016 - EA & Bethesda

18 June 2016

E3 kicked off even earlier than last year with EA opening proceedings at 1pm LA time on the Sunday. They had two live studios connected with one in LA and one in London, and the transitions between the two worked surprisingly well. First off was Titanfall 2 campaign and multiplayer gameplay, and it seems everyone is...

Charting the Uncharted Series

11 June 2016

First of all this contains many, many spoilers. If you plan on playing the Uncharted games, play them before reading this. If not, read this to hear why Uncharted is a such a fantastic single player adventure. And if you have played them, see if you agree with my series ranking at the end. The original Uncharted debuted...

The Great Divide of Call of Duty vs Battlefield 2016

8 May 2016

This week saw the first official announcements for both the next Call of Duty and Battlefield games. And boy could they not be more different. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was unveiled on 2nd May and is essentially a sci-fi shooter set largely in space. Battlefield 1 was revealed four days later, and as rumours suggested...

Need for Speed's Awesome Free DLC

26 March 2016

Over the last few months, Need for Speed (2015) has been drip feeding lots of cool free DLC to keep fans returning to the game. It started with two legend's cars - Ken Block's Hoonicorn and Morohoshi's Diablo. Then there was Eddie's Challenge - essentially more events in the world with a custom Skyline to unlock...

Should there be Male and Female Game Reviews?

6 March 2016

Game reviews have certainly evolved over the years. Instead of one review for one title, we now see reviews of a game by platform, and by edition (for example Game of the Year editions), and this is probably rightly so. I remember back to when Watch Dogs was released in 2014. The PS3 version took a hammering with review scores...

Street Fighter V joins the Games Lacking Content Club

28 February 2016

Last week saw the release of Street Fighter V. An eagerly anticipated fighting game for fans of the series and anyone who enjoys a beat-em-up on a 2D plane. I generally don't fall into either category however the game has reignited the debate on what content should be shipped with a full priced retail title.

Top 10 Moments from The Walking Dead Season 2

19 January 2016

As with Season 1, The Walking Dead Season 2 provided more fantastic moments, so I had to put together another top 10 article. This by far exceeded by expectations as many people have said it's not as good as Season 1. This is true, but you can't really complain about a 10 out of 10 game with a 9 out of 10 sequel.