11-11: Memories Retold: Memories Retold is what a game about war should be like. It’s not about creating “interesting gameplay flavours” or offering “a unique battlefield experience“. It’s not Saving Private Ryan style historical revisionism, realistically portraying the violence of war but presenting American forces as unlikely but infallible heroes …
Bandai Namco Entertainment
There was a time when Soulcalibur was my favourite fighting game series of all time. Soulcalibur II, in particular, stands out as one of the highlights of my early PlayStation 2 days, and it’s a game that still holds up today. In the years since, though, the franchise fell to …
The first official gameplay trailer for Dontnod’s Twin Mirror. From Bandai Namco: “The commentated walkthrough will take players to the very first puzzle of the game. It will demonstrate how players will use Sam’s mental space to unlock the mysteries of Basswood – and find answers to how he awoke in …
Despite drawing so heavily on video game culture itself, Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time cartoon has been inconsistent when it comes to game adaptations. Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!! was a good first effort, but the other games that followed missed their mark more often than …
The Gundam Breaker series has danced around the edge of my radar ever since I heard about the first game back in 2013. Gundam in general isn’t something I’ve spent much time with, but the idea of a video game designed around those Gundam model kits (“Gunpla”, as they’re commonly …