Last week, Nintendo’s first console foray into the new millennium, the Nintendo Gamecube, hit the age (in North America) where if it were a human, could finally play some of its own games. Some critics will point to the Gamecube keeping with Nintendo’s “kid-friendly” attitude as a reason for older fans to stay away. That’s […]
Based on the Hit Film is a series of articles looking at the video game spin-offs and adaptations of popular horror and movies. From Gremlins to Goosebumps, gateway horror is one of the most underappreciated niches of the genre. These movies might not be loved by all, but some directors like Henry Sellick seem to […]
Microsoft has announced that Frontier Developments’ Jurassic World Evolution and Konami’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate are part of the upcoming group of games for Xbox’s Games with Gold next month. Jurassic World Evolution, which also has a new DLC coming out December 10th, will be available from December 16 to January […]
Terminator Resistance feels like a spot-on adaptation of the film. Unfortunately, the film in question is Terminator Salvation. The surprise announcement of a first-person Terminator game set in the Skynet-controlled future was well…surprising, even with a new film arriving, but all the same, it was sort of welcome, after all, it’s been a while since […]
10 Chambers Collective are still working away at their squad-based FPS GTFO, which is scheduled to hit Steam Early Access before the year is out. To get the hype train going, the devs have released a new trailer showing what’s referred to as “The Rundown”. The Rundown is basically the menu you’ll get upon launching […]
Those (including myself) hoping for Blizzard to give longtime fans a remaster of Diablo II (which has long been rumoured to be in the works) have been dealt an unfortunate dose of reality. During a panel at ExileCon 2019, the creators of the Diablo franchise – Max Schaefer, Erich Schaefer, and David Brevik – shared […]
So, remember Hellbound, the FPS shooter by Saibot Studios that is looking to jump into the throwback 90s shooter craze? They now have a demo, courtesy of publisher Nimble Giant. “Created in homage to the 90s FPS classics such as Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D and Blood (amongst others), Hellbound focuses on action, speed and […]
Tokyo Ghoul is one of the most exciting and emotionally rich anime of the past decade. Following protagonist Ken Kaneki, the series takes place in a world inhabited by “Ghouls;” these are beings who feast on human flesh. While not every ghoul is violent or evil, there is a rift between them and humankind. Kaneki […]
They said they’d do it, and they finally did. Half-Life: Alyx is a thing. Valve officially revealed the Steam VR game via a new trailer and a new video where Geoff Keighley chats it up with the Valve devs on the return of Half-Life. Alyx is also available now on Steam for pre-order with a […]
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a love letter. To Star Wars, yes. But, just as much, to the prevailing trends that have shaped the last decade-and-a-half of AAA video games. If we “meets/meets/meets” this one, we’ll be here all day, but here goes. It shares a whole lot of DNA with developer Respawn’s last […]