On a rail is a level from Half-Life that has received mixed reviews over the years but is most generally less liked for a number of reasons that I’ll broach on later. I say broach, because today’s article is less about the actual level, or overall game itself and is Continue Reading
EA Are Wide Of The Goalposts With This Gaffe
I know, I know, this is the second article in a row bashing Electronic Arts, my apologies. But how could I not stick the boot in when they make it so easy? And let’s face it, it’s not like it isn’t deserved! So, not being content with the recent hatred Continue Reading
Fear And Loathing Of Fallout 76
The world of Fallout has rightly earned itself a place in gaming popular culture and in the hearts of a passionate following of fanatics. A category I feel I fall into personally, as I love to explore all things Dystopian and post-apocalyptic, so to me discovering Fallout was a godsend. This Continue Reading
State of Decay 2; Making Good On An Old Promise
State of Decay was a god send for fans of both open world games and zombies in general. I remember the excitement surrounding it at the time of its announcement, amongst me and my zombie loving peers. Developers Undead Labs in conjunction with Microsoft Studios released their offering in the Continue Reading
Spyro; Reignited But Not Rebooted
Jurassic Park and Star Wars reboots? A Crash Bandicoot remaster? It seems the latter half of the second decade of this millennium has been a very lucrative time for cashing in on childhood nostalgia. Especially considering fans of the originals which are getting said treatment have in many cases spawned the Continue Reading
Trumps Roundabout Round-Table Talks
Recently I begrudgingly felt I had to write about video game violence in the news, writing an article in which I mentioned Trump wished to meet with games company executives to discuss the perceived issue of violence in games (you can read that here.) Well he certainly followed through on Continue Reading
On Video Game Violence And Addiction; Something Old, Something New
Video games have once again been in the firing line of headlines recently, something that we’re all used to, especially in times of violence. But as well as a recurring debate, there is an unprecedented decision in the headlines this year.In the wake of the horrific and most recent US Continue Reading
The World Changing Potential Of Games Rooted In Reality
Since they have earned their place in pop culture and especially to the outsider, video games have often been conceived as being associated with the fantastic. Imaginary far-fetched worldscapes enjoyed as a new-fangled distraction from our boring reality. Whilst this isn’t entirely wrong and oftentimes is the case, to simply Continue Reading
Survival Games; Echoes Of Life And Its Futility
If there was ever an over saturated genre in the video game market, survival games would be in the running for whatever kind of award that can get you. The genres’ undying popularity has spawned great games like Rust pictured above. Of course the sheer number of fans for this Continue Reading