Author: Martin Robinson
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After 10 hours I think I’m nearing the end of Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s tutorial
[ad_1] I’m a bit baffled by Xenoblade Chronicles 3. What’s set to be a climax for a trilogy that started off so spectacularly with the 2010 original – and following on from the stuttering start of creator Tetsuya Takahashi’s infamously stunted Xenosaga series – this JRPG epic has an awfully slow start all of…
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ReedPop is helping bring E3 back in 2023
[ad_1] Following a Covid-enforced absence, E3 is looking to make a proper in-person comeback at the Los Angeles Convention Center in the second week of June 2023, and ReedPop is going to be helping with its return, bringing expertise from running the likes of PAX, EGX, New York Comic Con and Star Wars Celebration…
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Air Twister review: Yu Suzuki’s Space Harrier successor is a compelling curio rather than a classic
[ad_1] The master of the 80s arcade spectacular returns to familiar stomping ground for a game that’s fascinating if not exactly finessed. It took what felt like several eternities for Yu Suzuki to release his last dream project, the teases and trials that led up to the eventual release of Shenmue 3 spanning over…
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The Callisto Protocol will be a much gorier game than Dead Space
[ad_1] Glen Schofield is feeling relaxed. It’s been, you sense, a whirlwind few weeks for the Dead Space creator, his new team having finally put out the first glimpse at its stylish, slick and incredibly gory space horror Calisto Protocol at Geoff Keighley’s Summer Games Fest – a reveal that marks a significant milestone…
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The Mega Man Battle Network series is coming to Switch
[ad_1] Mega Man Battle Network, Capcom’s turn-based take on its iconic action series, is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PC next year. Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will be bundling some 10 games in total, with a physical release offering the full set while the digital release will be split…
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F1 22 review – the best F1 game yet can’t quite match last year’s model
[ad_1] The new generation of F1 gets a video game run-out that’s at times overly familiar, but one that’s nevertheless fully-featured. F1’s bold new era is just hitting the halfway point of its inaugural season, and it turns out it’s a lot like the F1 of old; a different team dominating, perhaps, and a slight…
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Gran Turismo 7’s June update introduces a surprise new track
[ad_1] A new update for Gran Turismo 7 lands early tomorrow, bringing three new cars previously teased as well as the surprise introduction of a track that’s entirely new to Polyphony Digital’s series. Watkins Glen International is a staple of the US racing scene, playing host to F1 until it was deemed…
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 reveals its expansion pass in today’s Nintendo Direct
[ad_1] Nintendo presented a deep dive into the imminent JRPG epic Xenoblade Chronicles in today’s focussed Direct presentation, revealing an expansion pass that unlocks helpful items and outfits upon the game’s release next month and that will provide access to a new story scenario that’s set to launch before the end of 2023. …
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Battlefield 2042 won’t remove its Russian forces anytime soon
[ad_1] EA’s Battlefield 2042 has attracted its fair share of controversy since it launched last November, with players unhappy with the omission of key features at launch as well as some questionable design decisions which resulted in fan backlash. There have been updates since release that have corrected the course of Battlefield…
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After 2042’s disastrous launch, what next for Battlefield?
[ad_1] DICE has a history of rocky launches. Battlefield 4 stumbled out of the blocks in 2013 before months of updates got it on its feet, while the microtransactions present in Star Wars Battlefront 2 upon its launch in 2017 saw it draw criticism from all quarters. Battlefield 2042 continued the unwelcome trend, launching…