Now that Star Wars has the world in a tight Force-grip once again, it’s the perfect time to revisit those video-game spin-offs you might have forgotten about. However, with dozens of them across multiple platforms, not all can hit the…
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Unforgettable Moments in Gaming – Part Three
Welcome to the third part of our ongoing look at gaming’s unforgettable moments! So far, we’ve explored: Leon Kennedy’s head being chainsawed from his body in Resident Evil 4; shooting enemies’ hats off from the comfort of an overhead ventilation…
7 Video Games with Disappointing Endings
As video games continue to evolve, featuring ever-greater visuals and mechanics, their storytelling generally improves too. Some of today’s titles give us characters we care about, exciting plot points, and compelling concepts – just look at games like The Last…
5 Reasons We Still Love Resident Evil
Nobody could have known, back in 1996, just how big the Resident Evil franchise would go on to become. Since that first game appeared almost 20 years ago, there have been six main games, more than a dozen others (including…
7 of the Hardest Video Games We’ve Ever Played
Let’s face it: extreme difficulty can ruin a game. Striking the right balance between being a rewarding challenge and flat-out torturing players is never easy for developers – make a game unfairly hard, and you only cause frustration; make it…
Rainbow Six: Siege
Across multiple games and consoles, the Rainbow Six franchise has become a major series in the tactical-shooter genre, demanding players use stealth, teamwork, and a strategic approach rather than simply blasting through levels with gleeful abandon. In recent instalments, more…
Just Cause 3 Review
The previous Just Cause games gave us high-octane action in exotic locations, filled with all kinds of ridiculous situations – a winning formula for any developer looking to create a powerful experience players will come back to again & again….
10 of the Best Video Games Based on Comic Books
Comic books are more mainstream now than ever, thanks to the huge success their film adaptations enjoy. Movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers, Man of Steel, and the heavily-hyped forthcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice have brought…
Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Review
Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate is all about change. Not just in its plot (which we’ll come back to later), but in its design: this is the first game in the long-running series to offer a female protagonist, but also drops multiplayer…
Star Wars: Battlefront Review
The last major console release in the Star Wars: Battlefront series came in 2005. In the ten years since, the franchise has reached new, exciting heights: the brand itself has changed hands, now owned by one of the world’s biggest…