7 Hardest Video Games Of All Time

With most modern games content to hold players’ hands and guide them gently through the easiest of experiences, veteran gamer Lyndsay Moir has picked out an array of titles that provide a much more formidable challenge – and duly presents the seven hardest video games of all time. Aside from a few exceptions, I’ve found that games are getting noticeably easier with each successive console generation. You may think I am just experiencing... Read More

Opinion: Japanese Developers Should Stop Trying To Make Western Games

With much of Japan’s game industry now seemingly in thrall to Western trends rather than their own distinctive ideas, Mark Butler argues that the country’s creatives need to get back to doing what they do best. Is the Japanese games industry suffering from a painful, crippling identity crisis? Some certainly believe so. Just a week after Resident Evil 6 was roundly attacked for its shameless aping of blockbuster shooter experiences such... 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

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