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The sequel to Bethesda’s 2012 stealth-action title Dishonored will feature the choice of two sneaky protagonists. Set 15 years after the first game, Dishonored 2 marks the return of hero Corvo Attano. However, he will be joined by Emily Kaldwin, whom fans will remember as the child heir to the …
Read More »VIDEO: Fallout 4 gameplay sees VATS return, building construction and the pre-apocalypse
Bethesda dropped a major bomb during its first gameplay reveal for Fallout 4 – literally. Showing off the title at its pre-E3 press conference, the publisher revealed that the beginning of the game will take place before the series’ defining nuclear disaster, providing players a taste of both pre- and …
Read More »VIDEO: The new Doom is going back to the series’ bloody, brutal roots
It’s Doom by name, Doom by nature, if the first gameplay of Bethesda’s next horror-shooter is anything to go by. Revealed at the publisher’s pre-E3 press conference, Doom appears to be harkening back to the fast-paced gameplay of its eponymous predecessor, in comparison to the later survival-horror aspects of following …
Read More »VIDEO: Hellblade wants to explore mental health
UK developer Ninja Theory has revealed that it is working with a professor of neuroscience to give upcoming title Hellblade a psychological edge. Main character Senua is described as a Celtic warrior who is left traumatised by a Viking invasion”, with mental health and psychosis” being the key themes. True …
Read More »VIDEO: Ratchet & Clank for PS4 shown off
Sony has at last released some footage of Ratchet & Clank’s PS4 game. The re-imagining of the 2002 PS2 game was announced a year ago but today is the first time Insomniac has shown it in action. The video below also splices in footage of the upcoming film, which was …
Read More »Dark Souls 3 leak claims to show early screens
A video claiming to reveal the first concrete details of Dark Souls 3 has hit the internet. It comes from The Know. Eagle-eyed games enthusiasts will recognise them as the source of a recent report claiming that Microsoft had acquired the cancelled Silent Hills from Konami for billions” of dollars. …
Read More »VIDEO: A closer look at the final Steam Controller
After a long period of development, Valve has detailed the final form that its Steam Controller will take. The joypad will launch alongside the first Steam Machines on November 10th, although pre-orders can get their hands on the hardware a month earlier. The idea powering Valve’s unique design is the …
Read More »VIDEO: Bandai Namco releases launch trailer as The Witcher 3 campaign ramps up
The concluding chapter in CD Projekt Red’s trilogy of RPGs starring monster-slayer Geralt is days from release. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will land on PS4, Xbox One and PC next Tuesday, May 19th. This follows two delays for the game, the latest pushing it from February into this month, …
Read More »VIDEO: Ubisoft says it will learn from Assassin’s Creed Unity mistakes
Publisher Ubisoft has very publicly put its hands in the air and admitted that the fierce reception that greeted last year’s Assassin’s Creed: Unity really hurt its workers. The game managed 70 per cent on Metacritic, which is the lowest of any main game in the series. More worrying however …
Read More »YouTube is ten years old
Or should that be ‘only’ ten years old? Because it can sometimes be hard to remember a time when internet video wasn’t just a click/swipe away. But it wasn’t until May 2005 that YoutUbe launched, and even then it was only in beta. It would be another six months before …
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