It’s been an overwhelming year for video games — and it’s not finished yet! October and November are rammed with games from across the genres releasing on an almost daily basis. We’ve even had some titles delayed until next year to escape the madness, like the Alone in the Dark remake starring Jodie Comer and David Harbour, and some delayed indefinitely, such as Ubisoft’s FPS XDefiant, which risked being dwarfed by Call of Duty Modern Warfare III’s potential return to form. Alongside a bunch of new releases, there are also some redemption arcs taking place. Add in some backlog and …
The Dark Aether Storms Towards Call of Duty NEXT
When Black Ops 4 Zombies concluded with Tag Der Toten, many questions arose about the future of the cult-followed mode. What has followed has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride, as Zombies tries to find its footing in the “Modern” Call of Duty landscape. One thing is for sure, though. The undead mode just will not die! The first game in the new era of Zombies, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, overhauled many systems and mechanics to give Zombies a “familiar but fresh” feel. All updates for the game were free, and Treyarch released the largest amount …
Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways – Review – Capcom Won(g) Again
When the news first broke of a Resident Evil 4 remake, there were many concerns that Capcom was taking on a task bigger than it was capable of delivering. The Japanese studio had been on a roll since 2017’s Resident Evil 7, and the remake of Resident Evil 2 was loved by many. However, tackling Resident Evil 4 would be a different beast entirely. The 2005 third-person shooter is one of the most influential video games of all time, with its over-the-shoulder camera and shooting mechanics inspiring an entire generation of games. If you’ve played a game with a third-person …
MW3 Zombies: The Next Chapter of Dark Aether Starts with a Huge Revelation
When Modern Warfare 3 was revealed to have a Zombies mode that followed the ongoing story of Zombies, we were unsure of how Treyarch was going to approach establishing a third time period in the fast-growing narrative of the Dark Aether saga. We finally received our first look this week with the Modern Warfare 3 Zombies cinematic reveal trailer, following several teasers that showed clear links to the original chapter of Dark Aether from Black Ops Cold War. There’s a lot to cover so let’s get into it. Dark Aether was established following the ending of the original Aether saga …
Mortal Kombat 1 Review: Only a Few Frames Away from a Flawless Victory
As Mortal Kombat celebrates its 30th anniversary, you’d be forgiven for thinking the series might potentially start coasting along as a legacy title. Not many game series make it past 15 years, let alone 30 of them. Fortunately, this was never on NetherRealm Studios’ agenda, as the developer returns with the 12th mainline game in the franchise, Mortal Kombat 1, which includes a host of new systems and features that suggest the best is yet to come for the Mortal Kombat franchise. This isn’t a fighter past its prime; it’s a fighter in its prime. As the title suggests, Mortal …
Changing Stance: The Case for a Mortal Kombat ‘Kreator Mode’
I’ve loved the excessive gore of Mortal Kombat ever since discovering the franchise in my mid-teens. Every new instalment arrives with a bunch of fresh fatalities and brutalities, ready to make me laugh and cringe in equal measure at the mess of blood and guts left on the screen. I, along with many players, get a big kick out of all the different over-the-top ways to batter and finish your opponent. It’s a massive reason for the popularity of the series, with it infamously being responsible for the moral panic that resulted in the creation of the American ratings board, …
Alan Wake II is the Sequel of Dreams… and Nightmares
Alan Wake II received its second big news blowout at Gamescom this past week in anticipation of its (slightly delayed) October 27th release. With a trailer at Opening Night Live, followed by media reactions to a 40-minute demo focused on Wake’s side of the story, we now have a fairly good idea of how each half of Alan Wake II will play. Remedy is doubling down on the live-action elements of past titles and delivering not just a sequel that’s thirteen years in the making but also a game that encompasses the 28-year-old history of the Finnish game studio, from …
Modern Warfare Zombies Has the Potential to Surprise Us All
For the first time in Call of Duty history, Modern Warfare will have its own Zombies mode as part of Modern Warfare III. Headed up by Treyarch, the mode looks to be a combination of Cold War’s Outbreak – an objective focussed mode where players travel from region to region – and Modern Warfare 2’s DMZ – an extraction mode based on one large map and several additional smaller maps. The mode will feature 24 players on one map and remain PvE, with enemies growing in strength as objectives are completed and players move towards the infection zone of the …
Modern Warfare 3: First Impressions
Modern Warfare 3 was finally revealed yesterday, and we received a surprising amount of information on all three pillars of this year’s Call of Duty. Below are some brief first impressions of the game, and I’m pleasantly surprised at my own positive response to the reveal, after what can only be described as a massive buzzkill of a year, which started with the first look of Modern Warfare 2 at the poorly received “Call of Duty Next” event. Campaign Call of Duty campaign trailers always deliver, and MW3’s was no different. All the familiar faces are there, Makarov looks as …
We are on the Brink of MW3
With the reveal of Modern Warfare 3 less than a week away, a trailer was released this past week to set the tone for the latest Call of Duty iteration, which is now confirmed to be headed up by Sledgehammer Games. A tattooed figure walks through a gulag, as campaign gameplay flashes off the designs on his skin. The droning hook of ‘Just So You Remember’ by Pusha T builds up to the reveal of the figure’s face, with the rapper stating “Just so you remember who you dealing with…”. Any long term Call of Duty fan knows exactly who …