Author: Oliver Mackenzie

[ad_1] Valve’s Steam Deck is a seriously impressive piece of it, thanks in no small part to the power-efficient, highly capable AMD Van Gogh APU that runs the show. As we’ve already seen, this portable PC can match the PlayStation 4 experience at lower resolutions, while its support for ray tracing in combination with…

[ad_1] After a five-year wait, Sniper Elite 5 is here. This WW2 stealth shooter delivers gratifying kills and open-ended flexibility, but it’s also a rare example of big new title developed on a unique engine: Rebellion’s in-house Asura. With promised improvements to asset quality and full support for current-gen consoles, has Rebellion hit its mark?…

[ad_1] What is the most visually impressive indie game you’ve ever seen? From our perspective, The Ascent – released last summer for PC and Xbox – is a strong candidate. This Unreal Engine 4-based isometric action game features dense environmental geometry, great lighting, and high quality effects work. It’s easily mistaken for a…

[ad_1] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is Team Ninja’s latest, a fast-paced action game that serves as a prequel to the original Final Fantasy. Early reports suggested shouldn’t expect a technical stunner, but as a new full-price Final Fantasy adventure seemingly built on the Nioh engine, the potential was there for something interesting and…

[ad_1] First launching on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection finally arrives on Nintendo Switch. Bundling AC2, Brotherhood and Revelations, we should be getting a good experience here: after all, we’ve already seen later, more advanced series entries on Nintendo’s hybrid in the form of AC3, Black Flag and Rogue.…

[ad_1] Known for its more hardcore approach to its racing simulation and customisation options, Assetto Corsa Competizione is a world apart from the breezy arcade fun of Forza Horizon and the slightly gentler ‘simcade’ experience delivered by Gran Turismo. It’s also more of a PC-centric product, but console ports followed in 2020 – albeit in…

[ad_1] The first year of the new console generation has been quite unlike any other – Xbox One and PlayStation 4 releases are still prolific and the hard cut-off on older hardware seen in prior transition phases simply hasn’t happened. Although there have been a small amount of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series exclusive, the…

[ad_1] Nearly two years after its debut, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is finally available for PC. It’s a port of the PlayStation 5 ‘Intergrade’ version that came out earlier this year and as you may have seen from the headlines, it’s a contentious release to say the least. While Square-Enix’s conversion retains all of the…