PREVIEW l INTERVIEW

Coming to 360, PS3 and PC l Published by EA l Developed by Crytek l Classified MA15+l Supports 1-12 players (16 on PC) l Due to arrive 21.02.13

This was a tale of two sessions, one devoted to this highly anticipated shooter’s multiplayer component, the other to its single player campaign. The former was solid but unremarkable, the latter a powerful reminder of what developer Crytek is capable of. Both took place in a decimated New York City dominated by the villainous Cell Corporation.

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INTERVIEW l PREVIEW

Coming to 360 and PS3 l Published by EA l Developed by Insomniac Games l Classification TBA l Supports 1-8 players l Due to arrive March 2013

As I wandered over to the four player Fuse terminal, I quietly promised myself that I wasn’t going to be the weak link in this team based third person shooter. As long ranged weapons specialist Jacob Kimble, I would be responsible for thinning out opposition ranks long before we reached them and eliminating enemies perched high above the level. Obviously, my first priority was to gather intel for The Black Panel, but if I could do it without embarrassing myself, well, that would be a nice bonus. I materialised on a snow swept mountain road alongside my teammates.  Seconds later, a sniper’s bullet tore through my head and I crumpled to the ground as the colour drained from the screen. Team healer Isabelle Sinclair rushed over to revive me for the first of many times. Read the rest of this entry »

Coming to 360, PS3 and PC l Published by EA l Developed by Visceral Games l Classified MA15+ l Supports 1-2 players l Due to arrive 07.02.13

As the EA rep ran through the basics of the Dead Space 3 demo, I could feel my focus beginning to wander away from the game. This was a mistake. I hadn’t touched the series for more than three years, but I could recall one thing very clearly. If I offered the haunted corridors of Dead Space anything less than my full attention, I would be rewarded with death and dismemberment, though not necessarily in that order. Inexplicably, instead of concentrating on the task at hand, I found myself staring intently at the purple wristband that had been handed to me at the start of the session. When the rep called for volunteers, I should have kept a low profile, hovered at the back, bided my time. Instead I reached for the controller… and the horror began. Read the rest of this entry »

Available on PC l Published by EA l Developed by Maxis l Classification TBA l Number of players TBA l Due to arrive 07.03.13

I was utterly obsessed with the original SimCity during my teen years. So shameful was my addiction to this strategy classic, that I dodged longstanding commitments in order to further expand my towering metropolis. On one now infamous occasion, I repeatedly excused myself from a gathering of family and friends in order to “go to the toilet”.  While most probably assumed that I had a touch of gastro, the truth was far worse. A reptilian horror had emerged from the sea and was rampaging through the heart of my city. It wasn’t the kind of thing I could place on the backburner, at least not if I wanted to be seen as a responsible mayor. In the years since, I’ve dabbled with the series here and there, without ever really recapturing the feeling I enjoyed as a lad. Read the rest of this entry »