Usually huge videogames arrive in a flurry of hype for their arrival and we’re there waiting impatiantly for the launch date. Some games, though, completely blindside us with their enormous…
Continue readingVehicles sections in non-driving games aren’t typically much cop, but occasionally you’ll be surprised and delighted by a vehicle section that is is somehow fun, satisfying and not at all…
Continue readingBeating a tough boss is something we take great pride in – which is why we get mad when we discover in the following cutscene that actually we lost, better…
Continue readingGames often demand a fight but it doesn’t mean you have to use the most horrible, deliberately gut-churning weapon you can find. Consider the cruel and unusual methods of the…
Continue readingTech demos exist to show off a graphics engine, for instance, in the best possible light. As such, there are loads of gorgeous, exciting tech demos out there that never…
Continue readingAssassin’s Creed makes your final health segment worth more, Bioshock makes enemies miss you first time, and platformers let you jump after you’ve sprinted off the platform edge – consider…
Continue readingHelicopters in games crash as often as Windows Vista trying to sync iTunes because if you could just chopper your way out of trouble without crashing, most videogames would be…
Continue readingWe recently recalled the achievements that took serious planning and asked if you had your own tales of cheevos that were organisational nightmares. The answer was yes, you did. For…
Continue readingThe recipe for a perfect Hitman kill calls for a firm base of preparation and a dash of wicked irony. Just consider these, the most needlessly elaborate, cruel and unusual…
Continue readingWeeping angels in The Witcher 3, GTA 5’s vengeful Mount Gordo ghost, menacing PT radio messages in Metal Gear Solid 5 and a Luke Skywalker-like skeleton in Skyrim: behold the…
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