• Skies of Fire #1 & #2 Comic Review – This One Is Hot

    Following on from my adventures at Glasgow’s Comic-Con, which you can read about here, I promised four comic-book/graphic novel reviews. Here’s the second of them. Controversial as it is Kickstarter has definitely opened the door to a variety of projects that may never have gotten to exist using traditional methods. Case in point comes a…

  • Far Cry Primal Announced For February 2016, Takes The Series To The Stone Age

    Ubisoft have announced the next entry in the Far Cry, which isn’t exactly surprising news, right? Except that Far Cry Primal takes place in the stone age. Alright, you’ve got my interest Ubisoft. Players will be taking on the role of Takkar, a seasoned hunter. In Primal your goal is to survive and push back…

  • Star Wars: Battlefront System Requirements Recommend 16GB Of RAM

    Via Origin EA have confirmed the system specs needed to run the forthcoming Star Wars: Battlefront. The processor and graphics requirements aren’t all that surprising, but what is surprising is the demand for a minimum of 8GB of RAM, and a recommendation for 16GB. Exactly what the recommended specs are recommended for is anyone’s guess.…

  • Metal Gear Solid V Gets FOB Insurance Via Microtransaction

    Konami continue on their march to become the most despised company in gaming by launching a new microtransaction in Metal Gear Solid V that lets players purchase insurance for their online FOBs using real money. If you purchase the insurance then during the covered period time any resources lost to another player raiding your FOB…

  • The Beginner’s Guide Review – The Guide To The Mind Of A Game Developer

    Platforms: PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Everything Unlimited Publisher: Everything Unlimited Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No The Beginner’s Guide states on its Steam page that its total runtime is just an hour and a half and that it has, “no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives.” It’s a clear statement made in a time when Steam allows…

  • Saltire: Immortal Guardian Graphic Novel Review – It’s Not Just An Australian Painted Blue Screaming Freedom This Time

      Following on from my adventures at Glasgow’s Comic-Con, which you can read here, I promised four comic-book/graphic novel reviews. Here’s the first of them. As a nation Scotland is practically overflowing with rich history and myths. Its beautiful highlands have always held a deep appeal and sense of powerful mystery, the glistening land and…

  • Square Enix Abandon Convoluted “Augment Your Pre-order” System For Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

    Square Enix have officially abandoned the confusing and controversial Augment Your Pre-order system for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided following signifcant backlash from gamers. Essentially the system offered up pre-order tiers, with each tier containing different bonuses and only unlocking if enough people pre-ordered worldwide. If you pre-ordered the game you got the pick from one…

  • Adventures At MCM Scotland’s Glasgow Comic-Con – Either These People Are Cosplaying, Or Glasgow Is Just Like This Normally

    Polite note: this article contains utterly terrible photography. Sorry about that. Having attended just one small, local Comic-Con in the gloomy city of Aberdeen, which you can read about here, I wanted to check out a bigger event but couldn’t afford to simply jet off and go to the biggest Comic-Con in the world held…

  • Day One Patch For Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Is Bigger Than The Game Itself

    According to the mighty Games Cabin Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 has a day one patch that’s somehow bigger than the game itself. The patch comes in at 7.7GB while the game itself is only 4.6GB. Uh, what? The discovery was made when the website pre-loaded the game. If that wasn’t alarming enough news on…

  • Upcoming Hitman Game Has Three Different Price Points

    IO Interactive’s new Hitman game, which will launch in March 2016, has already created a lot of confusion and controversey. The developers announced that rather than releasing the full game they’ll instead put out a chunk of the game to begin with, and will then gradually add more and more content. At launch Hitman will…