The 34th Golden Joystick Awards (opens in new tab) are your chance to get behind your favourite games of the last 12 months. Every vote counts, with the most popular games in key categories such as Ultimate Game of The Year shifting day-by-day. Who should reign triumphant? Fallout 4 or …
Read More »Gears of War 4’s new Horde mode is a deep but giddy world of tactical base-building, where every person matters
Gears of War’s Horde Mode, while brilliant (really, can you think of a more influential multiplayer invention of the last generation?) tends to suffer, by the very nature of its compulsive escalation, from a general degeneration of strategy in its final stages. It all starts out with the best of …
Read More »Forza Horizon 3 review: “Moments of magic meet busywork and filler”
We’re living in the future. The Horizon Festival of motoring madness has upped sticks from Europe and moved down under, which means you get to race everything from beach buggies to hypercars (and a Reliant Regal, if you can find it), in a gorgeous realisation of Eastern Australia’s Gold Coast. …
Read More »Destiny: Rise of Iron review: “A great expansion but straining within the game’s current framework”
With the addition of Rise of Iron, Destiny (opens in new tab) now feels as complete as is imaginable. Its excellent – if slightly briefer than hoped – campaign delivers some of the best-crafted, story-driven action Bungie has made since Halo. Its new sandbox world brings a raft of new …
Read More »Destiny: Rise of Iron Sing the Iron Song achievement/trophy guide
If you’ve retaken Felwinter Peak in Destiny: Rise of Iron (opens in new tab), you may have noticed that tempting set of bells near the top of the Iron Temple. They’re not just there for putting on concerts; ring them in the right order and you’ll unlock the Sing the …
Read More »So Metal Gear Survive totally reuses MGS 5s map
It looks like Metal Gear Survive (opens in new tab) is taking place on a mildy modified version of MGS 5 (opens in new tab)‘s Afghanistan map if this comparison video is anything to go by. I’m not sure what to make of this, although given the fan backlash post …
Read More »The studio behind Quantum Break, Alan Wake, and Max Payne is shoot dodging into multiplayer
Remedy Entertainment is known for single-player storytelling, but one of its next projects is going for co-op multiplayer. The studio behind Quantum Break (opens in new tab) and Alan Wake (opens in new tab) posted a letter (opens in new tab) on its official website that’s one-half explanation about the …
Read More »7 things in the Destiny: Rise of Iron launch trailer thatll make Guardians lose their sh*t
Ok. Destiny: Rise of Iron (opens in new tab) is so close now that we can almost taste those sweet new weapons and armour. Mmm, iron. And look, a launch trailer! You can see it all above but I’ve pulled out some exciting highlight moments. These are sure to send …
Read More »Gears of War 4 Season Pass gets packed with more packs
Remember all the stuff that comes in the Gears of War 4 (opens in new tab) Season Pass? Now there’s more of it. The pass will include 17 total booster packs on top of the 24 new maps, “Vintage VIP” gear pack, and the early-access Developer Playlist. Here’s the word …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda voice acting contest
If you have the acting chops, your voice can reach a fictional version of the stars in Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab). Assuming you’re not reading this in some far-future archive of The-Internet-That-Was, you probably won’t live long enough to travel to Andromeda, let alone another star system, …
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