We want to take a trip down the bloodiest lane of memories, soak up the carnage and revel in some of the most obscure trivia to ever be ripped and torn out of the various Doom games.So here we go, a list of trivia that you may or may not know about Doom, Easter eggs of devastation that you can memorise and whip out like a boomstick of knowledge at a party.
Along came the PlayStation, a machine which made use of cutting edge CD-ROMs to store games on and also offered crystal clear audio quality. You’d plug that wonderful grey box up to a TV, switch it on and over the course of 15 seconds you were reminded of just how powerful your new console was. That brief blurp of sound, a gentle smattering of crystals harmoniously clinking against one another and that delightful fade.
Chocobo World may be missing from the package, but Final Fantasy 8 Remaster will have a few other extras for returning and new fans.
With a remaster around the corner and the memory of the more slap-dash port that was Final Fantasy 9, fan fears over Final Fantasy 8 being another rushed port to newer consoles are justified, especially in the audio department. Well fret not, because Final Fantasy 8 Remastered is sticking to the superb PSX source files.
For most of us, our gaming journey began with the best console: The Sony PlayStation. It was cool, the advertising on a VHS tape made it mainstream and it had some of the best games ever that pushed the envelope in several genres. Now that’s a console that I’d love to see reimagined as a mini device.
Sony is bringing back MediEvil in a continuation of their celebration of past dormant exclusives. And it might just be the first of its kind in 2018.
Over time people change, and their tastes change along with them. The things you liked, or the things that defined you when the PlayStation Network launched in March 2006 may no longer be the sort of thing that tickles you in the year of our loot box 2017. Users have been begging to change PSN names for what seems like forever, but Sony’s hand-waved or explained the possibility away - but that feature may be coming.
There;s maybe something that I truly do miss from those gaming days: The ol’ jewel case. There’s nothing wrong with the current blue PlayStation 4 covers, but those jewel cases still stand out beautifully in retrospect. A design that the upcoming WipEout Omega Collection is making use of for a limited run of the HD re-release
Humans want connection and the internet is so far the best connection machine. A …
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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