Preview by Owen S. As one of the most anticipated new IPs that has ever graced the presence of Microsoft’s Xbox franchise, Titanfall represents that most precious (and rare) thing in first-person shooters – something that promises to offer something new and exciting. And Microsoft knows it. The entire Xbox…
Read MorePreview by Owen S. The Forza series has provided us with some of the greatest racing experiences that can be had. The perfect, flawless cars felt wondrous to virtually drive as they traversed the tracks that always looked better than anything else the competition was putting up. Lauded by both…
Read MorePreview by Owen S. One game that really stood out for me at the EB Expo 2013 was a launch title for the Xbox One; Ryse: Son of Rome A cinematic action adventure title that Microsoft seems to be heavily relying on to sell consoles, the expectations of this remarkable…
Read MoreA convention is never a good environment to trial a game that is likely to last 50 or so hours. If I had played a random 20 minutes of Final Fantasy XIII I would never have been inspired to pick up the final game, and that would have been a…
Read MoreAfter having a really good time with the PlayStation 4 and the spirit in which Sony has been courting original game ideas and independent developers, I was a little taken back by Microsoft’s booth at the EB Games Expo 2013. While the Xbox One is undoubtedly a powerful console, it’s…
Read MoreThere’s quite a bit riding on Drive Club. This is the game that Sony is essentially “packing in” with the PlayStation 4. When you consider that the only way to play online multiplayer is to have the PSPlus membership, and Drive Club is the first “free game” that’s on offer…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Three months ago, if you had have told me that my most anticipated PlayStation 4 game would be a indie title from a tiny Australian development team, I would have laughed at you. And yet, in the absence of a concrete announcement that Kadokawa Games’ Natural…
Read MoreUpdate: Thanks to everyone that took the time to leave us a genuine comment – it was great hearing from you all. However, as the comments have degenerated into a lot of insult slinging and elitism, I’ve decided that enough is enough and unfortunately the comments for this story needed…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I was able to get some hands-on time with Tecmo Koei and Keiji Inafune’s upcoming Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z. It’s a game that didn’t really appeal to me beforehand – it’s another zombie game, after all. But then I started to play and something happened. I…
Read MoreIt starts with darkness and confusion. The explosive crack of quick-release bolts. A sickening lurch. The barrage of jet engines. It’s too dark to see. The viewscreen is faintly illuminated but nothing is visible beyond the glass. There is wind: an urgent, rushing kind of noise. We’re falling. Someone should…
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