If there has been one defining feature of this generation of consoles so far, its hype. Even before the hardware hit the shelves, both consoles had been endlessly talked up and down by their respective companies (with Nintendo being the anomalous exception). Read more …
We’ve seen some wonderful video games in recent years. We’ve seen game after game on the cutting edge of graphical fidelity. We’ve seen game after game selling millions of copies, crammed with characters voiced by the cream of Hollywood. Despite all this, when it comes to telling good stories, most video games just don’t cut it. Read more …
The hype surrounding Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs after its E3 2012 teaser début was well deserved. Here was a game that looked awesome, in terms of both graphics and gameplay. Here was a title that would show us the difference between what was then current-gen and the hotly anticipated next-gen consoles. The hype was deserved, because if Ubisoft delivered on the promises made by this trailer, we’d have a truly excellent game. Read more …