The late Tom Clancy’s name has been attached to some hugely-successful franchises in the past 15 years, with hits like Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six endorsed by the acclaimed author. Next up? The Division, an online-only action-packed RPG that looks…
In most cases, video games help us relax: we come home from a long day, put Fallout 4 or Fifa 16 in for a spin, and immerse ourselves in another world for a while. When games have a well-balanced learning…
As we all know, Street Fighter is one of the biggest video-game franchises of all time, spawning movies, manga, comics, and more. When the fourth main instalment hit home consoles in 2009, it received a warm welcome: critics and gamers…
Fighting games were huge in the 90s. Sure, they’re still big now (Street Fighter V is eagerly-awaited, and Mortal Kombat X was a hit), but the genre flooded the games market during the 20th century’s final decade. Gamers of a…
With SPECTRE raking in more than $870m across the globe, James Bond is still alive and well. No matter how the character continues to evolve, he’ll always hold a prestigious place in popular culture. Whether the series is rebooted again,…
Rocksteady’s Arkham series not only revolutionised Batman-based video games, but inspired subsequent major licensed-titles themselves – just take a look at Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (also published by Warner Bros.) and The Amazing Spider-Man to see signs of its influence….
As with movies and books, video games have the power to spin off into huge franchises. Think of all the series that have dominated the entertainment industry in the past ten years: Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight (sorry), the…
Being a gamer looks set to be expensive in 2016 – too many must-have titles are heading our way! 2015 brought us its fair share of quality video games, and over the next twelve months, publishers will unleash a veritable…
With 2016 less than two weeks away, many of us are already looking forward to the video games set to hit consoles in the coming twelve months. Next year, we can expect Tom Clancy’s The Division, Gears of War 4,…
For many of us, Final Fantasy VII revolutionised gaming. When this iconic RPG came along in 1997, the PlayStation was home to many titles, but none were as engaging, immersive, stunning, rewarding, richly-textured, or outright unforgettable. While the prospect of…