Shenmue III releases on PS4 on November 19 — that’s less than three weeks! — continuing the story of one of gaming’s most influential series. We had a chance to speak with Yu Suzuki, the legendary designer whose name is attached to dozens of titles including Virtua Fighter, Out Run, Daytona USA, and After Burner…
David Gaider, creator of the Dragon Age universe during his time at Bioware (and the lead writer on Origins, Dragon Age 2, and Inquisition) has been on a bit of a tell-all spree lately. Seemingly seized by an unquenchable thirst to show you behind the curtain, Gaider’s been revealing truths about the series’ cast, such…
While playing Far Cry 5 at a preview event in Livermore, California, the Ubisoft team stormed an enemy-held radar station at the crest of a hill. This coordinated attack between two members of the studio involved sticks of dynamite, powerful firearms, and a complete lack of stealth. As the resistance fighters surged against the dangerous…
Our full recap of this year’s Game Awards includes almost 50 trailers. At a minute or longer, it’d take over an hour to watch all of them, so we’ve distilled the night (which did also include awards) into just our favorite seven reveals. These are the 2023 Game Awards reveals we’re most excited about: Light…
“The plan to turn an FPS into an action-RPG like Zelda was a challenge”. Let me tell you a true story, readers: I was a staff writer at Imagine Publishing circa 2006, and we had to make some sort of short list of Game Boy games, a Top 6 or something, for either GamesTM or…
“Well, looks like the cat’s out of the bag”. Earlier today, a remastered version of Ubisoft’s GameCube, PS2, and Xbox classic Beyond Good & Evil called Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition was accidentally made available to download, despite Ubisoft having never officially announced the title. Inevitably, this led to a bunch of confused…
Valhalla! What comes to mind when you think of this word? Most people will think of the grand hall in Norse mythology, where great warriors gather after their death. A few of you, however, will have flashbacks of being heel-stomped to death by a masked angel with metallic wings. This article is dedicated to you!…
“It is a complete scam”. If you cast your mind back to the summer, you might remember the leak and later reveal of Skull Island: Rise of Kong, a third-person “action-adventure game” from publishers GameMill Entertainment set to release in the busiest week of the Switch’s 2023 calendar (which is today, 17th October, if you’re…
“I see it as a reflection of my own lack of effort in promoting my work”. When you discuss the soundtrack to the Streets of Rage series, one name is likely to crop up first: Yuzo Koshiro. The legendary composer behind the likes of Revenge of Shinobi, ActRaiser, Etrian Odyssey and more is indelibly connected…
For all the ways that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 feels like an add-on for last year’s game, it deserves some credit for shaking up the standard 1-55 progression system in a major way. Instead of unlocking every gun, throwable, and gadget just by leveling up, a huge chunk of MW3 items are locked…