Opinion by Matt S. I was tentatively interested when I heard that Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor was under development. Warner Bros hasn’t done the best job with the franchise, but coming off the highs of the Batman franchise, I had hoped that it would have worked out how to do…
Read MoreReview by Andrew M. Developing a game around a legacy like The Lord of the Rings is a not easy. Sure, it helps to have some of the most famous characters in the history of literature, television, film and comics on your side but still, it’s also so easy up…
Read MoreWarner Bros. has had a patchy track record with Middle Earth since acquiring the license. Where EA gave us some classic games (I maintain that Battle For Middle Earth 2 is one of the finest RTS games I’ve ever played), Warner Bros has lumped us with tripe like War In…
Read MoreReview by Chris I. With the console release of Batman: Arkham Origins just behind us, I stumbled across the iOS version of the title, noticed that it was a free download and decided to give it a go. Without any knowledge of the game prior to the download, I went…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s time for one of those dirty little admissions that no game critic should be making; I haven’t played either of Rocksteady’s Batman games. I know them by reputation to be some of the finest examples of games this generation, however, and that’s especially impressive considering…
Read MoreThe wildly successful reboot of the legendary Mortal Kombat franchise was initially refused classification in Australia. Too violent and all that. So, believe it or not, this release of the Komplete edition is the first opportunity that many Australians have had to play the game. Sadly, a release date just…
Read MoreWarner Bros. clearly had this game in mind when it acquired Ed Boon’s team at NetherRealm Studios. It must have been a moment of celebration at the publisher’s headquarters when a premier fighting game developer went on the open market; here was after all an opportunity to bring in-house the…
Read MoreThe upcoming console release of Injustice: Gods Among Us is worth getting excited for. Bringing some of the finest heroes and villains in DC Comic’s considerable portfolio together for some fighting action developed by the guys behind Mortal Kombat? Yes, yes and yes. The dark, brooding visuals and character design…
Read MoreI was able to briefly play Injustice at last year’s EB Games World Expo in Sydney last year, and I came away very impressed indeed. Build on the core that has made recent Mortal Kombat games a whole lot of fun, Injustice is a fighting game where there’s real impact…
Read MoreThe MOBA games have become quite popular in recent years. Riot Games found a very simple, and yet very elegant formula, and made a killing in the process. Defenders of Middle Earth is what happens when a new formula becomes popular. In addition to the cheap knock offs (Gameloft’s Heroes…
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