News by Shaan J.Square Enix has released a new trailer for Thief, the upcoming reboot of the long-running stealth series. The trailer gives us a glimpse of the re-imagined Garrett, whose troubled past sees him returning to the dark, decaying streets of the City (yep, that is really its name).…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. When the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were launched, my interest in the consoles was not the additional power that they would bring. Highly detailed visuals are nice, but we’re at a stage in the development of the games industry where aesthetics are, finally, more important…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Sacred 3 was announced years ago now. In fact, we were initially promised that it was going to be a 2013 release back in 2012. It’s a game that we’ve been looking forward to, too. Sacred 2 has its rough moments, but it was a truly…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you haven’t picked yourself up a copy of Deadly Premonition yet, then I must admit I’m a little disappointed in you. It’s one of the most creative and intelligent games ever developed, after all. But, if for some reason you have held off, then some…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the best things about a new console generation is that publishers tend to create new IP and be a little more experimental at this time. The Order: 1886, an upcoming PlayStation 4 title to be published by Sony, is an example of that trend…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J.Some shocking news indeed, but yes, it’s true. Irrational Games, the studio behind Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, and System Shock 2, is shutting down. Ken Levine, the studio’s co-founder and creative director announced the closing today on the developer’s website. Levine, who served as the director and creator…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the more controversial games of last year, Killer is Dead is the work of transgressive, surrealist game maker Goichi Suda, and it certainly pushed the buttons of a lot of people. Criticised for being exploitative (or even misogynistic), incomprehensible, and various other things, when…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Last year we covered an upcoming collectible card game (CCG), by some talented Australian developers that had the wonderful idea of fully animating all the art work in all the cards. That game, Infinity Wars, needed a lot of work when we played it in a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I suspect that this bit of news is going to rile up some, but Bandai Namco has announced an all-star Tales game to be exclusive to mobile platforms. Tales of Asteria is a wholly new story featuring Tales characters from previous games. We’re talking Cress, Lloyd,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. An interesting bit of news has popped up about the PS4’s upcoming free-to-play game from Capcom, Deep Down; while you’ll be able to create a customised character, he’s going to have to be a dude. Capcom’s excusing this move by claiming that for story reasons players…
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