The Assassin’s Creed series has evolved gradually from one annual game to the next, but the upcoming Origins looks set to be its biggest leap forward yet. The likes of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag and Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate may have…
Month: September 2017
Batman Villains Who Deserve a Major Role in Future Games
Without doubt, Batman has some of the best villains a crime-fighter could want. The Dark Knight’s rogues gallery keeps him on his toes again and again, whether he’s facing the Joker’s colourful psychopathy, Poison Ivy’s eco-friendly mischief, or Mr Freeze’s…
Die Hard Video Games: Exploring John McClane’s Virtual Exploits
John McClane is one of the most iconic action heroes ever created. The bare feet, the white vest, the razor-sharp wit – he’s a likeable, engaging, flawed hero you can really get behind. He’s also the character that truly made…
5 Reasons to be Excited for Call of Duty: WWII
The Call of Duty franchise might have taken its more over-the-top aspects as far as it could with Infinite Warfare, but the upcoming CoD: WWII is set to go right back to basics. This is no step backwards, though. This…
What Do We Want to See in Future James Bond Games?
James Bond has starred in plenty of video games, but how many have done the license justice? GoldenEye is, of course, a classic, and captured millions of imaginations in the late 90s. Still, that was something of an anomaly, innovating…
The Evolution of the Star Wars: Battlefront Series
Love Star Wars? Love video games? Well, as we all know, there’s plenty of choice out there. You can try 2D platformers, 3D racers, a Tekken clone, flight simulators, RPGs, RTS games, LEGO-based adventures, pinball simulations, and more. Still, some…
8 Fighting Game Series that Deserve a Revival
The fighting game is alive and well. Just look at Injustice 2, Mortal Kombat X, Tekken 7, and the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite to see how much fun the genre still offers to modern gamers. Over the decades, we’ve…
5 Reasons to be Excited for The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within was an atmospheric survival-horror game with plenty to love, but there was definitely room for improvement. Such as? Well, it could be a tad frustrating and repetitive at times, though the gore-soaked action, unconventional plot, and gruesome…