When it comes to western RPGs, Bioware is a pretty stable household name. Since its establishment in 1995 Bioware has produced many critically acclaimed RPGs such as Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights and...

After the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare there was a shift in the type of shooters that helped to define the last console generation. The battlegrounds of World War Two had been well traversed and...

For the last 10 years the narrative has been that Nintendo ‘doesn’t get’ online. Certainly, if you compare their endeavours in online multiplayer with those of Sony and Microsoft, there isn’t...

The art of creating a good videogame trailer is more important than ever. A trailer gives you a few minutes to capture an audience's attention, entice them, tease them and leave them wanting to play your...

Question. Have you ever gazed into the emotionally-ravaged visage of your brave, world-saving videogame hero or ogled the rose-red lips and polygon hips of some sexy NPC and thought, with scene-breaking...

Who’d have thought it? It’s taken a little time, too long to be frank, but Nintendo have finally released a game with a rock-solid, brilliant online multiplayer component. Mario Kart 8 is a revelation and...

On the surface this year’s E3 seemed to be no different to in previous years. Games were revealed, demos playable, release dates announced, and swag was given out. The main difference separating it from last...

Apologies for the lack of updates this week, but it’s been all go round here. I’ve just returned from a short holiday to Hawaii, with the singer Morrissey. When I got back, I was straight onto the stage...

Warning: The following includes spoilers for L.A. Noire, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Chinatown, and Double Indemnity. I once heard that videogames embody the very essence of noir storytelling,...

It was at E3 2009 that Microsoft unveiled the first iteration of Kinect, then named Project Natal. At the time, Nintendo was on the crest of a wave and continued investment...

E3 is almost upon us; the most important entry in the videogame calendar, and whilst this year will not be as momentous as last year it will still be important nonetheless. We think of E3 as being the place...

Back when gaming magazines ruled the games journalism space you would often receive a free gift with your purchase of a videogames publication. That free gift, more often than not, would be a demo...