During the trailer for Forspoken, I watch as protagonist Frey drags a heavily armoured soldier towards her with a rope made of sparking fire. In the next few seconds, she swings the flames around in a circular motion and singes the ground in the immediate area. After diving towards the …
Read More »Im here for Ghostwire Toykos Slenderman meets The Evil Within fever dream
Ghostwire: Tokyo is my next obsession. Granted, I’m basing this sweeping forecast mostly on last week’s PS5 PlayStation Showcase gameplay demo, all one minute and 50-odd seconds of it, but the bursts of combat, telekinesis, twisted ghost baddies, and Yoshimitsu-meets-Jigsaw narrator-antagonist had me sold on the spot. I will …
Read More »Rediscovering the joys of Stardew Valley after its received so many updates
I’ve walked the pixelated paths of Pelican Town in Stardew Valley many, many times before. From delving into the depths of the cave, walking the sandy shores of the beach, journeying to the desert, and getting to know the locals, I’ve come to know this virtual world so well over …
Read More »Call of Duty: Vanguard Champion Hill is as brilliant as it is brutal
I had this love, hate, love relationship with the Call of Duty: Vanguard Alpha. I don’t think that I’m the only one to experience such a cyclone of emotion in the proving grounds of Champion Hill, the multi-arena survival tournament engineered by incoming developer Sledgehammer Games. Okay, I know I’m …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 hands-on: two models with a big price gap but equally impressive features
Samsung has just announced not one, but two brand new smartwatches for the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 series, and we’ve had some hands-on time with both already. There’s quite a big difference in price, but not much between them at all in terms of performance and features. The newly-named Samsung …
Read More »Assassins Creed Valhalla Siege of Paris makes me feel like a master assassin
The streets of Francia’s city are burning in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris. Flames engulf buildings on either side of me, the ground shakes, fireballs soar across the sky, and the clang of metal can be heard as Frankish soldiers trade blows against the Norse ranks. The siege …
Read More »Silent Hill 2, Ico, SSX… can gaming recapture the lost magic of the PS2 era?
The innocent days when I would get all my hot music tips from GTA’s radio station are over, and I miss them. The peak of the PS2 era was a weird time when Rockstar was breaking the rules, not repackaging them, Ico was proving videogames can be art, and – …
Read More »Pokemon Unite has totally surprised me, and Im a huge fan
I didn’t expect to love Pokemon Unite, but here I am – some two weeks after the game’s free-to-play launch on Nintendo Switch – specifically carving out time in my day to fit in a Quick Battle here, a Ranked Battle there, or ticking off the selection of daily quests …
Read More »Mass Effect: Legendary Edition sales success is great news for Dragon Age 4 and Mass Effect 5
The commercial success of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bodes well for the development of Dragon Age 4 and Mass Effect 5. During EA’s recent earnings call, CEO Andrew Wilson told investors that “the launch of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition […] reignited passionate fans around the world.” More than just a …
Read More »Why people are queuing for 90 minutes to play Splitgate
Splitgate has become too popular for its own good. The first-person shooter entered a new phase of its open beta in July, garnering enough attention that its developer, 1047 Games, was forced to delay the launch of the full game. The team is now working to solve a “myriad of …
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