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  • Review Embargoes; The Good And The Bad

    With reviews for Assassin’s Creed: Unity being held until 12-hours after the game’s launch the topic of embargoes has once again become a point of heated debate, sparking articles and massive forum threads. So let’s jump in shall we? Because if everyone else is yelling their opinions about it, why can’t I? Exactly what is…

  • Ubisoft To Change Policies On Reviews

    Having been the punch bag of the Internet over the last week or so Ubisoft have responded to criticism in that lovably vague PR way by essentially saying, “we’re still right, but we’re going to graciously acquiest to the public anyway.” Speaking to the BBC Ubisoft  said, “We are working to adapt our services and communications…

  • Happy (Slightly Belated) Birthday, Skyrim

    Note: this was written on 11/11/14, the exact date of Skyrim’s birthday, but obviously publishing was delayed a few days. Three years ago today Bethesda released the epic Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, a game that would devour the lives of thousands upon thousands of unsuspecting gamers, transporting them to a cold realm filled with dragons…

  • Assassin’s Creed: Unity Review – One Small Stab For Mankind

    Although I adored Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag there was no denying that the core mechanics of the series were falling apart, the once glorious parkour and stealth systems laboring to remain remotely relevant in a world where such things have been done so much better. Sailing the high seas was fun, but Assassin’s Creed needed…

  • Just Cause 3 Officially Announced For Xbox One, PS4 And PC, And Will Not Have Microtransactions Or Be Free-to-play

    Following a series of leaked images Avalanche Studios have officially announced the existence of Just Cause 3. The announcement game via Game Informer magazine where Just Cause 3 will be featured on the cover, and seemingly the big reveal wasn’t due to the leaked images, instead it was sheer coincidence. The leaked images seemed to…

  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Review – The Old Dog Has Learned New Tricks.

    Last years Call of Duty: Ghosts was a low point for the series with a dull campaign and multiplayer that ignored the efforts of Treyarch’s Black Ops II to move the franchise forward. This has left newcomer Sledgehammer Games with the task of cleaning up the mess, and to a large degree they’ve done just…

  • Elite: Dangerous Gets A Release Date

    Back in November of 2012 the developers of Elite: Dangerous launched a Kickstarter which raised a whopping £1.5-million . Since then then backers have had access to the game across several different betas and alphas. Today, though, the game’s official release date was announced as December 16th. The Mercenary Edition, which is only available to…

  • Ubisoft Announce Fafr Cry 4 System Requirements

    Ubisoft have announced what your rig will be needing to run Fa Cry 4 when it arrives on November 18th. Not surprisingly you’ll need a relatively good CPU at even minimum specs and a good graphics card. At max settings Ubisoft are recommending a pretty hefty setup including an R9 290x or GTX 680. Minimum…

  • Ubisoft Have Seemingly Pulled All Their Forthcoming PC Games From Steam

    Some surprising news came this morning; Ubisoft had pulled it’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Far Cry 4 and The Crew from Steam in the UK. When asked about the titles not being available the company refused to provide any details behind why they were not available, but did confirm that Assassin’s Creed: Unity would not…

  • CD Projekt Red Announce That The Witcher 3 Owners Will Get 16-Pieces Of Free DLC

    CD Projekt Red have announced today that anybody who wns The Witcher 3, regardless of platform, can look forward to getting 16 pieces of free DLC. In an open letter CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwiński took a mighty swing at current state of affairs where heaps of DLC is released just shortly after a game’s launch…