Author: Garry Smith
This piece contains spoilers for God of War Ragnarok! I’ve noticed a common theme within recent PlayStation exclusives: the addition of the dual protagonist perspective. For example, you play as both Ratchet & Rivet in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and as Ellie and Abby in The Last Of Us Part 2. However, I think that Santa Monica Studios absolutely nailed the dual protagonist narrative in God Of War Ragnarok. Embarking on my journey with Kratos and Atreus filled me with glee. Their father and son relationship was my favourite aspect of the franchise reboot, alongside that addictive Leviathan Axe…
I started 2022 by suggesting that we question the prominence of earning as a “play” activity and of economic transactions generally in videogame worlds. One way of going about that is to think about the many different currencies we’ve all abandoned in various save files over the years. Rupees in Zelda. Glimmer, legendary shards and bright dust in Destiny. Bottlecaps in Fallout. Some of those currencies have colourful world-building attached; others plug into pleasingly volatile market simulations. But they feel pretty interchangeable to me in hindsight, because the process of earning dosh in most games is so bland and inconsequential,…
Well give yourself a pat on the back, pour yourself a stiff drink and let out a sigh of relief: somehow we’ve made it through to the last working day of 2022. We’re back in earnest from January 3rd, and there’s plenty scheduled over the next week or two to keep you entertained with a whole host of our Games of 2022 series, Ian and Zoe providing a veritable blizzard of videos including a watchalong of some truly awful Christmas cartoons and of course the traditional festive lists. It wouldn’t be Christmas without them really, would it? We’ve just finished…
Sports Story is out now, Nintendo has announced. It’s available on the Nintendo eShop priced £12.80. Sports Story is developer Sidebar Games’ much-expanded follow-up to its delightful 2017 sporting RPG Golf Story. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Following our look at the PS5 and Series X versions of The Witcher 3 Complete Edition, we’re completing our coverage for this year by taking a look at the one version of the game we’ve yet to cover: Xbox Series S. Expectations need to be tempered, obviously, as we’re looking at a four-teraflop GPU at the heart of the console in a world where even the 12TF Series X rendition didn’t run flawlessly, so the omission of the ray tracing mode on Series S is hardly a surprise. The upside? Series S still offers a 60 frames per second performance…
Microsoft has issued its response to the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC has claimed the $69bn deal would let Microsoft suppress its games industry competition. The company defended the proposed $69bn buyout, defended its previous acquisition of Bethesda owner ZeniMax Media, and justified its decision to make three future titles from the company exclusive to Xbox and PC. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Following Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine 10 months ago, Sherlock Holmes developer Frogwares has shared an update on life in the country amid the ongoing war. Please note, some points in the article below are a tough read. Please continue at your own discretion. In a poignant Twitter thread, Frogwares detailed the challenges the team has faced over the last few months, stating a “wave of missile and suicide drone strikes that started in October have taken quite a toll on us mentally”. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is…
The Gran Turismo series has sold over 90m copies, developer Polyphony Digital has announced. That eye-watering figure came from Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi as part of a message to fans to celebrate 25 years of the racing sim. While Sony hasn’t announced it as such, Gran Turismo is PlayStation’s best-selling franchise. Much of that has to do with its longevity – there has been a Gran Turismo game on every PlayStation home console ever released. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full…
Ex-Far Cry boss Dan Hay is now in charge of Blizzard’s upcoming new survival game. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra buried the announcement in an end of year update blog post. “Leading the team which is infusing this genre with Blizzard magic while crafting our first new IP since Overwatch,” Ybarra said of Hay. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
With Christmas upon us, developers of live service games are adding the obligatory seasonal content to get players through the winter. Rockstar, perhaps being one of the pioneers of the live-service model, have of course a new update ready for Grand Theft Auto online. First up, we have “The Gooch,” which pays homage to none other than The Grinch. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.