formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
As the Video Game History Foundation opens a new digitised archive, what can titles like Crash, Mega, Edge and GamesMaster tell us about the early days of gaming? Source: Scans for the memories: why old games magazines are a vital … Continued
With technically brilliant gameplay that denies instant gratification, Kojima’s uncompromising game is this year’s most interesting blockbuster by far. Source: Death Stranding review – Hideo Kojima’s radically tough slow-burning epic | Games | The Guardian
In the 1990s, the turn-based RPG was unstoppable. From Pokémon to the multimillion-selling PlayStation Final Fantasy games, there was nothing cooler than vanquishing blocky beasts via drop down menus. Then came the new millennium. As computing power blossomed and western-made … Continued
The historical action series has taken us to Baghdad, ancient Greece and the pyramids of Egypt. As it moves to feudal Japan, the stakes for its developer have never been higher. Source: Can Assassin’s Creed Shadows save Ubisoft? | Games … Continued
The relentless skill challenges of caring for his newborn baby reminded developer Nicholas O’Brien of his day job. He explains how turning it all into a game helped him cope. Source: Bundle of Joy, a game about the frantic monotony … Continued
How player-funded development launched a multiplayer game of galactic proportions – and costs – in Star Citizen. Source: Billion-dollar video game: is this the most expensive piece of entertainment ever made? | Games | The Guardian