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The games market is a healthier place with two major games console operating at their best Before the console launched, it looked like it could be in a lot of trouble with it's own PR problems which weren't helped by Sony who famously laid a bit of a corporate beat down on Microsoft during E3[...]

The Xbox One has been seeing a healthy restructure in the last few months under new boss Phil Spencer. As was key to owning this holiday period, the

The Witcher 3 is one of the most anticipated games of this year and there has been a noticeable jump in interest from the previous iterations in the series The graphics, gameplay and ambition seem to have caught a lot of new players' interest and that is great. The Witcher games are really dense and long, though[...]

While the main numbered games are floundering in mess of their own making, the Resident Evil franchise is currently on a bit of a tangent to reach back to its roots With Revelations 2 and Resident Evil Remake coming out soon, Capcom look to be touching base with the horror genre once again That feels[...]

60 frames per second is something most studios strive for nowadays. When the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 first came out, Sony's console was the better at

I've been posting a lot about Majora's Mask 3D over the last few days, but this may actually be the most 'useful' one yet. So far we have pretty much just

Hotline Miami is one of the most violent games I've ever played, but that is part of its charm The retro style game is a drug fueled top down murder game that apes the 'cocaine cowboys' era of Miami Its gruesome, colourful and disorientating art direction is spot on and it's married to razor sharp[...]

I've seen quite a few pieces of fan art that depict the Guardians of the Galaxy in 8-bit form. It makes sense too, right? Peter Quill is taken by Yondu in

This series was dead several years ago, but fast forward to now and Mortal Kombat X is one of the most anticipated games of 2015 People are still crazy about that gorey 90s throwback, and can you blame them? X looks to be shaping up really well. If you came for the gore too, this new trailer won't[...]

If reports are to be believed, the jury is still out on The Order: 1886. The game has got mixed viewings out in public, but it seems newer builds of the

The title is known as one of the strangest Zelda games to date and has both vehement supporters and detractors in equal spades It will be really interested to see how this sells as it's a little more obscure with a divisive base than say Ocarina of Time. Along with that announcement, it was also revealed[...]

The Arrow DLC for Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is out today and to celebrate TT Games released a cute trailer The DLC features the show's star Stephen Amell as the titular hero and comes with 9 new characters and a short mission set on the island where Oliver Queen was stranded. You can pick up[...]

In 2012, the Creative Assembly signed a deal with the Games Workshop to make multiple games using the Warhammer name At the time, Sega said that the Total War developer would be working on 'Fantasy' battles, suggesting that the studio would be staying away from the 40K variety of orcs and humans. Well, it looks like[...]

The console will hit on next month on February 13th in the US. While old 3DS games will work on the console, there will be games that need the New 3DS's CPU upgrade like Xenoblade Chronicles. Interestingly, the console now has face tracking to improve your placement when viewing 3D I appreciate that I enjoy using the[...]

To start the first Nintendo Direct of 2015, Nintendo came out swinging with the announcement of a Fire Emblem on the new 3DS. The cult favorite JRPG has a

The console can play 3DS games and is obviously part of the 3DS line, but there are a few games that will only run on the New 3DS because of the improved CPU like Xenoblade Chronicles. It's worth noting this could just be fake, but it all looks and feels legitimate to me We only have[...]

When asked by a fan about the new game on Twitter (via GameSpot), the official Hitman account responded by saying: @kirolos55 There's more info coming this year and we can't wait to share it! — Hitman (@Hitman) January 12, 2015 This is exciting news for fans of the series One of the highlights of IO's work on Absolution was[...]

Little Big Planet holds a somewhat special place in my heart. The first game was a bundle of joy that I couldn't get my hands off of. It had a great

I'm always happy to jump into a new Telltale Games title. On that note, we've been given a very brief hint at what might be coming next The company has had a management shift and with it, an interesting little quote Co-founder of the studio Kevin Bruner has become the new CEO and released this statement[...]

I'm certain those who do will appreciate the extra time Rockstar are spending to make sure the game runs as great as possible. For those who do intend to buy the game, the specs for the game were released too: Minimum specifications: OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista[...]

Blinders on, make this awesome. Neil Druckmann reiterated that sentiment by saying: I've said this before, so this is not news, but we have brainstormed sequel ideas for The Last of Us, and we've brainstormed ideas for new games, but all of that is put on ice right now while we work on Uncharted 4. The duo also[...]

Iwata & crew, with a focus on spring '15 #3DS & #WiiU games pic.twitter.com/G58Cs1PZZM — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 13, 2015 For those in the UK like me, that is 2 P.M. I'm excited to see what comes of it too If we get any updates on StarFox, especially gameplay footage, I'll be over the moon[...]

The Forza franchise is really getting into a groove of alternating releases. One year, we get a Forza main game, the next, a sequel to Forza Horizon. Last

Did you know that the Writer's Guild of America hand out awards for writing in video games? Well, they do and it is usually an odd affair. This is because in order to be considered, you have to be a part of or have applied to be part of the WGA This means that usually only games[...]

In case you hadn't noticed, Bleeding Cool's been ramping up its games coverage for a little while That is in part down to me Hannah and Avatar Press have been insane enough to give me the reigns of the gaming section of the site and make it into a little worthwhile pocket of the Internet[...]

I'll be interested to see if any major developer will dip their toes back into the peripheral necessary music genre this generation. My feeling though, is

Contrast that to video games and even many enthusiasts would struggle to name a handful of pre-1970 forefathers. That's why I'm pleased when the community gets excited about the medium's history At some point though, you do have to wonder how far is too far? In a mind-boggling Ebay auction, a copy of Stadium Events is[...]

If you like old school stealth games, this will be right up your ally. In a new trailer, the world of Volume has been fleshed out further, showing off the the game's diverse set of enemies It will be interesting to see how these are utilized, not only by the developer, but by the community in[...]

Minecraft is one of the best selling standalone games of all time, with estimates saying around 50 million copies of the game have been sold on all platforms to date To illustrate that number, you could give a copy to every single person who lived in South Korea and probably still have several million left. The[...]

Games that are designed in third person often need a lot of re-tweaking to work in the first, so kudos to the creator There are several bugs such as object disappearing if you get too close to them, but for a homebrewed effort, this is impressive work. Mods usually extend the life of a game by[...]