A couple of months ago, I wrote a post on Prodeus, a game which still looks metal as f***. It’s like DOOM, but it’s also kind of like DOOM. Which may sound confusing but hear me out here: Imagine the fast-paced feel of the new DOOM which emphasises speed and brutality, but adds in some retro flavour in the form of ye olde school DOOM visuals.
The game is headed to Nintendo’s Switch, but many – myself included – didn’t think it would be a particularly good port. Afterall, the game is technically beyond the little system’s capabilities.
With the likes of Google Stadia and other advances in streaming technology making video games more accessible than ever, who needs a dedicated piece of hardware to feed game discs into?
The blame for the current state of video games is often laid at the feet of mobile games, whose predatory microtransactions paved the way for the recurrent spending you see in most big blockbuster games today. It’s all gone full circle, as 7-year-old mobile sensation Clash of Clans took the idea of Season Passes from games like Fortnite, adding challenges and rewards to its freemium multiplayer mobile strategy game. And it’s worked
In Mortal Kombat 11, D’Vorah’s back and stranger than ever, with the insect queen now having a far trickier arsenal of attacks up her winged sleeves.
I adore Ubisoft’s UbiArt Framework. The engine has a focus on hand-drawn art, and was the underlying tech behind games like Rayman Origins and Legends, Valiant Hearts: The Great War and the delightful Child of Light. It’s largely been dormant though, as the company has opted instead to use its other internal engines.
Even if you don’t enjoy fighting games, there’s no denying that “Evo Moment 37” is one of the very best moments not just in fighting games, but in competitive video games as a whole
Many, many, many years ago, we told you about Cook, Serve, Delicious! It’s a little game that lets you run an increasingly successful restaurant, managing the daily challenges of such, along with the actual cooking bit, which is all done through clicks and movements on pc, or touches and taps on devices like the iPad. Its sequel is now on Switch and Xbox One.
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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