As with most things in life the videogame industry has a fascination with size. Everything is whittled down to a measurement, whether it be the length of a game, the scope of a world or even the proportion of a character’s feminine fe...

Square Enix are in a state of flux, like many Japanese publishers the company has endured an identity crisis. Struggling to understand their own success the Final Fantasy publisher has made a wide variety of glaring mistakes on their path ...

It’s fair to say Square Enix have had mixed success when it comes to delivering Final Fantasy to mobile devices. While they’ve certainly made the effort to offer up their legacy to their legion of fans, the way in which th...

Uncharted has come a long way since its arrival in 2007. In the space of just 8 years the series has evolved into the Playstation’s flagship franchise usurping the likes of God of War, Gran Turismo and Killzone. While some title...

Adventure games have been through quite a transition over the past 2 decades. Like so many genres throughout the noughties the humble adventure game struggled for relevance and attention. It failed to evolve and change to meet the tas...

The Playstation 4 has been out for almost 18 months now and in that time has offered up some wonderfully unique experiences, while not massively innovative, the games available thus far have for the most part met expectation. Unfortun...

After the disappointment of 2014 we’re looking forward to the bumper crop of superb titles scheduled to hit our consoles this year. With a diverse selection of promising games across almost every genre 2015 is set to offer up so...

The Playstation 1 was defined by originality, the new power offered by Sony’s maiden console opened up a whole new world of possibilities, it is from this land of opportunity Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon were born. Crash...

2014 was a year full of disappointment. The industry suffered from a severe lapse in creativity in the triple A video game space, most games that avoided the wave of delay fell into the same predictable franchises and genres. The next...

License based video games (LBVG) often get a rough ride. They are the perennial punching bags of the industry. Commercially abused and critically damaged, intellectual property is often left by the wayside as publishers move onto the ...

Music in videogames is a wonderful entity. As one of the most diverse and precious elements of the industry it plays a big part in making today’s blockbusters the enjoyable immersive experiences they are. But in all honesty, how...

At the end of each month Playstation Plus subscribers keep their eyes firmly planted on the web in anticipation for clues hinting at the next set of ‘free’ titles heading their way. This monthly ritual has become something...

EA takes a lot of stick. The company is frequently attacked by outlets across the industry for what is perceived as negative and in some cases manipulative business practices. Whether right, or wrong, this perception has stuck with the...

Remembering the multiplayer Far Cry forgot With the release of Far Cry 4 we take a look back at the beginning of the franchise to see just how much has changed since the original hit our screens. While it’s certainly hard to ar...

Cast your mind back to the turn of the millennium, when the soon to be imperial PlayStation 2 had raised its head. Newly formed developer Free Radical Design had just released a quirky, comedy themed first person shooter that was makin...