Opinion by Matt S. Recently, Gamesindustry.biz published an opinion piece that looked at the state of Nintendo and frankly, it was terrible. The crux of the argument was “Nintendo was once the bee’s knees of the games industry, and even though it doesn’t sell as much stuff now as it…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Jeff Vogel, one of the true veterans of the industry, has survived as an independent developer for longer than most AAA-studios have been around. His company, Spiderweb Software, was founded in 1994, when shareware was still king and the games industry looked very different to it…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. I think we all knew that a new Mass Effect game was going to happen at some point, but it’s been formally confirmed now. The problem is, as much as the BioWare fan in me is looking forward to a new Mass Effect game, the realist…
Read MoreList by Matt S. Without a doubt the Nintendo DS was a JRPG powerhouse. Developers were able to create meaty, in-depth experiences for a relatively low cost on the console, making it perfect for cash-strapped JRPG houses. Coming up with a list of my favourite ten JRPGs for the little…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Being a compulsive Twitter user that I am, I don’t think there’s a single day (if not hour) that goes by that I don’t see the following line (or a derivative thereof) used: “game XXXX is too expensive,” or “games are too expensive.” And, in fact,…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Getting this out of the way from the outset: I haven’t played Call Of Duty: Ghosts. There’s no review that’s going to go live on Digitally Downloaded once the embargo lifts, and I’ve got no inclination to buy the game. I’ve played previous Call Of Duty…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. It’s been a long time since I cared about a big game release on the PlayStation Vita. Reading that sentence you might assume that I’m not playing the console any longer, but that couldn’t be further from the truth; if anything the Vita is my most…
Read MoreOpinion by Nick H. It’s hard to believe the next generation of consoles is right around the corner. I suppose a fair point could be made that the Wii U actually kicked that generation, though many people felt it was more of a midway pit stop than a full on…
Read MoreOpinion by Lucy I. The seventh gaming console generation began nearly eight years ago in 2005, but it’s finally come to the end of an era. It’s time for us to look back over the last generation of home consoles. PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii. Over the last eight years,…
Read MoreWith Call Of Duty: Ghosts, the Australian Classification Board again lets down the Australian public
Opinion by Matt S. The Australian Classification Board has seen fit to give Call of Duty: Ghosts a MA15+ rating. This is the second-highest classification available in Australia and is intended to bar children under the age of 15 from playing the game under any capacity. But it isn’t the…
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