Video Games
Destiny’s Launch Trailer is Gorgeous
September 2, 2014 | ShaxsterYou’ve played the alpha and the beta, and now it’s time for the real thing. Destiny launches in just one week, and thus a gameplay launch trailer has been released. It’s every bit as gorgeous as you’d expect, and should … Read More
LEGO Batman 3 Looks and Sounds Great in the SDCC Trailer
July 28, 2014 | ShaxsterWith Arkham Knight delayed until next year, Batman aficionados will be turning to the LEGO series to get their Dark Knight fix. Fortunately, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is set to be absolutely excellent, building upon the successes of its predecessors … Read More
Neurologists are Criticizing Gaming, and Here’s Why
July 28, 2014 | BrandonNeurologists are taking a stance on gaming, and it isn’t pretty. Read More
Gaze Longingly At This AC Unity Gameplay Trailer
July 15, 2014 | ShaxsterIt has begun. The traditional Ubisoft PR assault has started over, and this time it’s concentrated on Assassin’s Creed Unity. By now you likely know that the game’s set during the French Revolution, features 4 player co-op and a huge … Read More
REVIEW: Watch Dogs
July 2, 2014 | Shaxster 2Watch Dogs is not an original game.
It is an amalgamation of all that has come before. It is an iteration on Grand Theft Auto, Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry. It is not new. It is not special. And it isn’t very good. Read More
REVIEW: 0RBITALIS (Early Access)
June 30, 2014 | StevenWhen I was a kid, my family would take the hour drive to the nearest mall two to three times a year as a way to entertain me and my rambunctious sister. My sister and I had very different … Read More
Forget the System: “Good” Journalists Serve Us
June 30, 2014 | BrandonOur lovely editor compiled his thoughts on the funding of games writing a few days ago. He defined “good” games journalism by tying it to profitability. This is a viable metric for determining the relevance of a journalist’s content to the … Read More
PREVIEW: Destiny (Alpha)
June 29, 2014 | ShaxsterBungie’s Destiny is an ambitious game. Retaining the atmospheric sci-fi feel of their Halo series, the team is trying to redefine gaming for the new generation. Mixing together open world, MMO-style gameplay, deep story-based dungeons, seamless four player co-op and competitive multiplayer, it would be awfully easy for Destiny to collapse under its own weight. It’s impressive, then, that it doesn’t. In fact, based on our weekend with the alpha, Destiny could be one of the best games this year. Read More
The System is Not Broken: “Good” Journalists Succeed
June 25, 2014 | Shaxster 1There’s been a lot of talk in recent days about the financial viability of game journalism – every day, more and more journalists are turning to Patreon as an alternative means of funding. This has inevitably led to cries that the system is broken. Well known figures such as Brendan Keogh or Leigh Alexander have said that “good” journalists aren’t earning a decent living, and that more must be done to fix this.
But these people are wrong: the system is not broken. “Good” journalists do earn decently. “Bad” journalists don’t. Let’s explore this. Read More
Exclusive Report: Nintendo is Making a Phone
June 24, 2014 | Shaxster 2Investors have been clamouring for Nintendo to enter the mobile market for years, and now it finally seems like they’re doing so in a big way. Read More
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