James O'Connor
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Rime review: a journey both beautiful and abstract
Rime’s gentle puzzles and gorgeous vistas ease you in before it opens its heart. “Rime gave an ending sequence that – on an emotional level – absolutely kicked my arse.” I would like to propose a new genre classification for game… → Read More
Pokemon Go ‘cheaters’ are now being blocked from seeing rare Pokemon
Niantic takes the sanctity of their game seriously, and is now punishing players who use tracking apps harshly. The on-going saga of Niantic’s battle with users who cheat at their game continues. The developer started issuing bans last August for pl… → Read More
Pokemon Go ‘cheaters’ are now being blocked from seeing rare Pokemon
Niantic takes the sanctity of their game seriously, and is now punishing players who use tracking apps harshly. The on-going saga of Niantic’s battle with users who cheat at their game continues. The developer started issuing bans last August for pl… → Read More
Counter-Strike GO: Operation Hydra will change things up
Counter Strike GO’s ‘Operation Hydra’ event will give players new ways to enjoy the game all the way up to September. The details are outlined in full on the game’s site. Operation Hydra will be available to all players, although p… → Read More
Days Gone will be at E3 “in a big way” this year
Sam Witwer, the main voice actor for Sony’s upcoming zombie-aton, has revealed that Days Gone will have a big presence at E3 2017. This news comes from PlayStation Universe, which has been paying close attention to Witwer’s Twitch stream. He m… → Read More
Two members of the Firewatch team have a Rick and Morty comic coming soon
Wubba-lub-dub-duuuub! my boy @ollymoss and I worked on a comic that you can read in august! pic.twitter.com/VUiMGwRab1 — Sean Vanaman (@vanaman) May 23, 2017 Sean Vanaman, co-founder of Firewatch developer Campo Santo, worked on issue 29 of the seri… → Read More
2K has a new game from a ‘major franchise’ on the way, so cue Borderlands speculation
The latest financial earnings report from 2K alludes to a ‘highly anticipated new title’ that could very well be a new Borderlands game. d Dead Redemption 2 – there’s an interesting mention of a new game coming that has been “… → Read More
Get Even delayed out of respect for victims of the attack in Manchester
Get Even, Bandai Namco’s psychological horror shooter, has been delayed for a month in light of recent events. In the wake of the awful attack in Manchester this week, Bandai Namco has made the sensible decision to delay Get Even, which contains con… → Read More
The PlayStation Store’s Extended Play sale focuses on season passes and bundles
The latest sale on the North American PlayStation Store offers solid discounts on several season passes, expansions, and bundles. The headliner is the Overwatch: Game of the Year edition, which has been discounted from $59.99 down to $38.99 for PS Plus us… → Read More
Get ready for yet another Resident Evil cinematic universe
The Resident Evil film series is being rebooted, with superstar director James Wan stepping in as the series’ executive producer. The Resident Evil film series, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, grossed over $1 billion worl… → Read More
The latest Humble Bundle is full of great stories
There seems to be a heavy narrative focus in the Humble ‘Game On’ Bundle, which includes some wonderful narrative-focused games. This new → Read More
Red Dead Redemption 2 launch window narrows – it won’t release in March
Red Dead Redemption 2 is still at least ten months away. On Monday we learned that Red Dead Redemption 2, which we had expected before the end of the year, had been been delayed into spring 2018. That’s the American spring, of course, covering March… → Read More
Here’s a one-hour cut of Terminator 2, created entirely within GTA 5
Terminator 2, the very best of the Terminator films, has been remade within Grand Theft Auto 5 by someone who must have incredible patience and determination. Kramer’s Media is a mostly Russian-language channel that has posted several other ‘G… → Read More
IO Interactive announces job cuts amidst studio uncertainty
The beleaguered IO Interactive has had to cut staff due to the uncertainty the studio currently faces. The developer of the truly excellent Hitman is currently without a publisher, after Square Enix withdrew from the studio earlier this month, citing R… → Read More
Epic Games Japan says there are 20 Unreal Engine 4 games currently in development on Switch
Takayuki Kawasaki of Epic Games Japan says there are far more Unreal Engine 4 games in the works for the Nintendo Switch than the ones we’ve seen. This comes via an interview on Automaton, handily translated by the good folks at Gematsu. During the… → Read More
Zero Time Dilemma is coming to PS4
Soon, the entire Zero Escape Trilogy will be available on PS4. Following the PS4 release of the first two installments of The Nonary Games, the release of Zero Time Dilemma will complete the trilogy on the system. The ‘Zero Escape’ trilogy are… → Read More
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Charity Invitational just raised over $220,000
The huge popularity of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds may have just saved some lives. Watch live video from playBATTLEGROUNDS on www.twitch.tv The 2017 Charity Invitational brought together numerous streamers from across Europe and the US, who compet… → Read More
The Dota 2 International Battle Pass will add a two-part co-op campaign
DOTA 2 will be adding a campaign, complete with a story. The DOTA 2 International Battlepass, which sells for $9.99 (or $36.99 if you want to grab the level 75 perks immediately), will grant you a number of rewards immediately, including: Immortal Treasur… → Read More
Halo, Pokemon, Street Fighter 2 and Donkey Kong inducted into Video Game Hall of Fame
Four new games (well, technically five) have been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play, New York. The four new inductees are Halo: Combat Evolved, Street Fighter 2, Donkey Kong (the arcade original), and Pokemon… → Read More
Katsura Hashino, director of Persona 5, has passed the franchise ‘to his successors’
We’ve known for a while that Katsura Hashino was working on something new, but a thank you posted to his Western fans confirms that he’s leaving Persona to his successors in the process. In a thank you post on the PlayStation Blog, Hashino dis… → Read More