Opinion

It's obvious that the last decade of rugby games were rushed, low-budget affairs. Such fan-exploitative tactics do nothing to help the sport itself nor their respective games' chances of becoming an annual/biennal hit.

As with music and art culture, David Bowie foresaw numerous elements of the internet we take as a given today. His influence is found in places we haven't even looked yet, even as far as video games.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019's demo is promising with with quite a few improvements on display. Passing and shooting are looser with more room for mistakes. Online play feels snappier and previous titles' persistent lag seems to have been solved. The AI seems a little tactically one-dimensional across the demo's 12 teams with few strategic patterns being seen.

Last Tuesday (23rd January) Phil Spencer announced that any first-party titles MS released for the foreseeable future will be available on Game Pass at launch. We ask if this is desperate gamble by the ailing giant or the first step on the road to 'Games as a Service'? Do we have anything to fear?

Forza Motorsport 7 at GamesCom 2017 I mistakenly labelled FM7 EliteGamer's 'Best Xbox One' Award winner, Cuphead took this title, FM7 took 'Best Racing Game'. Durp, Vinny Forza Motorsport...

For €9.99 a month, Microsoft wants to give YOU over 100 games with new games added every month. That rolls nicely off the tongue...

It all started with the Magnavox Odyssey, a strange box that could be connected to a TV at home and run some games like...

With a dwindling set of AAA licences available year-on-year, Konami were forced to change tack. Turkish Süper Lig, SPL and full partnerships with the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers are not to be underestimated - nor is the sharp upturn in player/team numbers. Here's why.

The term “First Person Shooter” Is now a household phrase linked to big franchises such as “Call of Duty”, “Battlefield” and “Halo”. The FPS...

Strange Brigade at GamesCom 2017 - Hands-on and Interview with Senior Designer, Tom Rigby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlcOFM0oiRc There was a new challenge of keeping it as difficult with...