News by Clark A. Lara Croft’s next outing was revealed today during Microsoft’s E3 conference. We rather liked the last Tomb Raider game and we dare say this one made for an exciting announcement on the AAA end of things. We’ve only been given a brief glimpse so far, but…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The Tomb Raider reboot is worthy of a great deal of praise. It was quality entertainment when it was originally released on last-gen consoles, and the same remains true for the upscaled PlayStation 4 game. If you are a console-orientated person, and don’t have a high-spec…
Read MoreA couple of months ago we asked you to vote on your favourite games of the year (up to the end of October, except for the blockbuster of the year award, which is still running now on the site). You’ve voted and now, in the coming weeks, we will unveil…
Read MoreAh cosplayers. No gaming, anime or movie convention would be quite the same without them. This year I must say there were fewer cosplayers hanging around the EB Games Expo than there was last year, but the Just Cos cosplay competition that is a major part of the event drew…
Read MoreIt’s ridiculous to claim that any single year is, objectively, the best year ever for gaming. Not only are you competing against nostalgia (a powerful force, that), but every year produces great games. To say one is better than any other is to ignore the achievements of games from previous…
Read MoreFollowing yesterday’s revelation that Square Enix’s CEO is stepping down and the company is reporting very disappointing results comes the revelation that the critical darling, Tomb Raider, has crashed and burned as a commercial venture. The sales numbers look great, of course – Square Enix is expecting to sell 3.4…
Read MoreAs critics, we should ideally be looking inwards at ourselves constantly – looking to redefine ourselves and questioning why we are writing our reviews the way that we are. That’s how we improve our craft and, in turn, provide our readers with better information. So in a bit of personal…
Read MoreTomb Raider is the latest video game reboot to try and create a brand new series for a franchise. Lara Croft returns this time as a young, naive explorer who struggles to survive in what is established to be her first big adventure. After setting off to try and find…
Read MoreJump scares are easy. True horror is hard. The games industry has struggled to create true horror games. Part of the issue has been technical – genuine horror relies on players being able to relate to what’s going on, and blocky or pixelated representations of people are difficult to relate…
Read MoreLara Croft’s reinvention has its problems, but does so much right that you’ll probably forget all about them. As someone who’s never played a Tomb Raider title (yes, really), I didn’t have any apprehension going into Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics’ reboot of the famous Lara Croft. Much like with…
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