Kurtis Diston

There are few better excuses to run around a Steampunk Victorian England than a plague of monsters, seriously, just try and think of one. Ok, fine, ‘political intrigue/ assassination’ isn’t bad, but I don’t think it tops wolfmen (and whatever creatures we haven’t seen yet). This is the world of The Order:1886, and alternate earth where monsters slink in the dark places, King Arthur has returned, and an order of superpowered knights (aided by an explosion of technical advancement) stand to stem the tide. Basically it goes like this ‘monsters, monster, steampunk, monsters monsters, really cool weapons’.  Heard enough?

Cops and Robbers anybody?  Oh, come now, I know you remember that feeling of running free, murdering your friends in an endless and (mostly) harmless series of battles.  No, I’m not talking about your last round of COD, I’m talking that earliest form of multiplayer… childhood.  Its probably why these FPS games are so enticing really… the kids grew up with the ability to reproduce that feeling into a digital realm, and so, we have Battlefield: Hardline.  The ultimate good guys vs bad guys, its time do ‘draw the line’…. ‘hard’.

The first name in shooting family, friends, and strangers in an online multiplayer setting, Call of Duty has been filling headsets with profanity and living rooms with gunfire for most of this century. Redefining the genre, Modern Warfare changed the game, a generation on and the series aims to do so again. Making a statement about the Multi-shooter FPS in the new generation of hardware, its Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (with pre-order bonus!).

Do you like causing chaos and havok amongst pirates and corrupt military organizations? I know you do! After an allstar showing with Far Cry 3, Ubisoft have brought us another ‘dude against some evil regime in a small country’ bonanza that promises to be full of weapons, exotic animals, and lots of untamed wilderness. Easily one of the heavy weights when it comes to dollars vs content, Far Cry has come again.

A game about a small world of Miis who actually have personality. In fact, that personality is the driving force behind their Tomodachi Life. The sort of thing Animal Crossing fans will understand immediately, Tomodachi Life pits you against the daily needs of your own personal island and the Miis that inhabit it, and manages to win your heart in the process. 

In the wake E3, as gamers we got a big dose of information on our favorite things. I made a list in favor of the Xbox One, now its the PS4’s turn. With no less interesting content, and perhaps more, depending on your taste, Sony and the PlayStation 4 aren’t lacking for good reasons to head in their direction for your console needs. Have a look.

Stunned by the sheer amount of content and information you’ve been bombarded by based on this years E3? I don’t blame you, I’m there too, but not to worry folks, I’m a professional! Having had my eyes and mind invaded by more gaming goodness than I would have anticipated (and I anticipated a big year), I’m here to boil it all down.  If you’ve been wondering what console to go with, click on the following for 10 very good reasons why you might want to choose the Xbox One.

A bevvy of beauties that missed the Big Stage, there have been so many things to be excited about that some just don’t get the attention they deserve.  It’s time to fix that.  Many standout titles, intreguing games, and subtle hints of things to come have been shown since this whole thing kicked off, and it’s very easy for worth games to get lost in the shuffle.  So, here we have a collection of E3 2014s Best of Games not in the press conferences (or that we simply havent been able to talk about yet).

There can be no denying that Ubisoft is one of the big boys now. From the Triple A to more unique and indie spirited, there seems to be no stopping them.  Whether you like to drop from roofs with hidden blades up your sleeves, drive cars really fast over an immense game world, tactical shootering, or perhaps something a little less flashy with a little more depth, Ubi brought it this year.  Compiling an impressive list to bring on stage, here’s the highlights of Ubi’s press event.

The other one, the other big ole name in gaming. They had something to prove, quite literally. People were waiting to see what they had to say for themselves, a misstep would have been disastrous; It seems they figured that out. I don’t doubt the wave of social media bile and hate following their last E3 showing had something to do with it. Angry nerds in numbers are pretty good at making themselves heard. At any rate, they had a killer show with a lot of great things to tell you about.