Strange Days at Sony?
Sony is in the lead of the current generation of console sales, but a series of bad decisions like not allowing mods for Bethesda games, and weird ones like no 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player on the PlayStation 4 Pro, has got Todd wondering if the console giant is sabotaging its own success.
10 Things I Learnt at the European Women in Games Conference 2016
Chella attended the European Women in Games Conference, this week, and brings us a list of things she learnt from listening to respected industry figures, such as Jessica Curry of The Chinese Room.
Saying Goodbye: The End of the Fallout 4 Era
With the release of the Nuka World DLC, the Fallout 4 era comes to an end. Todd takes a moment to go back over some of the highlights of this epic series, and compares it to previous entries like New Vegas and Fallout 3. How does our beloved Fallout 4 stack up?
Five Best Games for Autumn 2016
It’s been a busy year for gamers, so far, but Chella knows there’s a lot more to come. She picks the must play games for autumn 2016.
Todd’s Crazy No Man’s Sky Adventures So Far: UPDATED 8/21
After quite a few missteps, Todd was finally able to blast off with No Man’s Sky this week using his PC. His adventure so far has been funny, frustrating and also fulfilling, just not so much in that order.
Loving Classic Video and Olympic Summer Games
It seems like all the GiN columnists are on vacation. Editor John Breeden is again at the helm, this time for Chella. He’s catching Olympic fever this week, but perhaps more so for those classic track and field games of yesteryear.
Looking for Pie in the No Man’s Sky
With Todd on vacation, editor John Breeden takes up the videogame dreaming this week with his musings and desperate wishes for an amazing No Man’s Sky game. Are you planning to join him in the most massive sci-fi universe ever created?
We Happy Few Not Perfect But Not Totally Joyless
In post-Brexit Britain, the false hope of the little Englander mentality portrayed in We Happy Few is even more depressing. Chella is not convinced by the survival gameplay mechanic and hopes Compulsion can deliver a compelling experience once early access is over.
Final Fantasy IX: Saddest Ending Ever?
Billy has some interesting insights about Final Fantasy IX, and why, if you really look at the plot, it may have one of the saddest endings of any game ever created – even if the characters don’t even know it.
E-Sports on ESPN, Competitive Gaming Done Right
There has been a big rise of what is called e-sports, competitive gaming events that showcase the best of what the game industry has to offer. But only recently have a lot of people gotten really interested in it, and it has a lot to do with the coverage ESPN provided for EVO 2016.