OPINION PIECES

Because Assassin’s Creed Rogue is a last generation title and because it has launched right beside his “big brother,” Assassin’s Creed Unity, you might dismiss it as just another cash-grab; a quick buck made off Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s excellent naval combat. If these are your current thoughts, I’m here to tell you couldn’t be more wrong. I have ...

Everyone knows about the problems that have been marring Ubisoft’s new addition to the Assassin’s Creed saga, Unity. But why did it happen? Was it too ambitious? Did Ubisoft rush the production in time for Christmas? Did they try to utilise the full power of next generation technology too quickly? Production of Unity began shortly after the completion of Assassin’s ...

In recent years Electronic Sports have become ridiculously popular even among people who weren’t much into gaming before. I’ve dabbled in competitive gaming on more than one occasion and I can’t begin to tell you how glad I am to see that we live in a time when it’s finally being taken seriously. But things are not equal in the world ...

Anyone who is even remotely aware of my passion for the wild west genre knows I’m a sucker for any kind of game, film, or book related to these glorious, lawless times set between 1607 and 1912 in the United States of America. From riding across the frontier to organising a good old hunt, drinking until you drop in saloons ...

Blizzard Entertainment finally revealed the long awaited cinematic for Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void, which means that the game’s release date should’t be too far away now. Moreover, Beta registrations for the expansion are now live, although Blizzard has yet to announce when the first phase of testing will begin. What’s clear however is that the company will need ...

Digital Foundry has recently released a couple of test footages in which the graphics performance of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Multiplayer mode is analyzed on both current-gen consoles, PS4 and Xbox One. Previous assessments revealed that the PS4 is struggling to keep a 60FPS level in certain points of solo play, while the Xbox One’s dynamic resolution was not ...

Blizzcon, the favorite time of the year for any die hard Blizzard fan is literally just around the corner. Thus far, we know that the company plans to host several eSports tournaments, some cosplay contests, and even a Metallica concert, but what about any game related announcements? As you might imagine, Blizzard has been quiet in regards to this particular aspect ...

There’s plenty of rivalry in the world of gaming as I learned some years back when every new MMORPG was challenging World of Warcraft for its crown. This rivalry was less between the companies who made the games and more between the people who were playing them. The situation hasn’t changed much nowadays, although the battleground has certainly shifted a ...

The Massive Online Battle Arena genre – better known as MOBA – has been around for over a decade now, but only received widespread awareness in the last few years. As you may or may not already know, the game that started it all was the original Defense of the Ancients, aka DotA. The game was created as a mod for Blizzard’s ...

Far Cry 4 creative director Alex Hutchinson recently stated that, in his opinion, resolution is not an important aspect of a game. At least not more important than the game being fun, interesting and enjoyable. “It’s certainly not something I care about in a game,” Hutchinson said in an interview with Total Xbox, “It feels weird to me that people ...