When the first The Last of Us trailers came out two years ago, Creative Director Neil Druckmann was quick to say TLoU wasn’t a zombie game. “If it were about the monsters, we would have not showed them. The story’s not about them, so [we thought] let’s get it out of the way.” Druckmann’s statement
Fans of TellTale Games’ award-winning The Walking Dead anxious for something to tide them over while waiting for Season 2 can look forward to a bridging story DLC entitled The Walking Dead: 400 Days. An anthology of five distinct tales united by a common location, 400 Days promises pressure-cooker situations, and TellTale’s demonstration – a tense
Months after its initial announcement, Microsoft has finally stepped back from the brink. In the aftermath of a lukewarm (at best) E3 reception, Microsoft’s President of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick announced the reversal of the embattled XBox One’s most onerous DRM features. No longer will consumers require a regular Internet connection to authenticate and
The latest take on the classic Thief franchise concentrates the core of the original series’ vision into a next-gen reboot that looks undeniably worthy – though perhaps a little divorced from its predecessors in aesthetic if not in gameplay. Fans of stealth games have many reasons to be grateful to Garret, the cynical, sardonic protagonist
A detailed glimpse at upcoming current-gen title Murdered: Soul Suspect has left me dying to know more about this fascinating new IP co-developed by Square Enix Japan and Airtight Games. Detective Ronan O’Connor’s latest murder case poses unique challenges. After all, he’s the victim. After a plummet from a high window onto hard asphalt and
The XBox One has already given us many reasons for disappointment but the used game situation stands out as especially dire. And Ben Kuchera of the Penny Arcade Report, supposedly a bastion of critical coverage in the oft-troubled arena of videogame trade journalism, has – astonishingly – told us it could be good news. The
Walt Disney and Electronic Arts announced plans to develop and publish a new series of Star Wars game titles for the next few years. “Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe,” said EA Labels President Frank Gibeau. “Three of our top studios will fulfill that dream, crafting epic adventures for Star
Fans of Insomniac Games’ Ratchet and Clank were given a special treat today with an official announcement teaser for an upcoming movie adaptation. This collaboration between Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment, Blockade Entertainment, and Rainmaker Entertainment (who recently released Escape From Planet Earth in theaters and have also worked on a direct-to-video adaptation of Heavenly
Bioshock: Infinite is daring in many ways – but when it comes to politics, its appeal to the middle is a privileged statement in itself. Of course, a video game is neither a textbook nor a piece of propaganda. It has no obligation to espouse or further any particular philosophy. But two of Infinite’s strongest