Opinion: Who Should Write The Next Batman Game?
With the acclaimed writer of Arkham Asylum and City revealing that he has now left the hugely successful series, Dark Knight enthusiast Jacques Voller puts forward his Top 5 choices for the next game’s storyteller. When Paul Dini recently announced that he was not going to be writing any more installments for Rocksteady’s hugely successful Arkham franchise, to say that this came as a shock would be something of an understatement. After... Read More
Opinion: Five Things The Next Batman Game Needs
With The Dark Knight Rises reigning supreme at cinemas and Rocksteady looking to complete their own great Caped Crusader trilogy in the world of gaming, Jacques Voller suggests five must-have features for Arkham City’s successor. As we speak the world is going Bat crazy, with the phenomenal Dark Knight Rises dominating the global box office. Rumors suggest that the next Batman game from Rocksteady is going to be a prequel to their first two... Read More
Gaming News: Portal 2 And Battlefield 3 Reign Supreme At BAFTAs
Valve’s awesome puzzler Portal 2 and EA’s military shooter Battlefield 3 swooped three gongs apiece at this weekend’s BAFTA video game awards – with Valve taking the coveted ‘Best Game’ Award, along with prizes for story and design. Battlefield 3 picked up the public-voted ‘GAME Award of 2011′, along with awards for best online multiplayer and audio achievment. Both LittleBigPlanet 2 and Batman: Arkham... Read More
Gaming News: BAFTA Announce ‘Audience Award’ Shortlist
BAFTA have announced their shortlist for the publically-voted ‘Video Game Audience Award’, which will be presented along with the British Academy’s other prestigious accolades at the ceremony in March. The nominees are: Batman: Arkham City Battlefield 3 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Fifa 12 L.A. Noire The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Minecraft Portal 2 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception This will... Read More
Mad Mack: Press ‘A’ To Kick Ass
In his first new column of 2012, disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey looks at the trend for elaborate and cinematic character actions in response to relatively simple button presses – and asks whether this is disconnecting gamers from the very experiences they crave. Happy New Year readers. I am back from my alcohol-fuelled exploits in the Emerald Isle and ready to deliver a dragon punch of hilarity straight to your colon. Right... Read More
Gaming In 2011: The Hits…And The Misses
It’s been an eventful twelve months in gaming, complete with eagerly-anticipated sequels, high-profile blockbusters and the odd innovate new creation. But though there have been plenty of unforgettable highs, there have also been some memorable lows. Mark Butler celebrates the games of 2011 that hit all the right notes, and performs a post-mortem on those that flew wide of the mark. The Hits: LA Noire Regardless of the controversy surrounding... Read More
Opinion: Top Five Games Of 2011
The past year has seen a strong roll-call of impressive releases, ranging from the latest installments in blockbuster franchises to the unexpected delights of innovative indie creations. So, with the New Year just around the corner and 2012 in sight, what better way to celebrate the impending global apocalypse than with FMV’s selection of the best games of 2011? Here, our five resident writers each pick out their favourite title of the year, ... Read More
Game Review: Batman Arkham City
Jonathan Szafran delivers his verdict on much-hyped action epic Batman: Arkham City, out now for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (reviewed). Back in 2009 Rocksteady Games brought us Batman: Arkham Asylum, rightly hailed as one the greatest games based on a licenced superhero. It won numerous awards from various publications and media outlets and now, with the release of Batman: Arkham City, Rocksteady have created another remarkable title that more than... Read More
Opinion: The State Of DLC
Looking ahead to upcoming blockbuster Batman: Arkham City, and back at classics such as Half-Life 2, Jacques Voller explores the current issues surrounding downloadable content in gaming – and asks whether the demanding nature of consumers is largely responsible for its boom. Ask any gamer you know about DLC and they’ll give you their own two cents about how it’s destroying the games industry, or how developers charge way to much... Read More
Red Ring Brigade Radio Podcast: Episode 27
The latest Red Ring Brigade Radio podcast is now online, with all the latest film and video game news and reviews. One of the greatest animated films of all time returned to U.S. theaters this week with the release of The Lion King 3D. Jonathan and Brent share their thoughts on what the 3D added to the film and if the movie still holds up after all these years (*hint*: it still does). From there it goes downhill as the subject of the Lion King... Read More
