Brother: A Tale of Two Sons has finally been given a release date for the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. The fantasy adventure from Starbreeze was originally released on the PC platform back in 2013, publisher 505 games has finally unveiled when the emotional roller-coaster that is Brothers: A Tale…

Microsoft have been boasting the exclusivity of Rise of the Tomb Raider as an Xbox One and 360 title, we all knew this would only be a temporary deal but we didn't know the extent.  Square Enix have announced in a recent press release when we can expect to see…

Channelling other animal mascots like Sonic and Donkey Kong, Tembo the Badass Elephant attempts to burst into the platformer pantheon by rolling, jumping and splashing his way through hordes of baddies. Is Tembo as badass as his name suggests, or is he blowing his own trumpet? Let’s start off with…

If there is something captivating about the Deception series it is that the games are pure fun. Nothing seems to feel more exciting than placing traps and looking at the chaos that ensues. Obviously the gameplay is normally coupled by a main character that either has a devious or somewhat…

For sports gamers a new year signals a new edition of their game of choice. For most motorcycling fans, Milestone’s MotoGP 15 is the game they’ve been waiting all year for. The common dilemma with new sporting games is weighing up whether they offer more than their predecessor, and this…

Back in 2009, it was rare that video games based on established comic book characters were created with quality and attention to detail. But Batman Arkham Asylum rewrote the rules, and established itself as the benchmark when it comes to making a superhero videogame. After four games, Rocksteady have decided…

Another day, another big budget Hollywood blockbuster recreated in virtual plastic bricks. We've had Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones and even Batman, but now it's time to play around in the best theme park to never exist. Lego's recent track-record has been pretty good, offering us bigger and more…

After some delays, CD Projekt RED’s magnum opus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has finally graced our presence. Is it the grand finale to this high fantasy trilogy or is it a disappointing climax? Just a disclaimer before we begin, I am coming to this review as a non-seasoned Witcher…

If you were growing up in the nineties then you probably watched one of the biggest shows of the time. Dragonball Z grew to become one of my personal favourite franchises and as the series went on in TV land, the games were starting to take hold. As more and…

With Titan Souls, the three man indie studio Acid Nerve have blended elements of the Souls series, Shadow of the Colossus and the Legend of Zelda to create its own take on the boss fight focused adventure game. Does their attempt create a titanic experience, or is it a colossal…

We’ve seen the Fatalities, we know who’s next so now it’s time to see if this instalment of Mortal Kombat is any good. Does the story mode, mechanical changes and online suite guarantee a Flawless Victory, or should it be sent straight to the NetherRealm? The first thing to note…

With more than a hundred different franchises available, I'm sure that many people have dreamed of a LEGO game that crosses over multiple universes, particularly since the success of The LEGO Movie. It now seems that TT Games have decided to cater for those of us who want to see…

Bloodborne will be a first step into the brutal world of From Software games for many but for a Souls veteran like myself, it was simultaneously a homecoming and a brand new experience. Switching to Souls autopilot only got me so far, as hordes of aggressive beasts and humans tore…

As the engines fire up for many motorcycling fans today, we look at RIDE – the new motorcycling title from Milestone. Out today, RIDE offers new potential for the relatively small genre of motorcycling games that sees Milestone move away from their licensed series for the World Superbike and Moto…

Square Enix has officially announced the details of the demo for Final Fantasy XV. Releasing as part of the special Collector's Edition of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, the demo is titled titled Episode Duscae. It marks the first chance players will have to take control of Noctis and the gang…

There has been a lot of talk across the Internet about The Order 1886, concerning its length and value for money. Is Ready at Dawn’s Victorian shooter as slight as many critics say it is, or is a worthwhile adventure through the murky streets of London? Going into this review,…

When Crystal Dynamics first revealed Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light way back in 2010, few realised that a top-down isometric co-op puzzle solver would be a recipe for gaming gold. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light saw positive reviews on release and now, four years later, we…

It would be incredibly cynical to dub Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare as “Call of Duty: We Now Have A Jetpack Too”, but that's exactly what it is. You dash around maps, pinging across rooftops and rocket sliding through hallways, all the while popping off rounds from near exactly the…

Over the years the WWE wrestling games have been both good and bad. Deciding to walk further and further away from the arcade style of combat, like in Here Comes the Pain on PS2, the series has been focusing more on a realistic experience. I like to think of these…

The Assassin’s Creed series seems to get more and more ambitious with every entry. The series went from an interesting if flawed third person action game to a full on pirate simulator, with an intensely convoluted dual-plot narrative running throughout. Assassin’s Creed Unity is the latest entry, and it deliberately…

I have been dying to see a developer create a game to compete against the now illustrious Souls Series by FromSoftware. For years those games have graced my television screens, but there have never really been any direct competitors out there to this type of RPG. That was until CI…