The Assassin’s Creed franchise has its fair share of lovers and haters. From the very beginning, Altair’s escapades in Assassin’s Creed 1 divided opinion and since then the series of games and spinoffs have continued to split the market. You either love Assassin’s Creed or hate spaces itch very little room for a middle ground. [...]
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed III, Kieran Roycroft, PCM, PS3, Ubisoft, Wii U, XBox 360
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Tue, October 23 2012 » Articles, List Articles, Opinion Pieces » No Comments
Sometimes in gaming we get the opportunity to fix the error of our ways. Sometimes we can see the future and can course-correct just in time to avoid falling into the same trap twice. Well, listen up fellow gamers, for I am concerned we may risk one of these opportunities if we are not fully [...]
Tags: 4-Player, co-op, Far Cry, Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3, FPS, PC, PS3, Rax, Raxous, Richard Burley, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal, XBox 360
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Tue, October 16 2012 » Articles, Opinion Pieces » No Comments
Examining videogames in a particularly anal kind of way, nearly all of them are flawed. A lot of Developers work extremely hard to suspend your disbelief; make you forget that you’re sitting in front of a television for a moment – but then the player can be all too easily shaken out of this reverie [...]
Tags: Jason Borlase, jet set radio, Jet Set Radio Future, Metal Gear Solid, Metroid Prime, Ridge Racer Type 4, Super Mario Bros
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Tue, August 14 2012 » Articles, Opinion Pieces » No Comments
‘You know those games?’ ‘What games?’ ‘You know, THOSE games?’ ‘Ahhh yes, THOSE games. What about them?’ ‘Well, why doesn’t anyone talk about them?’ ‘I don’t know.’ – that ladies and gents is the conversation I’ve been having with myself for the past few months.The only answer I can surmise is that there are games [...]
Tags: 2K Games, 3DS, Kid Icarus Uprising, Kieran Roycroft, Nintendo, PS3, The Darkness II, XBox 360
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Thu, August 9 2012 » Articles, Opinion Pieces » 4 Comments
Dear Reader, you join me as I embark on a journey, making a decision I never thought I’d make. As I write this I am 24 years old and have been playing computer games for the best part of 18 years, starting when I was around seven years old with my first games machine, the [...]
Tags: Kieran Roycroft, PC, PS3, Wii, XBox 360
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Thu, July 19 2012 » Articles, Opinion Pieces » 4 Comments