While I have been witness to the very critical debate surrounding the rise of the Epic Game Store and subsequent headlines, one developer and its CEO seem to be taking it all in their stride. That being Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick, who states that competition is a positive factor, while also moving to spaces where the customers can be found. Speaking …
Duke Nukem Forever should have been the final chapter in a series that was expected to be explosive when it was eventually released. Instead, Duke went out with less of a bang and more of a whimper in his final stab at greatness.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is almost upon us, and we still don't know that much about it as Rockstar Games are keeping a lid on the biggest features of their upcoming cowboy sandbox. Here's what we do know however, about this new foray into the untamed frontier of the wild west.
So what’s going on with Red Dead Redemption 2 then? Will we see it ride into town this October? Take-Two Interactive’s big cheese Strauss Zelnick believes so, as the head of Rockstar’s parent company expressed confidence in Red Dead Redemption 2 being locked and loaded for its October 26 release.
Rockstar Games was ahead of the curve 15 years ago already when it released GTA: Vice City to massive acclaim. Essentially a Goodfellas version of Miami Vice, Vice City was the 80s to the grodie max brah and mixed with GTA’s trademark sense of satire. Satire which the Psychic Reader’s Network has taken umbrage with according to the Wrap, as they’ve decided to sue Rockstar Games over the character of Auntie Poulet.
Red Dead Redemption 2 will take a little longer than anticipated to be completed, shifting from a late 2017 release to sometime in 2018 instead. And you know what? That’s fine, because launch windows really don’t matter. That’s the word according to Take-Two president Strauss Zelnick, who claimed that a game such as Red Dead Redemption 2 could afford to launch whenever it wanted to.
The release of Mafia III is the realisation of a dream that has been 16 years in the making, as organised crime first infiltrated the gaming industry way back in 2002.
Will Red Dead Redemption 2 be even bigger than its predecessor? Probably yeah, if this leaked map turns out to be true.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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