Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is, to quote Tristram Shandy, my hobbie-horse. Despite the groans every time I mention it, I persist in telling as many people as possible how good it is. All the time. And it is. Good. Honestly.
You could be forgiven though, for thinking otherwise. A battery of complaints have been levelled at [...]
Left 4 Dead 2
When Valve’s new zombie extravaganza hit shelves in November 2008, many of us thought the co-op shooter genre had changed forever. Left 4 Dead created a glorious concatenation of gunplay and team survival tactics – with zombies. Despite attracting complaints over the amount of content, Left 4 Dead redefined the online co-operative experience, with Valve [...]
CLAWFEST over Dragon Age: Origins
The staff at The Claw (Stuart [FUMANSTU], Christi [BEARDYBRAVE], Dan [DRDAMN] and Ian [SPELK]) decided it was about time to sit around a virtual table (Google Wave), get our claws out and tear through a recent game title we’ve all played. Throwing in questions, and responding individually, hopefully highlighting several perspectives about the game all [...]
Shift Your Expectations
The Need for Speed series from EA has rarely been known for innovation. The early titles were distinctive affairs with rolling point to point countryside tracks featuring supercars and police chases. At that time they set something of a standard for others to follow, but in recent times the series has dug itself into a [...]
Brink: what do we think?
Update: 2 more vids at the bottom of the story for your pleasure. the dynamic mission generation looks stunning and the more we see the SMART system in action the more we love it. It’s going to be a hard wait.
PS3 Games – E3 2010 – Brink