A long-awaited remake of a survival horror classic shuffles into view, was it worth the wait? See what we think in our Resident Evil 2 review. Resident Evil is widely considered the granddaddy of the survival horror genre but it wasn’t until Capcom released a sequel in 1998 that it went from breakout hit to worldwide phenomenon. With […]
Ideas go through many iterations. That can simply be the first draft of a book, a demo phase of a song, a test screening for a film, or a vertical slice of a video game. It can also extend to offshoots, spinoffs, and entirely new creations. Experimentation brings freshness and means some tantalizing ideas can […]
Remember that Dark Souls Trilogy bundle that was announced at last year’s Gamescom? Remember how it was exclusive to North American and Asian gamers? Well, lucky for you Europeans, it’s now your turn to get in on a bundle of your own! Just be prepared to pay. Bandai Namco have announced pre-orders for the limited […]
Retro-inspired pixel horror title Faith has a sequel on the way in Faith: Chapter II, and it’s got a new trailer ahead of a release next month. The main influences for Airdorf’s satanic series are clear to see (a bit of The Exorcist, a lot of the ZX Spectrum/Atari era of gaming), and it’s looking […]
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon felt like an end to everything the series had been building towards for many years, literally funneling every character – from elder gods to goofy guest stars – into a massive meat grinder, letting that bloody paste congeal before rebooting the franchise half a decade later. 2006 wasn’t what you’d call a […]
NetherRealm Studios held their big reveal event for Mortal Kombat 11 today and sliced open a whole steaming heap of information about it in the process. It kicked off with a gameplay reveal trailer. It was of course, pretty damn gory. Former UFC star and current WWE Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey was confirmed to […]
Back in 2005 – when Mortal Kombat had admittedly fallen on harder times – Shaolin Monks surfaced as a surprisingly good spin-off for the ultra-violent fighting game series. With NetherRealm’s 2011 reboot of the franchise being such a huge success, followed by Mortal Kombat X, Shaolin Monks is still looked back on fondly today, though […]
Note: minor spoilers ahead. I won’t ruin major plot elements. If you have played Undertale (if you didn’t, please stop reading right now and go play it), you may have come through some interesting feelings. It can be a cheerful journey most of the time, with likable characters and silly jokes here and there, even […]
One of the best video game franchises is Uncharted, which is like a modern-day Indiana Jones with even more environment-embedded puzzles. A film adaptation has been in the works for years and it’s become one of the most troubled adaptations in Hollywood. Thankfully, there’s some positive movement as Variety reports that Dan Trachtenberg, who broke […]
Fallout 76 has had a rough time since its release, and with news that players have been able to uncover a secret “developer room” that was left in the game doesn’t make things any easier. The existence of the room was being made known on Reddit earlier this week. It only gained traction from there […]