Review by Matt S. Let me tell you a story. A story about Ravenloft. Ravenloft was a big influence on me from a very early age (in retrospect, probably a little too early to be into gothic horror). It was a Dungeons & Dragons setting in which an otherworldy “continent”…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Code Vein has been a long time in coming. Developed by Bandai Namco, the company decided it was time to make its own Soulsborne instead of simply publishing yet another one. It’s one of the first anime-styled Soulsbornes, and through it we see just how far…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Dontnod’s modus operandi is to put players through difficult moral choices. It was brilliantly executed in the masterful Life is Strange, but then that game was effectively a choose your own adventure. And as we all know, games without “gameplay” are immediately relegated to the hyper-niche.…
Read MoreNeoCore has set up a new DevBlog to reveal some of the secrets behind their brand new take on the classic monster hunter, Van Helsing. The blog will be updated regularly to reveal screenshots, artwork, videos and more about the developer’s new game between now and the launch of The…
Read MoreIt’s a relatively small update on Xbox Live this American Independence Day, but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing worthwhile to download. A pair of new Arcade titles are out that just might steal a good hunk of your day. Spelunky is already being compared by some to Super Meat…
Read MoreThe Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing’s newest trailer shows off some new weaponry and a whole pile of monsters to use it on.Dracula might be the legendary nightstalker’s main prey, but as this new look at the game shows, there are plenty of other beasties loose in the night. Big…
Read MoreXbox 360 owning Skyrim players will be able to snag the first expansion for the game, the vampire-themed Dawnguard, tomorrow. The expansion pack adds a ton of new story content as it brings a secret war between vampires and those tasked with keeping them in check- The Dawnguard -to the…
Read MoreThe official trailer for Skyrim’s Xbox 360 exclusive episode Dawnguard is vamptastic. Dawnguard actually delivers a lot more content into The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. There aren’t a ton of specifics as of yet on the add-on, but it looks from the trailer like you can cast yourself as either vampire, or…
Read MoreMario Kart fans, your patch has arrived. Non-event? Maybe, but you’ll need it if you like multiplayer. As updates go, this one’s really just a patch when you get down to it. Even though Nintendo is calling it an update, what the download actually contains is a package of fixes…
Read MoreThe recent sale on vampiric side-scroller Bloodrayne: Betrayal must have been a hit, because the game has now been marked down permantntly on both the PSN and Xbox Live marketplace. Developed my the masters of the 2D game, Wayforward, B:B is an excellent, old school take on the Bloodrayne series…
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