Half-Life‘s reputation within the PC gaming community is akin to that of a messiah: fourteen years ago, its first iteration came and delivered us from first-person shooters with poor storytelling and enlightened the game development community to the work that can be done by scripted sequences without taking control away from the player. Since then, … [Read more…]
Yakuza has a lot to answer for: the series has, arguably, influenced many titles, including this year’s Sleeping Dogs, and the series as a whole has had some of the most bizarre minigames in recent memory. In Yakuza 4, the player is expected to play dress-up with a hostess in order to ensure that she … [Read more…]
There comes a point, as someone who plays video games, where a Capcom title will come into one’s possession. Dependent on the tastes of this hypothetical gamer, there may be several Capcom titles that come into one’s possession: fans of the survival horror genre or fighting games would no doubt have seen their fair share. … [Read more…]
Electronic Arts is no stranger to the idea of acquiring other companies to embellish its portfolio of intellectual properties, and, given this history, it came as no surprise that, according to two anonymous sources talking to the New York Times, EA has “pursued” Valve’s acquisition, potentially valuing the company at over $1 billion. The question … [Read more…]
The realm of free-to-play games is a treacherous one: there is always a somewhat overbearing sense of curiosity as to why the game is free-to-play. People tend not to see things that are free at the point of service as worthwhile or, if they do, treat them with some sense of caution, as if the … [Read more…]