Hindsight 2020: The Most Disappointing Games of the 2010s
The past ten years opened an opportunity for game developers to bring themselves closer with their communities.
Where Are PlayStation’s First-Party Exclusives?
After the PlayStation Experience keynote ended, one major complaint most people had was the lack of first-party announcements. What are Sony’s video game studios up to? There’s an obvious answer for that—making games for the PlayStation 4, of course. Any time Shuhei Yoshida (President of Sony’s Worldwide Studios), Scott Rohde (PlayStation Game Development Head), and […]
Let’s Play The Order: 1886
Wayne and Drekken dive into the new Sony exclusive, The Order 1886. Follow Drekken on twitter: @Drekkonis
Pixels & Ink #143 – The Order Controversy
On this week’s Pixels & Ink podcast, Rock Band might be getting a new sequel after all, which pretty much demands that we all mail Harmonix our money right now. The Order: 1886 is out and stirring a big controversy with both critics and gamers alike. Also, Phil has seen Babadook and recommends it as […]
CGMagazine February 2015: The Education Issue
February 2015 This latest issue of CGM looks at how education and games aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive. The perception of education has been changing a lot in recent years, and it’s no longer considered a simple matter of memorizing facts for a test, then disposing of that information once the test has been passed. Critical […]
The Order: 1886… Pretty, But Boring
A 15 minute B-roll of gameplay footage from The Order: 1886 has been released online, and the game looks pretty boring. Let me clarify, the game looks fabulous. The visuals are on point, and we’re finally getting a game that doesn’t look like a cross-gen or port. Character models move with weight and purpose, the […]
E3 2014: The Order: 1886 Preview
In a lot of ways, I suspect The Order: 1886 is retaliation fire aimed at journalists after our response to the Killzone 2 trailer that Sony showed off in 2005. For people with short memories, that was a pre-rendered, gorgeously detailed, high-octane CG trailer that tried to pass itself off as in-game footage. It wasn’t […]
The Worst of the E3 2014 Conferences
OK, so, I may not be in Los Angeles for this year’s E3, but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to talk about what’s happening at the press conferences anyway. It’s the digital age, after all, and the miracle of streaming video allows all of us to enjoy the game announcements, scripted demonstrations, and awkward […]
The Order 1886 Delayed
Some bad news just hit the web regarding The Order 1886. It seems, according to some twitter accounts related to industry insiders, that The Order 1886 will be delayed until February 2015. This comes only days after game-play was shown off via a twitch stream. This could be a good thing, as it will allow the developer time to ensure […]
Watch The Order 1886 Today
PlayStation Blog just announced that they will show a sneak peak at new gameplay for the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive The Order 1886. You can catch it at 4 p.m. EST or 1 p.m. PST on Twitch. They said “blink and you’ll miss it,” so there’s a good chance it won’t be a long video.