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Aliens Vs. Predator is an interesting one, the film wasn’t great but the premise behind it, one-on-one combat between an Aliens and a Predator, was brilliant and in certain points of the game it is too. Making a game based on anything so beloved as these two icons of action films is a big task [...]

QuanticDream have been attempting to turn games into involving and engaging interactive pieces of entertainment for the best part of thirteen years now. However, instead of a case of unlucky thirteen, it’s more like third time lucky because after two largely flawed, albeit compelling and well-realised attempts, they may have finally achieved their Holy Grail.
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Making a video game based on a fourteenth century poem is no easy job, especially one as revered as the Divine Comedy. But what if you take the essence of the poem and skew it into some sort of strange bastardized form full of breasts and babies? Then you might have something.
The story centres around [...]

Everyone who played the first Bioshock still remembers their first encounter with a Big Daddy. So why is it that finally having the chance to play as one feels so underwhelming?

I love the Winter Olympics. The likes of curling sounds incredibly dull, yet always strangely compelling, while the various skiing and bobsleigh events seem ridiculously fast and daredevil-ish. Much of the appeal comes from the fact that we just don’t get snow like that round where I live, so it makes the Winter Olympics seem [...]

MAG is an ambitious project to say the least and the project as a whole is definitely a risk on Sony’s part. So why is it that a game that took so many risks, feels so generically safe?

I’ll freely admit that the original Mass Effect didn’t blow me away, the story was original, the characters were unique and charming but I never felt that it wowed me. Can Mass Effect 2 change my ways?

In March 2008, Army of Two came onto the scene to, quite frankly very mixed reviews. With it’s over the top action, bravado and bromance some people loved it while others just plain hated it. How will it’s sequel pan out?

Bayonetta has the style, charm and Japanese weirdness but is that built onto of a solid game? Daniel shares his thoughts on Bayonetta.

Despite approaching the tipping point for instrument based rhythm games, Lego Rock Band feels surprisingly original. Find out why with our review.