The Rise Of Warner Bros. Interactive
Major publishers acquiring development studios for astronomical amounts of money is nothing new. Microsoft paid $375 million for Rare. Electronic Arts parted with $860 million for Bioware/Pandemic, and...
View ArticleLego Universe’s Chris Sherland discusses the launch of the kid’s MMO
What makes Lego a good fit for the MMO template? I think combining Lego with an MMO is probably the coolest idea I’ve ever heard of. If you think about it and the possibilities therein, it unfolds in...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Interactive president discusses the videogame business
Warner Bros. interactive recently established a Montreal development studio, which follows many studio launched around the world. Is maintaining a predominant worldwide presence an important focus for...
View ArticleF.E.A.R. 3 review
It’s not too much of a stretch to hope – nay, expect – that when a game has the guts to literally call itself the emotion you should be feeling when you play it, you will end up feeling that very...
View ArticleLego Batman 2: DC Superheroes review
Honestly, it’s like we’ve gone back in time 20 years. We seem to have reached a point where the word ‘Lego’ is a license to print money once again – simply attach it to the front of any existing...
View ArticleLollipop Chainsaw review
After a string of critically acclaimed but commercially disappointing games, we had genuine fears that Grasshopper Manufacture might choose to go a bit mainstream with its next big game. Published by...
View ArticleGuardians of Middle-Earth review
Despite the rather grandiose license, Guardians Of Middle Earth isn’t remotely ashamed of what it’s actually trying to be. This is a by-the-numbers, generic-by-definition MOBA, designed purely to give...
View ArticleTechland announces Dying Light, its latest zombie survival game
Techland has taken the Dead Island franchise as far as it can in its current form, Riptide for all of its fun, felt like it was treading water as we approached the next generation. Techland has since...
View ArticleBatman: Arkham Origins – Gotham Goes To Hell in games™ 138
Finally stepping out of the shadows, this month’s games™ is adorned with the maniacal grin of The Joker – Batman’s greatest nemesis. In issue 138, out today, we visit WB Montreal’s offices to get an...
View ArticleNew Rocksteady Batman Game Current Gen And Next Gen?
Following the release of WB Montreal’s Batman: Arkham Origins last week, fans have been analysing every inch of Gotham City for a clue as to where the series might head next. Well, a job listing...
View ArticleFive Things About The Influences Of Batman: Arkham Origins
“You were close,” was the response we received from creative director Eric Holmes when he contacted games™ this month, setting the record straight with his own list for consideration. “These are five...
View ArticleLego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham review
If Lego Batman 3 proves nothing else, it’s that the decade-old style, started with Lego Star Wars, remains as inviting to play as ever. The Traveller’s Tales team continues to deliver no matter what...
View ArticleBuilding An Empire – The secrets of Traveller’s Tales’ success
Staying alive as a British developer isn’t easy. Building an empire on licences isn’t easy. Retaining independent status in an age where publishers tend to rule the roost isn’t easy. Yet, in spite of...
View ArticleMortal Kombat’s bloodiest moments
The original Mortal Kombat is the reason our industry is bound by a self-imposed ratings system… but that game’s violence and gore was just the beginning. Don’t scan this page if you don’t want any...
View ArticleMad Max Poster Comp Winner Revealed
A little while back we were excited to share with you a poster design contest with our sister-mag Photoshop Creative for MAD MAX: FURY ROAD!. What they wanted you to do was design your own MAD MAX...
View ArticleMortal Kombat X review
Realising it shouldn’t rock a boat it spent so long trying to stabilise, NetherRealm has made Mortal Kombat X more an evolution of its predecessor than another completely new offering. Throughout the...
View ArticleBatman: Arkham Knight review
The Joker is dead. Batman’s most iconic and volatile enemy is out of the picture. So how good can a Batman game be without him? As it turns out, it can be extremely good. The struggle between Batman...
View ArticleHow Mortal Kombat X Plans To Live Forever
Unlike the vast majority of its kombatants, Mortal Kombat is immortal. 23 years after its first outing, the franchise is still going strong, and thanks to some online innovations implemented by...
View ArticleLEGO Jurassic World review
The days of wretched licensed movie games are over, and it’s thanks to the marvellous LEGO franchise. The bar has been set so high by the likes of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and LEGO Lord Of The Rings...
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