In a new documentary called The PlayStation Revolution, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s former director for strategic content, Shahid Ahmad, detailed how Sony’s PlayStation division transformed from a “hubristic” organisation into the “humble, passionate and excited” company that launched the PS4 console. A console that was almost Sony's final push into gaming.
It’s the end of the world, as we know it. A massive black hole has opened up in the sky, collapsing all of reality into a singularity from which there is no escape. Millions of rabid gamers currently observe the endless void, as something begins to change on the other side. How did Fortnite get to this point though?
Look, you’re going to be hearing a lot about Fortnite for the next while, because Epic Games did an incredible bit of guerrilla marketing to get their Battle Royale game front and centre again. It’s the top trending topic on Twitter, at least 4.2 million people watched the great big event on Twitch, while another 1.5 million watched it on YouTube.
One man has spent the last three years attempting to find the end of Minecraft. And he still has many more miles to walk.
True story: I haven’t seen a single episode of Breaking Bad. Now, before I get skinned alive, let me remind you that I still plan to watch the show. And with several seasons wrapped up, I have all the time in the world to do so. Still, it’s been a long ride for faithful fans. Breaking Bad clocked out last …
Much like the killers that they star, horror movie franchises are pretty hard to kill. Take Scream for example. It’s been skewering the conventions of horror movies for years now, with a fourth film seemingly wrapping things up. But there’s a potential cash cow there. And expect the fifth film to really finish things off for good this time. No …
Arcade cabinets tied the length of a game to the next coin. Here is how operator switches shaped that business, and what changed when gaming moved onto networks.
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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