ANNOUNCEMENT 24 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

Ubisoft Gets Ruthless in Latest Wildlands Trailer

Taking a page out of Focus' book, the latest, live action, trailer for Wildlands focuses more on theme and tone. From the perspective of Bolivia locals, it first seems to be talking about the dread Santa Blanca, and their complete disregard for anything other than being the biggest knob goblins in the universe. Until the…
ANNOUNCEMENT 22 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

Here Come the Northgard to Smash Steam Early Access

Yes folks, that's right, because one can never have too many Vikings...hell, one can never have enough Vikings. Northgard, the Viking themed strategy simulation game, enters Steam Early Access today. To celebrate, a new trailer has made its way onto 'tha intrawebs' focusing more on the resource gathering and settlement building side of the game.…
ANNOUNCEMENT 21 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

Styx’s Developers Talk Us Through the Making of a Gobl…

Styx: Master of Shadows was a pretty good game, a bit rough around the edges perhaps, a rough diamond even, as mentioned in the above video, but a solid game. Cyanide have taken all of that on board for its upcoming sequel, Styx: Shards of Darkness. To that end, everything has been tweaked and cranked…
NEWS 20 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

Wildlands: A World With No Heroes Trailer

Ubisoft's latest trailer for Ghost Recon: Wildlands sets about giving a little more background to the game's version of Bolivia. In their world, the entire country has become a “narco state,” literally managed and controlled by a massive drug cartel. The Santa Bianca, the big bad that the titular Ghosts have been sent in to…
ANNOUNCEMENT 18 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

Wolves of Midgard has a March Release Date

Because it's just not enough for us dominating the For Honor battlefield, us Vikings are at it again. With Vikings – Wolves of Midgard bagging itself a release date of March 24. This, of course, means we have a new trailer to wet your appetite, and your Ulfberhts too, for good measure. Featuring brutal combat,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 17 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

The Surge: 14 Minutes of Commented Gameplay

With around three months left before release, Deck13 felt now would be a good time to torment us even more with 14 minutes of raw, commented gameplay from The Surge. Introducing us to some tidbits of story and lore as well as adding more insight into the combat system. Rather than the current trend of light…
ANNOUNCEMENT 16 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

For Honor Now Available For You, For Me, For Everyone

It has been a long time coming, but finally, For Honor is here and ready to eat your soul. Following on from the Knights faction winning the day in last week's Open Beta, the Vikings have already turned things around, and we're currently murdering our way across the entire battlefield. Thankfully, the always online aspect,…
NEWS 16 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

Return to Bolivia in Ghost Recon Wildlands’ Open Beta

The first Beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands introduced us to a game with a lot of potential, that still needs a little polish. Offering the entire first, of 21, sections of the finished product, it had a good 8 hours or so of content. But next week, February 23rd to the 27th, the open Beta will…
ARTICLES 13 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

Steam Direct: Greenlight, Indie Devs and the Future

Since its inception, Steam Greenlight has been much maligned by a significant chunk of the Steam community. Many seeing it as nothing more than a massive floodgate opening to allow all the shittiest shitty shite in the universe to make its way into their Steam libraries. Now, putting aside the fact you, y'know, have to…
NEWS 10 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

Greedfall: Spiders’ New Game Brings Magic to the 17th …

Now that The Technomanceer has taken its place in gaming history. At six months old, positively geriatric by modern sensibilities, I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been waiting to hear what they plan to do next. So the arrival of a wee trailer from le What's Next de Focus event in Paris,…
NEWS 09 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

The Walking Dead Episode 3 Coming ‘Later Next Month…

For those who haven't figured it out yet, Telltale's The Walking Dead is really popular. But it's not a game! I hear you cry. Whatever bitch, if all you want to do is judge people for liking something you don't, that's your problem. And I am under no obligation to let your problem become my…
NEWS 06 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

For Honor Open Beta Open Preload

For those of you still undecided about For Honor (dafug is wrong with you?!) the Open Beta begins in three days, and is now available for preload on Uplay. Console peasants are going to have to wait until it goes live on the 9th, but who cares about them? To commemorate the event, there's a…
NEWS 02 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

For Honor Has a Season Pass No-one (Everyone) Expected

Not gonna' lie, For Honor is pretty much my most anticipated game of the year. Having now played in all three betas and alphas, with the final, open beta, coming just before launch. It would be fair to say I've already pumped about as many hours into the game, before its release, than most others…
REVIEWS 01 Feb 2017­ by L Coulsen

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration

Rise of the Tomb Raider has been around for a while now, so it might seem like an odd game to be looking back on. But it’s worth remembering that the 20th anniversary edition, which brought new content along with some much needed fixes (yay, Geothermal valley isn’t a slideshow anymore!) dropped much more recently.…