May 5, 2012

When it was first announced that Battlefield 3 players would be allowed to rent their own servers, it was a surprise and a revolutionary idea; for console players, at least. Run your own server, where you decide the rules and you have the power to instantly kick cheaters! Much like communism, however, it’s a great idea in theory that falls apart in...

May 2, 2012

If you’ve already read parts one and two – and why on Earth wouldn’t you have? – you’ll know that my comments on DLC so far have been overwhelmingly negative. The digital distribution of games and add-ons can be a force for good, however; demonstrably so. It’s done a lot of good not only for business but for us cash-wielding...

May 1, 2012

We’ve all heard the optimistic spouts from game devs and publishers alongside the rumours that the next generation of consoles will have the exciting feature of not being able to play preowned games. Last week saw Crytek’s creative director, Rasmus Hojengaard, throw his ignorance hat into the ever increasing pile of anti-used game attire. In an interview...

Apr 27, 2012

There is a growing concern at the back of my mind about gamers being so readily willing to throw their money away at any old project that tugs at nostalgic memories, entices with promises of grandeur, or even perhaps genuinely has strong pedigree behind it. A Kickstarter fund was made famous by Tim Schafer, a well known game developer who asked for $400,000 in...

Apr 13, 2012

Shigeru Miyamoto has been known as a cuddly developing genius worldwide since the only way we got our gaming news and reviews was via shop shelf magazines. Due to the explosion in indie games journalism and social media over the last ten years or so however, we are now all able – for better or for worse – to take a close look at many, many more of the...

Apr 11, 2012

DLC and corporate-consumer relations have been making waves a lot again recently, particularly due to (repeat offender) Capcom with Street Fighter X Tekken and, of course, (repeat offender) EA with special guest stars BioWare and Mass Effect 3. The idealised DLC defence most often used by developers and publishers often involves phrases such as “enhancing and...