Yesterday brought the tragic news that Vince Zampella, co-founder of Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward and head of Respawn and Ripple Effect at Electronic Arts, died in a car crash in north Los Angeles. A passenger in the car was also killed in the crash. Zampella was a colossal figure in videogames, with his…
“We are only temporarily suspending pre-orders”. AYANEO has become one of the world’s leading creators of Windows and Android-based gaming handhelds, and its products are firm favourites among people who want to remain at the cutting edge of vintage emulation – so the announcement of the NEXT 2 was met with plenty of anticipation. The…
Has just been successfully funded on Kickstarter. Look, I’m a simple man. When you tell me your freshly-crowdfunded video game is inspired by such luminaries as Shining Force, Fire Emblem, and Final Fantasy Tactics, I sit up and take notice. That’s precisely what has happened in the case of Aegis Force: The Scorian War, a…
Bonjour! PlayStation is making some big plans for Paris Games Week next month, and it’s time to start talking specifics. On October 30th starting at 8:00am Pacific Time, PlayStation Live From Paris Games Week will kick off with a slew of updates and announcements before moving straight into the Paris Games Week 2017 Media Showcase,…
Today I’m thrilled to announce The Frozen Wilds, an expansion of Horizon Zero Dawn set in the icy territories of the north. To pique your curiosity, we’ve prepared a teaser trailer for you. Expanding the vibrant, post-apocalyptic world of Horizon Zero Dawn and continuing the journey of young machine hunter Aloy, The Frozen Wilds adds…
Creator Yuji Horii celebrates 40 sword-swingin’ years. For the past four decades, Dragon Quest has been a name synonymous with the RPG/adventure genre. From its 1986 Famicom debut to the currently developing Dragon Quest XII, Square Enix’s iconic franchise has become an indelible, almost comforting franchise for generations of digital sword-and-sorcery fans. And Slime. Slime…
“It seems like some hardware-related problem”. Everdrive maker Krikzz has highlighted an issue with newer variants of Analogue’s popular Pocket handheld which means Everdrive flash carts do not function properly. Flagging a forum post by Analogue Pocket owner elfricko, Krikzz notes that “when the system writes to a file, it reads the sector containing the…
The new Steam Controller launched on May 4 and promptly sold out in about 30 minutes, bringing Steam to its knees in the process. There’s already a lot to like about Valve’s funky fresh gamepad, as our Jacob’s Steam Controller review can attest, but the company is now offering what is no doubt the cherry…
I still regularly listen to Styx, so I would never criticise anyone’s musical taste, and thus I feel a certain kinship with People of Note protagonist Cadence. Her stab at pop stardom hinges on her combining different genres and breaking through to the cliquey denizens of her music-themed world—essentially fighting musical snobbery. People of Note’s…
“Out of all the games I’ve ever worked on, Godzone 6 does provide the most choices about how you achieve things,” says Jonathan Chey. It’s quite a statement from a man who’s worked on System Shock 2, BioShock, and two entries in the Thief series—all games predicated on the idea that players can make decisions…