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If Project Beast is Demon’s Souls 2, here’s what must happen
Demon’s Souls 2 rumours are firing out of the internet like a volley of Heavy Soul Arrows following the leak of Project Beast gameplay clips. Resident Souls addict Dave Cook has some suggestions on...
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s PS4 pre-load is another nail in the midnight...
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is yet another game that signals the potential end of midnight launches, thanks to its pre-load option on PlayStation formats. VG247′s Dave Cook looks at the dying art of...
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Ubisoft and EA: which third party won E3 2014?
Two of the largest third-party publishers in the world went head to head at E3 2014. Ubisoft and EA may not have a historic rivalry, but you can’t tell us they weren’t competing for your love in LA...
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Call of Duty vs Battlefield at E3 2014: who won? Who even cares?
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Battlefield: Hardline both had explosive gameplay reveals at the E3 2014 conferences, and usually we’d try to determine which was better. ‘Sod that’ says Dave Cook....
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Nintendo’s E3 2014 stream had some gems but lacked sparkle – opinion
Nintendo posted its E3 2014 broadcast yesterday and announced the next Legend of Zelda game for Wii U. That was big news, but what about the rest of its presentation? It had some gems but generally...
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Call of Duty: Vietnam – what Sledgehammer’s game could have been
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare developer Sledgehammer Games was – at some point – working on a third-person entry to Activision’s franchise. The game was set in Vietnam, and for some reason it died a...
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Battlefield: Hardline replacing Dead Space – what’s going on with EA?
Battlefield: Hardline follows just one year after Battlefield 4, and Dead Space is nowhere to be seen. Is this indicative of wider changes in EA’s approach to triple-A? I want to talk about EA for a...
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Cheer up: it’s only a game
Flame wars, trolling, forum arguments and fanboy format armageddon have been reignited with the coming of the latest console generation, but sometimes we all just need to chill out and remember that...
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PlayStation Wow: PS4 dominates gamescom 2014
Sony dropped PS3 in Cologne last night. Its focus is next-gen, next-gen, next-gen. Sony’s message couldn’t have been clearer: PS4 is here, the past is just that, and this is just the beginning. Dylan...
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Is PSN ready for Destiny?
Less than two weeks out from one of the largest multiplayer launches of the year – maybe ever – the PSN is as shaky as a newborn lamb. This week, the PSN was one of several gaming networks brought down...
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Kinect is dead, but accessible games are still crucial
Just like Microsoft, Brenna 180s on the topic of motion controls and accessibility. I don’t like the word gamer, and I don’t like the people who insist that gamers come in types, and can be clearly...
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Destiny: stop farming and start playing
Destiny farming secrets are among the hottest on dits in gaming today, but Brenna can’t understand the obsession. “I don’t understand the rage. I don’t feel like the game owes me a full set of...
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Let’s hope Assassin’s Creed: Unity is the death of Ubisoft’s connected guff
Assassin’s Creed: Unity is stuffed full of unnecessary connected features that distract from the core gameplay and frustrate the user. Ubisoft, let’s stop this. I have a lot of love for Assassin’s...
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Destiny: The Dark Below – there’s no excuse for the paywall on weeklies
Destiny expansion The Dark Below has erected a paywall in front of content players had been enjoying since launch. Destiny is not a traditional MMO, but it’s not a straight forward multiplayer shooter,...
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Nine tips for Ubisoft to help save Assassin’s Creed
It’s been a tumultuous year for Ubisoft. What’s the state of Assassin’s Creed as we close out 2014? Assassin’s Creed took a beating this year. Unity isn’t a bad game, by any means, and in all fairness...
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Review scores: what are they good for?
Video game reviews may no longer be the sole and final word in criticism and engagement – but they’re not done yet. Reviews have lost some of their relevancy. Times are changing. Reviews worked best...
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Virtual reality: by gum, it’s really happening
Virtual reality has exited the realm of peripheral gimmick and turned into something that just might go mainstream. VR has an uphill battle ahead of it. The tech is going to be expensive, and there are...
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Shadow Realms’ cancellation makes a lot of sense
Shadow Realms was probably cancelled because EA doesn’t care about free-to-play games any more. That and it wasn’t very good. So let’s talk about Shadow Realms. Given the green light process EA and...
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Dragon Age: Inquisition’s ending is so good it tore my family apart
Dragon Age: Inquisition has driven a wedge between Brenna and her best bro. There are a lot of good reasons to be mad at your friends and family, like forgotten birthdays, piles of laundry and general...
View Article“Everybody wins”: E3 2015’s unceasing optimism
E3 2015 isn’t total shit caked with more shit. The cynical games press almost don’t know how to deal. View image | gettyimages.com As soon as the last of the big E3 conferences ends, the op-eds and...
View ArticleBattlefield needs to return to skill-based gameplay
The Battlefield series has lost its emphasis on skilled gameplay, argues Westie. Battlefield expert Westie takes a look back at the franchise’s recent history and argues that things have gone downhill...
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Destiny Year One: Laurea Prima is not about rewarding veterans
Destiny developer Bungie has unveiled its plans to honour its most dedicated fans, and by dedicated we mean anyone who gets on board before The Taken King launches. Oh boy, y’all: I’m pretty mad....
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Bethesda brings its best poker face to E3 2016
Don’t let the modest line-up fool you; Bethesda has other publishers looking nervously over their shoulders. Bethesda brings its best poker face to E3 2016 Bethesda highlighted nine games during its E3...
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Tag team battle: PS4 Slim and PS4 Neo go head-to-head with Xbox One S and...
Microsoft has shown grit and determination in the ongoing generational battle, but can anything overcome Sony’s lead? The PS4 is winning this console generation. PS4 sales vastly outnumber those of...
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Metal Gear Survive isn’t Metal Gear Solid and Konami isn’t the bad guy
Let’s talk about Metal Gear Survive. Metal Gear Survive was announced at gamescom and the reaction has been interesting to watch. It’s a mistake to glance through your Twitter feed or look at some...
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Switched off: out-of-touch Nintendo’s going at it arse-backwards again
Nintendo has announced new hardware, and to nobody’s surprise the Switch is gimmicky, likely under-powered and can’t seem to front a decent release slate. Here we go again. Nintendo is still trying to...
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Crash Bandicoot is hard, Dark Souls is not, nostalgia is clouding your...
Subject. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy appears to be selling much more briskly than the cynical among us expected, and it was the thing to talk about in social gaming circles this weekend. Nostalgia...
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How one QTE gives Final Fantasy 15 one of the best endings in the series
The worst chapter of Final Fantasy 15 sets up the best ending. Final Fantasy is a series that has a lot of really memorable story moments. That makes sense, of course – FF is really story driven, but...
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Before Bungie can fix Destiny 2’s endgame it needs to sort out who it’s...
Destiny 2 has an endgame problem, but you probably don’t know how to solve it. Bungie is going to improve Destiny 2’s endgame, the developer said in this week’s update. “We have noticed a lot of...
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Assassin’s Creed Origins Trials of the Gods only staying open a few days is...
Assassin’s Creed Origins introduces timed events, and the first one has left many players disappointed – and after glancing at the microtransaction store, more than a little angry. Assassin’s Creed...
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