The Singularity, the hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence becomes capable of recursive self-improvement, could radically change human civilisation almost overnight.
According to the boffins at the NVidia, we may owe the next big leap in human technological advancement to gamers’ desire for better PC graphics. Continue reading How gaming graphics changed the world: Nvidia AI Conference Sydney
Devolver Digital’s seminal retro-shooter, Broforce, brings its awesomeness to the Nintendo Switch.
I’m not, generally speaking, a fan of “90s-style retro shooters”. As a forty-something gamer, the feeling of nostalgia when playing a pixelated mess of a game dissipates very quickly. I was there the first time around, and even before- when computer graphics were no more than inverse ASCII characters.
My inbox is filled on an almost daily basis with press releases from PR firms charged with the thankless task of promoting the latest sprite-based indie shooter. I really feel for them, but doesn’t stop me sending the email straight to the trash.
It is for this reason that, to my eternal shame, I first overlooked Broforce. Continue reading Broforce Nintendo Switch review
Rebellion, best known for the Sniper Elite games, take us back to the days of daring heroes and spiffing yarns with Strange Brigade.
It’s possibly no wonder that Rebellion, the developer that also publishes Britain’s long-running weekly 2000AD comic have drawn upon the sort of boys-own adventures that used to feature in the pulp magazines of the 1930s. Continue reading Strange Brigade PS4 review
Marvel, Sony and Insomniac Games brings everybody’s favourite web-slinger, Spider-Man, to the PlayStation 4.
When I was a kid, Spider-Man was my favourite super-hero. This was more than likely down to reruns of the 1960s cartoon show, with its iconic theme tune, than Nicholas Hammond mincing around in a spandex onesie in Spidey’s 70s live-action foray.
In the 1980s, Frank Miller’s Batman briefly became my favourite comic book character, eventually supplanted by Daredevil, again, due to the words and art of Frank Miller. Still, I’ve always had a soft spot for that friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man Spider-Man. Continue reading Marvel’s Spider-Man PlayStation 4 review
After the surreal experience that was their OnRush game, Codemasters return to reality with this year’s instalment of their Formula One franchise.
Codemasters’ F1 2018 is a milestone for the British developer, being the tenth main release of their games based on the prestigious Formula One Championship. Faced with the same challenge as EA Games and their iterative sports games, Codemasters have, by and large, managed to give us something new each year. Continue reading F1 2018 PC review
As is now tradition, EA Sports heralds their new season of titles with the latest iteration of their Madden NFL franchise.
As a Brit with barely an understanding of rugby, American football (as opposed to “proper” football), used to be an incomprehensible muddle of huge men hugging and pushing each other over. A bizarre game, indeed. Continue reading Madden NFL 19 review
Ivory Tower’s sequel to their successful 2014 racer ups the ante, taking the race to the skies and the sea, as well as the land. With the whole of the US as your playground, albeit a scaled-down version, The Crew 2 has all the right ingredients to be the ultimate racing game.
But does The Crew 2 really deliver? Continue reading The Crew 2 PC review
I recently had the opportunity to spend three hours in the company of Lara Croft, sampling the first few chapters of the upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Continue reading Shadow of the Tomb Raider preview
