Opinion

When I was younger, at school “History” was synonymous for “nap time”. Perhaps it was the teacher, immaturity or the constant dragging up of World War Two as though that was the only thing the...

Rare Ltd is trying to find its sea legs again. After being a powerhouse three generations ago on the N64, they really haven't hit a stride as part of Microsoft. Sure they've had a few...

We’ve all seen the conferences at E3 when the time for new console generations rolls around. We hear the “Exclusively on Xbox One” or “Exclusively on PlayStation 4” speech that is designed to make one...

If there is one game genre that always inspires scepticism in me (besides how awkward it is we use film genres for games, but that's a discussion for another day), it is horror. Don't get...

At the base level, there are two types of video game romances: there are the "default” romances, in which a love interest is chosen for the player, and there are the games, such as ones...

I have been playing Activision's Call of Duty series for a very long time, I remember joining the hype train when Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare came out. I spent countless hours in the...

Doom is nearly upon us and everyone is going a little batsh*t crazy with anticipation. Will it be the great FPS epic we have dreamed of for the last eight years, or will it be...

Back in 2011, Mode7 released an unusual shooter called Frozen Synapse. Where most games seem to exist between the two strategy genres of either a turn-based or real-time form of strategy, Frozen Synapse existed in...

I am a VR evangelist, and today's demo at EGLX 2016 in Toronto just gave me another reason to love the technology. In the VR demo room, there were a few virtual reality setups to...

May the 4th be with you! Happy Star Wars Day everyone! How will you be celebrating this Geek Culture Holiday? Will you complete contracts for Jabba in Star Wars Battlefront? Perhaps you prefer to use...

Did you think that was all for EGX Rezzed news? During EGX Rezzed I managed to get an interview with Emeric Thoa, creative designer at The Game Bakers, makers (or bakers) of a top-down, boss-fight simulator called...

Randall is a 2D metroidvania-style action platformer developed by Mexico based indie studio, We The Force. You (unsurprisingly) play as Randall, a badass (and mildly schizophrenic) anti-hero taking on a corporation responsible for brainwashing everyone...

Dead Years is the first title from two-person, Montreal based Studio ZeroByte. It's a narrative heavy, quest-based title set in a cell-shaded, open world zombie apocalypse. You play as both a girl and her dog,...

To quench my thirst for more information on virtual reality and what it brings to the gaming space, I attended the "Making Virtual Reality a Reality" panel at EGLX 2016. The developer panel included Lee...

Shiny, the first title from Brazilian based Garage 227 Studios, is an adorable cross between WALL-E and Oddworld. Set on a world facing eminent annihilation as it hurls towards the sun, this 2D action platformer...

Platinum Games has their hands in many cookie jars at the moment; hot off the release of Star Fox Zero and with three very different titles in the chamber, I decided to take a look at...

Last week, in the shadow of the great Pax Rex (seriously, that thing was awesome), I was afforded the pleasure of speaking with co-founder of Wildcard Studios and co-creator of Ark: Survival Evolved, Jesse Rapczak....

It seems as if our lives are becoming busier and busier, even with all of the latest gadgets and gizmos available to make our lives easier, it feels as if there are not enough hours...

Regardless of your preferred input method, whether it be touchscreen, controller, or fake plastic instrument, most rhythm games are pretty much just pressing buttons when prompted. Tom-Ivar Arntzen, Art & Game Designer (and sole employee)...

The VR experience is all about immersion. It’s about strapping a screen to your eyeballs so you can look around and feel like you’re really within the game world, which makes what I am about...

Sometimes I wonder how gaming has evolved into what it is today. There is so much that is wrong with it. I guess we have much to be thankful for, so it’s hard to complain...

From Action Button and Iron Galaxy Studios comes another contender in the blossoming "alt-sports" genre, Videoball. The game follows Rocket League's formula of asking players to perform an uncomplicated task (put the ball in the end...

If you've ever wondered what a cross between Geometry Wars and Othello would look like, well Inversus is the answer. Created solely by former Bungie developer Ryan Jucket, Inversus is a 1-4 player, minimalistic shooter. You...

Welcome back! I hope you got a chance to flick through the Games of Rezzed Part 1 (which includes a really nice cosplay of Killzone, Fallout and World of Warcraft). We are now back in...

This year marked Sony's largest presence at PAX East as they showcased their highly anticipated PlayStation VR headset. During my brief demo, I was able to play 4 different titles, all of which are said...

E3 2015 was a dream event for many gamers around the world as games that were previously thought of as cancelled or would never come into being sprouted at Sony's E3 Conference last year. Some...