February & March’s Gaming Line-Up Is An Epic Embarrassment Of Riches
Looking over the release schedule for the next two months, it’s hard not to be blown away by the sheer wealth of eagerly-anticipated titles about to land. Packed-full of high-profile blockbusters and new entries in some of the biggest series around, it’s set to be one of the most eventful 60-day chapters in gaming history. Fancy some adrenaline-pumping action-horror? Say hello to Aliens: Colonial Marines, Metro: Last Light and Dead Space... Read More
Opinion: Five Classic Games That Would Be Terrifying With One Simple Change
We all know that Silent Hill and Amnesia: The Dark Descent are frightening games, but just how easy would it be to make a full-on horror out of a largely fear-free gaming classic? Mark Butler takes a tongue-in-cheek look at five famous titles that could readily be converted into mind-bending nightmares. In much the same way that plenty of apparently sane people are just one sharp push from brain-crushing insanity, it could be argued that many otherwise... Read More
Opinion: Lara Croft ‘Rape’ Controversy – Are Games Being Scapegoated Again?
Following the outrage at scenes of Lara Croft being brutalized in the forthcoming Tomb Raider reboot, Mark Butler asks if games are once again being unfairly targeted for simply addressing mature and adult themes. The reaction was, it’s fair to say, pretty much inevitable. Ever since the revelation that there are scenes in the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot in which protagonist Lara Croft is attacked, tormented and brutalized by an older male... Read More
Opinion: Has Horror Taken Over Mainstream Gaming?
Many have suggested that serious horror titles have all but disappeared from today’s gaming landscape, but Mark Butler argues that horror themes and influences have come to permeate many of the medium’s biggest titles and franchises. The story of horror gaming over the past 25 years or so is not just one of evolution within the genre; it is also a tale of near-unprecedented, wider influence on the video games medium as a whole. Horror... Read More
