Games
Titanfall 2 – new First 5 Minutes video
It’s been a while but I’ve finally put together another First 5 Minutes video. Here it is: Titanfall 2 is an incredible game and arguably my favourite shooter since Half Life 2. That’s a big statement.
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Rise of parental motivation in games
There’s a surprising number of games around now in which you take on the role of a parent, one way or another – including literally. Whether it’s directly protecting a child in The Walking Dead and The Last of Us or delicately balancing your ethics against the welfare of your family in Papers, Please, there’s an increasingly common thread of adult responsibility that I don’t recall encountering previously. (more…)
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Black Mesa trailer
The apparently talented chaps over at the Black Mesa team have released a trailer for their forthcoming Half Life remake. And, by jove, if it isn’t rather spiffing. (more…)
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Annoying things in games: Part 2
In an attempt to inject some variety into this website and slightly dilute the over-excited Left 4 Dead coverage, here’s another round-up of game design grumbles. (more…)
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Left 4 Dead brings story to multiplayer
As the November release of zombie co-op shooter Left 4 Dead creeps closer, Valve have released a 10-minute video analysing the game’s core design principles. (more…)
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nVidia say hello to PhysX
Graphics card manufacturer nVidia have released a new set of drivers for their 8, 9 and 200 series graphics cards which enable them to perform ‘PhysX’ processing. (more…)
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Darwinia reviewed
Note: This is an old review of Darwinia that I wrote for SFFworld.com back in 2006. As this week is more-or-less Introversion week, I thought it timely to reprint it here… (more…)