Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide was a gritty, gore-soaked co-op FPS set in the long-running franchise’s fantasy universe. While it wasn’t perfect, Vermintide offered fans and newcomers alike plenty to enjoy. The characters and environments looked great, the action was…
With Alien: Covenant in cinemas, two ongoing comic-book series from Dark Horse on sale, and word of more prequels on the way, the Alien franchise is in good health. Of course, along with movies and comic-books, the Alien universe lends…
When Prey hit the market in 2006, it was a critical and commercial success. Okay, so it might not have been perfect, but its performance made a sequel inevitable. To start with, at least. As it happened, a change of…
Creative Assembly’s Total War series is set to reach a major milestone next week, when its tenth main instalment hits the market. Since Shogun: Total War was released in 2000, the franchise has ventured to various eras. Games set in…
In the past week, the FPS genre has been taken back to its roots with the arrival of the highly-anticipated Doom reboot. Featuring fast-paced action, a stripped-back story, and a focus on straightforward blasting with fewer in-depth RPG elements than…
The upcoming Doom reboot has a lot to live up to. Doom has spawned many, many imitators, but still holds a special place in the hearts of gamers across the globe. The third main instalment in the series was a…
Mirror’s Edge was that uncommon thing in first-person gaming: original. While some games manage to bring new elements to the FPS genre, more often than not this is achieved through slight innovations in weaponry or environments. The Call of Duty…
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…
When it was first released more than twenty years ago, Doom changed the face of gaming forever. Until then, most action titles had been 2D side-scrolling affairs, with recycled platform elements and a limited range of movement. In 1992, a…
When Quantum Break was first revealed back in May 2013, it was set to hit the market the following year. Since then, though, developers Remedy Entertainment has delayed it twice, allowing their team the time they need to get the…