When people think of AI in games, they usually fixate upon the complexity of how NPCs interact with the player. Though this is how AI most often occurs in games, the AI construct character that is suc... Read More
David Cage is the filmmaker of all time, or is he?
There was a time when WW2 shooters seemed to be pretty much the only genre getting released. As the tide has slowed over the years though, some games keep up the banner of interpreting the second grea... Read More
In an industry increasingly dogged down by cookie cutter sequels, the dawn of a new intellectual property is normally something to be excited about. Some of the most critically successful games of the... Read More
A bland and haggard take on the twin stick shooter.
These unusual console mods will make you go crazy!
For the purposes of dispelling bias in the following article, it must be declared that I have a soft spot for the Battlefield series. The roll of tanks at your side and the hum of jets/helicopters abo... Read More
Mario is one of the most iconic and instantly recognisable figures in videogames. Thousands of fans each year show up in Mario cosplay to various events the world over. It's not just the fans though, ... Read More
As the games industry matures over the years, one thing that plagues it is how narrow the themes expressed in games often are. Whilst we have plenty of war, conflict and death, we seldom have bereavem... Read More
Though it offers a technological advancement from the wand waving antics of the Wii and PS Move, the Xbox 360 Kinect isn't entirely safe from human error. No matter how solid and simple the hardware m... Read More
With the Just Dance and Dance Central series tearing up the Wii and Xbox 360 respectively, Sony was bound to follow suit for the Playstation Move sooner or later. Dancestar Party marks the attempt by ... Read More
As much as I hate to admit it, there seems to be a certain audience these days who want to play carnival games virtually. The idea of continuing to get swindled by bug-eyed carnies in the comfort of m... Read More
The original Darksiders seemed to come out of nowhere at the start of 2010, taking us all by surprise in the usually dormant month of January. It wasn't exactly a perfect game, but it showed how fresh... Read More
The hardware part of the games industry is a usually positive place, with thousands of kids growing up with the success stories of the SNES and PS1, along with how Nintendo pulled the industry out of ... Read More
2012 has been a good year for gaming so far but, as with every calender year, the summer months tend to be pretty barren of top notch game releases. So, in order to brighten up your day, and just beca... Read More
Whilst I have no problem listening to/watching/reading various guilty pleasures (as can be seen by the alarmingly large quantity of Nick Hornby novels on my bookshelf), gaming is a very different beas... Read More
Ever since MAG launched back in 2010, it showed that the PS3 had room for a competitive FPS with MMO elements. Dust 514 takes that glimmer of hope and expands upon it by directly linking in with EVE O... Read More
Games have come a long way over the years, with a dedicated fan network screaming and shouting various games into their correct positions within the sales chart. The great games are praised and passed... Read More
Tony hasn't aged well in recent years. Not even slightly, with Tony Hawk's Ride and Shred effectively destroying the franchise as we knew it. Having finally accepted that the modern THPS games were re... Read More
I sometimes find myself watching a film or TV show and wondering to myself, wouldn't this make a better book? I in fact have this frustrating habit with most forms of media, constantly questioning whe... Read More
