Note: If that headline doesn’t give it away, there are major spoilers in here. Mass Effect is without a doubt one of the most influential and important franchises to emerge from the last generation of consoles. Across three games players were treated to an epic narrative that featured the highest…
Read MoreEA has quietly announced that it has shut down its Emeryville development studio. Gamastura noted a tweet from the designer of SimCity, Guillaume Pierre, that everyone from the studio was “out of a job”. In response, EA confirmed that the studio was being closed, but stated that Maxis franchises would…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Rod Humble has had an interesting path to Cults & Daggers and his startup developer Chaphat. Formerly the CEO of Linden Labs, the creators of Second Life, Humble’s role behind that was the head of the EA Play label… the creators of The Sims. So it…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I love genuine RPGs, of the kind developed by a studio with a passion for recreating the classic pen-and-paper Dungeons & Dragons experience. These kinds of projects are sadly rare now, as the industry has gradually moved towards more linear narrative storytelling and action-based gameplay, but…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. When I first heard of Peggle I thought to myself “that really doesn’t sound like fun,” but then a friend of mine got me to play it and boy was I immediately realised how wrong I was. Now Peggle 2 has arrived on the PS4 and…
Read MoreImpressions by Harvard L. It’s past the time in the First Person Shooter (FPS) genre’s lifetime that critics are starting to question whether each new title is necessary. We’ve pushed technical innovations so far that there’s not much more room upwards to go – FPS gameplay is slicker than ever.…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Last year EA Sports managed to get a couple of releases out on the new generation of consoles, such as FIFA 14 and Madden 25, but a few other franchises like NHL had to wait a year to make their next-gen debuts. Now the time has come…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The Sims have always been a guilty pleasure. I tend to be a very objective driven gamer, in that I want to see levels, and then complete them. The Sims in many ways is the exact opposite of this and so has been a nice break…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Sometimes things that just do not seem like they should mix together, wind up working out beautifully. PopCap Games has knack for this very thing, especially when one considers the success of its hit Plants vs Zombies line defence series. When PopCap announced that it would…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Sim 4 releases next week in Australia, but EA was keen to show off its latest game about little people that speak gibberish. And so I got to head over to an event and test things out before the launch. I’d like to introduce you to…
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