Opinion: Should Triple A Companies Fear The Indie Revolution?
With inspired indie games increasingly popular and traditional retail sales continuing to slump, Mark Butler argues that many hardcore gamers are turning away from Triple A blockbusters in favour of cheaper and more creative experiences. This weekend, a few friends and I enjoyed a full-on gaming marathon from 2pm Saturday afternoon through to 5am Sunday morning: yet the closest we got to playing a Triple A title during that 15-hour stint was when... Read More
Game News: Dave Gibbons: “Minecraft Has Similarities With Watchmen”
Legendary comic book artist Dave Gibbons – most famous for co-creating iconic graphic novel Watchmen with Alan Moore – has said that he sees parallels between the dark superhero satire and gaming phenomenon Minecraft. Speaking in an interview with Eurogamer, Gibbons explained: “Minecraft is really interesting to me in that the environment becomes one of the parts of the drama, that what you do to the environment affects it. “With... 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
Opinion: The PS3′s 2012 Line-Up Trumps Xbox360′s – Is Kinect To Blame?
Next year’s console line-ups appear to have the Xbox360 on the back foot, with the PlayStation 3 mustering a greater and more impressive array of exclusives. With Kinect games dominating Microsoft’s stable and a worrying lack of unique ‘hardcore’ titles on the way, Mark Butler asks whether the company is putting too much faith in its motion-gaming technology. With the New Year almost upon us and gamers beginning to cast their... Read More
