I like it when stuff is successful and people get excited about the potential that an intellectual property has. I get a little bit sceptical, though, when some of the excitement boils over into unusual directions. Rocket League is, as you probably know by now, a smash hit. The game, which involved cars smashing a…
Some games take a little bit more time for me to get into. I play a little bit of a game, do not get into it, and then I drop it for something else. It has happened numerous times; I don’t like them and ditch them. Fortunately I can now get Steam refunds on things…
Into The Stars is the latest space faring adventure to be published by Iceberg Interactive; a middle of the road publisher who tend to pick up promising projects that fall just a little bit short of their potential. Into The Stars certainly has that; the game is gorgeous, built from the ground up using Unreal…
Launch titles are often visual showcases for new consoles; flashy games with very little to shout about in terms of gameplay systems and revolutions. This launch of consoles was no different; as both the Playstation 4 and Xbox One launched with a number of very forgettable titles. One of those games, specifically for the Playstation…
One of the reasons that many games fall foul of the economic climate is because they are not budgeted accordingly. They end up bloating; fostering multi million pound development budgets with hundreds of staff and, in addition, enormous marketing budgets to try and drive as many customers to those games as they possibly can. Tearaway,…
The Endless games have been a revelation for me. Emerging out of nowhere Amplitude Studios launched with Endless Space; a 4X strategy game set in space with the most incredible soundtrack. After that the team released Dungeon of the Endless and, subsequently the excellent Endless Legend. Dungeon of the Endless, though, remains my favourite of…
Tom Clancy is a household name these days. Both within videogame culture and in literary circles. His extensive canon is heavily focused on war time and fighting, so it was only natural that videogames would take notice of his work. Despite having a lot of games to his name they tend to fall into three…
Originally starting life as a touch screen phone game, Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery: EP (yes, that’s spelled correctly) is a bizarre, arty take on stories about nature and man’s place within the world. In it you control a soldier exploring the world at your own pace; there’s very little combat and lots of exploring to…