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‘Ratchet & Clank’ Review – Does it live up to the legacy?

Ratchet & Clank Developed by: Insomniac Games Published by: Sony Interactive Entertainment Available on: PlayStation 4 Release date: April 12th 2016 (NA), April 20th 2016 (EU), April 22nd 2016 (UK) Way back in 2002, Insomniac Games released Ratchet & Clank to critical fanfare. Several sequels and spin-offs later, the critical reception barely dropped an inch, …

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Burning Strong – ‘Firewatch’ is methodical, quiet and often lonely

“What’s wrong with you?” is the first thing main protagonist Henry is asked by his boss. In an ideal working environment this isn’t something you want to be asked, especially just after you’ve started your new job. This working environment however is anything but ideal, or even ordinary. Henry, due to a tragic series of …

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‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’: Destined to disappoint?

So, Sony’s PlayStation Experience event just happened, and the biggest take away was a new trailer for the much anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake, which featured our first glimpses of gameplay. As someone who holds FFVII in extremely high regard, and someone who’s been an avid supporter of a potential remake for many years, I …

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‘Star Wars Battlefront’ Open Beta Impressions

The open beta for DICE’s Star Wars Battlefront is currently available for download on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The beta will last 5 days (ending October 12th), and includes 2 different multiplayer modes, as well as a singleplayer/co-op mode. The first multiplayer mode is called ‘Drop Zone’, it’s an 8 vs 8 mode with …

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‘FIFA 16’: A solid release that flounders creatively

FIFA 16 Developed by EA Canada Published by EA Sports Available on Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One As someone who hasn’t played EA’s FIFA franchise regularly for nearly a decade, FIFA 16 makes me feel like the series has taken several long strides forward over the last 10 years. From a …

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‘NHL 16’: From pretender to contender

NHL 16 Developed by EA Canada Published by EA Sports Available on PS4, Xbox One EA’s previous venture onto the frozen pond wasn’t an outing to remember, as they attempted to cater to both last-gen and current-gen consoles, but ended up satisfying neither audience. NHL 15 suffered from a severe lack of content and the …

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A second ‘Bloodborne’ play-through is another beast

Bloodborne is almost certainly going to remain the best video game release of this year whenever the final days of December roll around. Complete with its always challenging, rewarding combat, its gorgeous, arresting, unrelenting gothic horror atmosphere, its expertly designed environments that cohesively form a single, breathing world, Bloodborne is exceptional. Only now, around five …

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‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’: What is right for Lara Croft?

With Girl Power in Gaming, we’re exploring the role of females in our favorite hobby for the month of September. The series will attempt to explore gender dynamics, pre-assigned roles and both positive and negative examples of female characterization in the digital world.  The history of Lara Croft as a character is something that has …

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Keiji Inafune’s Comcept has become what he tried to escape

Kenji Inafune launched his new business venture, Comcept, as a way of escaping the big bad publisher Capcom. His ideas seemed simple enough, launch a Mega Man clone and dovetail that into a successful entity. With the promise of Kickstarter, even if the publishers laughed at making a 2.5D side-scrolling adventure game in 2015, he would be …

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‘Divinity: Original Sin’ adds couch co-op for console release

The spectacularly received Divinity: Original Sin is headed to consoles and isn’t satisfied with any simple port. Celebrating Gamescom 2015, Larian’s Studios unveiled the newest trailer of the Enhanced Edition, which will be coming to PS4 and Xbox One this fall. In a first for the current console generation, Divinity: Original Sin is bringing couch co-op …

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‘No Man’s Sky’ is an ambitious odyssey of boundless potential

Sony has the utmost confidence in the ambitious open-universe title No Man’s Sky and rightfully so. Hello Games is creating a potential masterpiece and even boasts a universe full of explorable space, sea and terrain. Play how you want, do what you want, explore where you want. Such a wide array of promises, how could …

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‘The Last Of Us 2’: What happens to Ellie and Joel?

Whatever happens for The Last Of Us series, no one can deny the greatness of the original. Recently there have been rumblings of a sequel to The Last of Us. In fact, voice actor Nolan North recently spoke to the audience at Metro Con and said, “For now I know they’re doing Last of Us 2, …

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E3 2015: ‘Uncharted 4’ shows off strong vehicular action

Rounding off Sony’s E3 2015 conference this year was the latest trailer for Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The impressive demo – which can be viewed above – showed off some of the usual action beats the series is known for, before diving into something rather new to the franchise: vehicular driving. Climbing …

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E3 2015: Scale of ‘No Man’s Sky’ continues to impress

One of the most impressive indie games to come out of last year’s E3 was Hello Games’ No Man Sky – and it delivered on its promise of a space sim on a truly epic scale when it returned to LA this year. From the variety in gameplay – combat, trading and exploration both on …

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E3 2015: ‘Final Fantasy VII’ remake is actually happening

Sony unleashed at their 2015 E3 press conference what may be the most ultimate fan service announcement ever: Square is remaking one of the best role-playing games of all time, Final Fantasy VII, for the new generation. Something that gamers have been clamoring for since being teased with technical demo footage back at 2005’s E3, the Final Fantasy VII …

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E3 2015: ‘Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’ brings back the futuristic parkour playground

With a new Mass Effect and Star Wars: Battlefront also getting new trailers , EA and DICE continued to give the people what they wanted with a taste of yet another highly anticipated sequel at their 2015 E3 press conference, Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst.

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‘Portal Pinball’ is not a lie

Valve usually holds their IPs close to their chest but in a rare move, they have decided to loan out Portal to the talented team at Zen Studios to create Portal Pinball. Portal Pinball for Zen Pinball 2 brings a lot of the expected charm, laughs, and unique touches Zen has been known for with their tables, but it also provides one of their most solid experiences in regards to digital pinball.

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‘Bloodborne’: A new moon rises with From Software’s latest

From Verdite to Boletaria and from Lordran to Drangleic, death and curses have been prevailing themes of the universes created by Japanese developer From Software. From returns to Sony exclusivity with Bloodborne, the spiritual successor to the Souls series; the same series that made it fun to die over and over again.

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‘OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood’ makes for a challenging and rewarding grind

A little over a year later, and Roll7 has released a sequel to their skateboarding title, OlliOlli. OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood does everything fans of the first game coul expect from the franchise including: tight controls, catchy music, and incredibly challenging courses. OlliOlli2 does all that and more; manuals, grind switches, bigger tricks, and reverts. Few games match the intensity of attempting a level-long combo and successfully nailing it.

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