A Platformer Rare-vival!

(Image and title pun from Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter page) It’s actually happening! I can hardly believe it, but Yooka-Laylee (formerly ‘Mingy-Jongo’) is actually alive and very, very well! I found out about this on May 1st and I’m still somewhat stunned, we may yet get the chance to enjoy a spiritual successor to the brilliant game that…

15 Hours with Bloodborne – 10 Things I’ve learnt

This week I finally decided to bite the bullet and purchase a PlayStation 4. As a big fan of the souls series, I just couldn’t resist buying the console now that Bloodborne has hit the market. My first impressions of the console and Bloodborne are very good, and without further ado, here are ten things that…

Hunger Looks Like The Horror Game I’ve Been Waiting For

Image gathered Tarsier Studios’ Hunger press kit Earlier this week, as I was checking through my usual internet haunts, I happened across the first teaser for a new indie game; a called Hunger. …In fact, before I say anymore here’s that teaser. Just watch it. Right now. The game’s developer, Tarsier Studios, describes the game…

Something New: Tough Coded IV Live!

Image gathered from the Tough Coded IV Live press kit It would be untrue to state that seeing new things in video is a rarity. There are always new things being done. New art styles, new stories, new ways to interact with your enemies, and new battle systems with which to engage them. There’s always…

Onward To Destiny!: Lessons of the Beta

All images captured by Hatm0nstar It’s kind of hard to believe that the Destiny beta has already come and gone; it seems like just the other day we were all gearing up to see all the the Crucible and Cosmodrome had to offer, which turned out to be quite a bit! The long wait following…

Discussion Mondays: Early Access Games at Retail

Originally posted on Gamer Crash:
With as much controversy as “Early Access” type games are causing these days, one thing I’ve never thought to consider is how the discussion would change or intensify if these titles were sold at retail. Currently, they’re available digitally on Steam but if they were sold in stores, how would…

News Byte: South Park: The Stick of Truth to be released March 2014

South Park: The Stick of Truth to be released March 2014 Ubisoft recently announced that South Park: The Stick of Truth, will be delayed…again…until March 2014. This comes after a previous announcement that the game would be released this December. Has the perpetual wait destroyed any hopes you have for this game, or do you…

News Byte: New Killer Instinct Gets New Trailer

New Killer Instinct Gets New Trailer A new trailer for the fighting game Killer Instinct was recently unleashed, showing the addition of original KI fighter Orchid and teasing the probably addition of  Spinal, another KI original. Are you excited for this exclusive Xbox One revamp? Or should Rare’s classic game have stayed a classic?

News Byte: Vanamo Online Game Museum Reaches Kickstarter Goal

Vanamo Online Game Museum Reaches Kickstarter Goal A new online archive of video game console images will soon see the light of day. Evan Amos is a photographer who has, for some time now, been taking high-quality photographs of video game consoles and freely distributing them on the web. In order to build upon his…

News Byte: Eurogamer Names Its “Game of the Generation”

Eurogamer Names Its “Game of the Generation” After counting down their picks for the best games of this generation, Eurogamer’s staff members made it to number one! Care to take a guess as to which one of thousands it might be? Take a listen to find out, and let us know if you agree or…