After racking up millions of sales with their Borderlands games, Gearbox Software have focused their talent into another first-person shooter: Battleborn. Like Borderlands, Battleborn looks set to be a distinctive action-packed experience boasting plenty of diverse characters, humour, and balls-to-the-wall…
In the past, video games were marketed mainly with print ads and television commercials, but today’s publishers can also exploit social media, YouTube, and podcasts to reach a massive audience. For many gamers though, actually seeing a title in action…
With The Punisher playing a major role in the second season of Marvel and Netflix’s hit series Daredevil, the character is set to attract a whole army of new fans. While he’s definitely been a popular figure in the Marvel…
Well, it’s time to end our celebration of outstanding platform games. As we’ve seen so far, the best platformers have lots to offer players: exciting gameplay; enough challenge to keep driving you on; and a unique style or structure These…
As we continue our celebration of classic platformers, our next five picks include games that either helped to define the genre itself or established franchises still going strong today… Jet Set Willy Released in 1984, this sequel to Manic Miner…
Last week, we kicked-off our look at 20 of the greatest platformers ever made with such diverse titles as Earthworm Jim, Limbo, and Flashback. Now, we have five more classics from across the decades to celebrate, paying tribute to 2D…
Where would video games be today without the humble platformer? Without doubt, this is one of the industry’s most important genres – just try to imagine your gaming life without the simple joys of jumping from one mysteriously floating platform…
As Tom Clancy’s The Division was announced back in 2013, Ubisoft has had nearly three years to whet gamers’ appetites. Despite delays, excitement has continued to build and build, so it’s unsurprising that Tom Clancy’s The Division has given Ubisoft…
From beloved classics like Outrun to recent hits like Project CARS, racing games have covered a huge variety of styles over the years, with arcade-like titles and realistic simulations alike catering to all tastes. A good racing game gives you…
From moustachioed plumbers to armour-clad space-warriors, certain video-game characters have become global icons, recognised even by those who may never have gone near a controller in their life. An average video game can be transformed into a more enjoyable, memorable…