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The Best of the Rest Game of the Year – Editor’s Choice: Winner
0By: Moses Abaortae | January 14th, 2013 | Featured
With the nominees out of the way it is time to which game came out on top and became our Best of the Rest Game of the year Coming in at third place is Dead Space 2. The game built on the original Dead Space in nearly every way and proved that 2012 was to be the year of the sequel or, in some cases, the three-quel. The second instalment in the series managed to ...
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The War Z controversy: a solution in sight
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | January 1st, 2013 | Featured
When you are in the game making business, the first thing that you need to know is that you cannot find long-term success without treating the gamers with utmost respect and giving their feedback and opinions a decent amount of attention. Some companies learn it the easy way, while others, like Zynga, learn it the hard way, where a sort of an uprising against the company starts...
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The War Z controversy: the messy details
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | January 1st, 2013 | Featured
We have seen some crazy game launches over the years, but one that deserves a place right at the top of the list is without any doubt that of The War Z. Hammerpoint Interactive’s zombie survival horror shooter may not have utilised the same amount of resources as a Call of Duty or Mass Effect game, but the sort of impact that it managed to make following its alpha release was...
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Blizzard and its pot of gold Diablo III
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 31st, 2012 | Featured
Diablo III can be aptly regarded as a pot of gold for Blizzard Entertainment, a company that has established itself as the leading brand when it comes to role-playing games (RPG) for the PC. After doing wonders with the World of WarCraft franchise, the company returned to a franchise that had helped it in gaining prominence during its early years, Diablo. Despite the first a...
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What does the future of video games hold – Part 2
By: Moses Abaortae | December 31st, 2012 | Featured
The concept is simple enough; gamers will be able to download the content they want directly on to either their console or a cloud, making it available on multiple or single consoles or devices depending on the content itself. Games can be purchased or rented digitally and there would be no need to purchase discs, cutting costs for publishers and ultimately reducing the prices of games as well ...
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What does the future of video games hold – Part 1
By: Moses Abaortae | December 31st, 2012 | Featured
We take a look at the multiple directions the video game industry may be heading; with an emphasis on free-to-play gaming as well as the potential for consoles to stream games in the future. The video game industry seems ready to explode in a nerdgasm-inducing supernova, which has the potential to change the industry as it matures into more than just the linear and casual mode ...
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Three Zombie games to keep an eye on
By: Moses Abaortae | December 31st, 2012 | Featured
Dead Island Riptide, Day Z and The War Z are three games that should keep fans of the zombie game genre interested. Many are of the opinion that zombies have been done to death, especially with the games that have come out in the past year or so with Dead Island, Dead Rising and Call of Duty: Black Ops setting up a platform for future games that had a thing for the undead. Thro...
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Killzone Mercenary could change the Vita’s fortunes – Part 2
By: Moses Abaortae | December 28th, 2012 | Featured
Sony will be relying on the likes of Tearaway and Killzone to amp up the Vita’s appeal but the secret to attracting the core gamer may lie with the first-person shooter. The PlayStation Vita is an impressive piece of technology and it solves one major issue that the PlayStation Portable, the Vita’s predecessor had, the lack of a second analogue stick. The console, in that c...
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Killzone Mercenary could change the Vita’s fortunes – Part 1
By: Moses Abaortae | December 28th, 2012 | Featured
Guerrilla Games upcoming Killzone series debut on the PlayStation Vita could be the title the console needs to bring it into the mainstream but it won’t be easy The PlayStation Vita may just be suffering from the astronomical levels of hype it created for itself in the build-up to its release last year. The technology was there to truly make portable gaming stand out and carv...
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Should Ubisoft take over the bankrupt THQ?
By: Moses Abaortae | December 28th, 2012 | Featured
The Assassin’s Creed publisher has been expanding aggressively in recent months and now has the perfect opportunity to continue on that path by acquiring THQ, but should it? According to various reports, representatives from Ubisoft have held detailed meetings with both THQ and the private equity firm, which now controls the bankrupt publisher, over the potential of a possibl...
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