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2017 Year Review - Part 2

9 January 2018

July was typically quiet for video game releases, but not for Nintendo. Splatoon 2 launched on the 21st, making it the first multiplayer shooter on the Switch. It received some criticism for being more like Splatoon 1.5, but for anyone who missed the original game on Wii U (understandably a lot of people)...

2017 Year Review - Part 1

4 January 2018

2017 has been an incredible year for video games. It’s up there with 2007 and 2013 as one of the best years I can remember. A new Nintendo console launched with a brand new concept, and two masterpiece games in the year. A new IP from Sony blew everyone away, and there were more surprises with...

Dreams is Back! And Better Than Ever

16 December 2017

Only six months ago, I was convinced that Dreams - the latest PS4 title in development from Media Molecule - was dead. A game that was more likely to be cancelled than released. We'd not heard any updates on this game since it was shown on Sony's E3 stage way back in 2015. And back then it didn't...

Another Great 3D Platformer With a Focus on Hats!?

3 December 2017

For some reason I seem to be fascinated with games that turn out to be incredibly similar. Look at the in depth discussion I wrote on Paladins and Overwatch. Today I stumbled across a new 3D platformer, called A Hat in Time, coming to PS4 on 6th December. It was only a tweet with an animated gif but the...

Game Reviews are Becoming More Irrelevant Than Ever

27 November 2017

In the past 10 years or so, video games have been able to change after their initial release by updates they can receive via the Internet. This means that games are realistically no longer static, or a fixed item, like a movie or book is. This is where reviews work well - the media item in question doesn't...

Paris Games Week 2017

3 November 2017

Sony showed off a ton of new trailers for their upcoming PlayStation games to kick off Paris Games Week this year. I’ve never really followed the event in the past but always knew Sony liked a big presence there. This year, more than any, it almost felt like another E3 conference with some fantastic trailers...

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Review

16 September 2017

I never thought I'd write a game review but Uncharted: The Lost Legacy provoked a ton of intriguing thoughts throughout my playthrough, so here we are. There's a section without spoilers and one filled with them, so you can read whichever you fancy. Spoiler-Free. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is set after...

Final Thoughts on E3 2017

4 July 2017

This year's E3 was the first where members of the public could buy tickets to attend the gaming industry's biggest show. 15,000 tickets were available at a steep price of $249 ($149 for the first 1,000) but eventually all tickets did sell out. This meant the usually media/press only event was busier than ever.

E3 2017 - Nintendo

16 June 2017

Last but not least was of course Nintendo. Last year they stole the show with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The big question was could they do the same thing this year with Super Mario Odyssey? Once again there was no stage presence from Nintendo, instead they had some pre-recorded stuff and loads of...

E3 2017 - Sony

15 June 2017

This year Sony had a strange pre-show to their E3 conference which wasn't publicised well at all. It turns out there were some good announcements that could have made the main show. One being Matterfall getting a release date of 15th August - the next game from Resogun developer Housemarque. And the other...

E3 2017 - Ubisoft

15 June 2017

The first publisher keeping their usual time slot this year was Ubisoft. However Aisha Tyler was not presenting for a change, that role was instead fulfilled by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. Their conference started with a great surprise. There were rumours before E3 about a Mario and Rabbids crossover game, and...

E3 2017 - Bethesda

14 June 2017

Bethesda were once again at E3 for their third year, at the awkward time of 9pm PT. That means midnight for anyone on the east coast of the US, and 5am in the UK. They kicked things off with two games getting the virtual reality treatment. DOOM VFR and Fallout VR. The 'F' in DOOM's title is either "Frickin'" or something worse...

E3 2017 - Microsoft

14 June 2017

Microsoft was second this year, moving forward to Sunday at 2pm LA time, primarily to reveal Project Scorpio before the other conferences were held. A smart move on the whole. Now, a long time before E3 I predicted that the real name of Scorpio would be the Xbox One X. I can't remember exactly when...

E3 2017 - EA

14 June 2017

It seems to be a reoccurring trend with E3 starting earlier every year. In 2017, EA was first once again but with its own separate event called "EA Play", held on the Saturday before E3 week at midday Pacific Time. They started by reminiscing about Battlefield 1 with a bunch of highlight clips from various streamers...

Overwatch vs Paladins. Who is Copying Who?

21 May 2017

Throughout last week on the PlayStation Store, Paladins was front and centre on its home screen. A new hero based shooter, free to download, although still in beta phase. I'd already seen a trailer for it, thought it looked great with similarities to Overwatch, so I hit the download button. After just playing the tutorial...

Call of Duty Returning to the Past Now Seems Obvious

23 April 2017

After Activision revealed that Call of Duty in 2017 was "returning to its roots", we still weren't exactly sure what this meant. Whether it was returning to the modern warfare era - the real trigger for COD's global, multi-million selling success. Or whether it was returning to its true roots - the original Call of Duty...

PS4 vs Xbox One? The Debate is Over

20 March 2017

The first few months of 2017 have been incredible for the PS4 with hit after hit of great exclusive games released. Compare this with the Xbox One which has seen only one exclusive game released at retail so far this year. Looking further ahead, Sony has revealed so many more triple-A games in development...

Is Gran Turismo Heading in the Wrong Direction?

24 February 2017

A few weeks ago Project CARS 2 was officially revealed via an announcement trailer. The sequel to the surprise hit from 2015 by developer Slightly Mad Studios. The trailer concludes with the game's release window of late 2017. This immediately prompted my outburst of "Where the hell is GT Sport?".

Super Mario Odyssey Trailer re-created in GTA

18 January 2017

On 13th January (4am UK time...) Nintendo unveiled tons of new details on its upcoming hybrid console, the Switch. It launches globally on 3rd March, costs £280, and has a battery life of 2-6 hours in portable mode. Several new games were also announced, one being the highly anticipated new 3D Mario game...