This year – 2015 – has been one of the finest years for games ever. The new console really hit their strides, and we saw some superb games really start to leverage the power that they offered. At the same time, the independent developers really started to break out and…
Read MoreThe risk with an annual release is that the lines might start to blur, and the titles begin to feel less inspired from one another. Having different developmental teams on a cycle of releases however, has helped Activision avoid this problem because the different teams often release games that borrow…
Read MoreThe rebooted Tomb Raider was a much-needed breath of fresh air for the popular series, and as an origins story, it was good to see the hero that has become so iconic taking shape. It was also good to see the development team take the opportunity to modernise Lara, so…
Read MoreTelltale Games is very sneaky. A week after the launch of Minecraft: Story Mode’s first episode, it suddenly launches episode two with no warning. Not that I’m complaining, as I enjoyed the first episode but felt it was more of a prologue than an entire episode, and all of a…
Read MoreThere is nothing wrong with Just Dance 2016. By now the series is well-established, and people know what they are more or less getting out of it each year. Fans of the series will no doubt feel right at home with the music and modes, though an argument could be…
Read MoreAll in all, Halo 5: Guardians is an excellent game. It tells a story about two teams, and in many ways is a tale of two games as well. While many shooters have chosen to forgo a campaign completely, or have become tokenistic in effort at best, Halo 5 continues…
Read MoreGuitar Hero Live is the latest in a long line of games to wear the Guitar Hero name (after a bit of a hiatus, anyway). Activision might struggle to get people interested in the series again, after burning so many out in years past before the pause, but this prior…
Read MoreI was terrified when it was announced that Telltale was doing a narrative game season based on Minecraft. Minecraft, of all things! The most open-world game available, the game which I have easily sunk hundreds of hours into playing over the past five years, the game which I’ve seen grown…
Read MoreRock Band 4 brings the band and the fun back together after several years off. The rhythm gaming market has changed quite a bit since Guitar Hero and Rock Band hit the scene and oversaturated the market with too many releases. Having had time to let people miss the series…
Read MoreElite: Dangerous is a mixed bag of great ideas but sometimes rough execution. But given that the end result is a technical, involving simulation game that provides almost limitless options and a genuine sandbox to explore around it, most people should be willing to forgive its more grating elements. The…
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