Earlier this week I got the opportunity to head to PlayStation Australia and go hands on with the upcoming game from PixelOpus, Concrete Genie. Concrete Genie has had my interest since it was first shown at Paris Games Week back in 2017. The game is PixelOpus’ follow up to Entwined and after playing it, it definitely carries that signature PlayStation … Read More
Back in 2016, Square Enix released what initially seemed to be an highly experimental title, blending one of their longest running franchises with the block building mechanics we were seeing pop up in quite a few games at the time. But upon looking a little deeper, it was clear this game was more than just a cash grab Minecraft clone. … Read More
When it comes to games based on anime series, or actually games based on any popular license, they’re often hit-or-miss affairs. Many have the potential to be good but are handed to a developer that doesn’t posses the resources to give the game what it deserves. Other times the games are a clear cash grab, just capitalising on a well … Read More
This time of year is normally packed full of sales and opportunities to pick up some awesome games at great prices. There’s your standard end of financial year sales, many retailers doing their big toy and entertainment sales, the fast approaching Amazon Prime Day and we can’t forget EB Games’ weekly sale. But now it’s even easier to get some … Read More
After gaining funding in a successful Kickstarter campaign back in 2015, Koji Igarashi was set to make his comeback and produce a spiritual successor to the Castlevania series. Now just over 4 years on, and after numerous delays, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is finally here. But best of all, it seems to have both broken the stigma around KickStarter … Read More
Observation is a sci-fi-thriller adventure game developed by No Code and published by Devolver Digital. At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking this was 2001: A Space Odyssey: The Game because of it’s core premise and story elements. Observation is set inside an orbiting space station named after the game’s title and kicks off following a disaster that disables … Read More
11 long years after the release of the original Rage, we get a chance to jump back into that dusty post-apocalyptic setting to continue our adventure through the wasteland, slaughtering numerous bandits and mutants as we do. This time around though Rage 2 actually delivers on the promise of a true open world experience and offers up a number of … Read More
Days Gone is the latest first party Sony release for the PlayStation 4 and is developed by Bend Studio. Now when it comes to Sony’s first party owned studios, many of them have become household names over the past few years thanks to the top notch titles they’ve released. Everyone knows Naughty Dog, Santa Monica Studios and Guerrilla but you … Read More
When it comes to video games there are only a handful of titles that I consider absolute classics (or klassics). Games that shaped what I love today and were a continual part of my gaming upbringing. Mortal Kombat is absolutely one of those series. Although I started playing it when I was far younger than I probably should have been, … Read More
It was no secret Final Fantasy XV ran into a few problems during it’s 10 year development cycle. But it resulted in a Final Fantasy game that is one of my personal favourites due to how different it was from prior entries in the series while still maintaining many of the aspects that make Final Fantasy special. In the 2 … Read More