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Online gaming: the modern day arcade – Reader’s Feature
The spirit lives on A reader reminisces about the glory day of video game arcades and how he’s discovered a similar experience with online communities. Growing up in the market town of Darlington, with...
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The Perfect 10: Part Three – Reader’s Feature
Halo: Combat Evolved – did it deserve its perfect scores? A reader nears the end of his four-part series on games that deserve 10 out 10, as he considers the question of gameplay mechanics. There may...
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Fallout 4’s graphics are not its biggest problem – Reader’s Feature
Fallout 4 – did Bethesda take the right approach? A reader gives his own critique of Bethesda’s blockbuster, and claims its dumbed down gameplay is a bigger issue than its graphics. All across the...
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Weekend Hot Topic, part 2: Most wanted movie tie-in
It’s not a movie, but there’s still no Breaking Bad game GameCentral readers names the films, TV shows, comics, and books they’d like turned into video games, from Star Trek to Sopranos. The subject...
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Games Inbox: Multiplayer-only trend, Fallout 4 story, and Mass Effect spin-off
Rainbow Six Siege – there is single-player, but no story campaign The morning Inbox discusses the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 a year on, as one reader calls for a new Attack on Titan game. To join in...
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Disney Infinity 3.0 Star Wars: Rise Against The Empire review – it’s a trap?
Star Wars: Rise Against The Empire – the Force is child-friendly in this one Battlefront might not have a story campaign but Disney Infinity 3.0’s Star Wars expansion does, but is it one that will...
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Mass Effect: Andromeda leak promises jetpacks and ‘buxom blonde’
Mass Effect: Andromeda – is this a leak or just educated guesses? BioWare’s new sci-fi game may have suffered its first leak of insider info, including details of the bad guys and Mako customisation....
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Star Wars: Battlefront beats Destiny launch record in UK charts
Star Wars: Battlefront – a sales Force to be reckoned with Star Wars: Battlefront has become the fastest selling Star Wars game ever, as sales for Fallout 4 drop by 80 per cent in its second week....
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Star Wars: Battlefront forces itself into UK top 10 – Games charts 21 November
Forcing its way off shop shelves UK individual formats chart – 21 November 1 (-) Star Wars: Battlefront (PS4) 2 (-) Star Wars: Battlefront (XO) 3 (3) Call Of Duty: Black Ops III (PS4) 4 (4) Call Of...
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The best and worst of Fallout 4 celebrity faces – from Taylor Swift to...
Being David Beckham certainly avoids the irradiated mutant look Fallout 4 allows you to create a character that looks like anyone you can imagine, so how did fans get on recreating Kanye and Mr Bean?...
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Games Inbox: Fallout 4 backlash, Star Was graphic adventure, and Hot Topic...
Fallout 4 – is it being treated unfairly? The evening Inbox struggles to understand a Resident Evil 6 remaster, as one reader suggests a turn-based superhero game. To join in with the discussions...
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Games Inbox: Most expensive DLC, Minecraft: Story Mode season pass, and GTA:...
The Crew: Wild Run – what happens when the DLC is more expensive than the game? The morning Inbox asks for recommendations on the best Skate, as one reader wonders where Shadows Of Mordor 2 is. To join...
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Halo 5, Battlefront, and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate sales have underperformed...
Halo 5 – Microsoft says it’s a record breaker but what’s the truth? America’s biggest games retailer is disappointed with Christmas sales so far, with only Fallout 4 and Black Ops III performing as...
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Typoman review – read the small print
Typoman (Wii U) – nothing says fun word game better than a bleak dystopian hellscape A cunning mix of wordplay and platforming results in one of the most original indie titles of the year – but does...
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New Turning Point mode revealed for Star Wars: Battlefront
Battle Of Jakku – new maps and a new mode A new 40-player game mode called Turning Point is coming to Star Wars: Battlefront, as part of the free Battle Of Jakku DLC. As it stands at the moment Star...
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Games Inbox: Choosing between Xbox One and PS4, Skate vs. Tony Hawk, and...
What would you suggest? The evening Inbox considers whether 2016 has been a disappointing year, as one reader offers a simple definition of hardcore gamer. To join in with the discussions yourself...
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Primal Carnage: Extinction PS4 review – Tyrannosaurs wrecked
Primal Carnage: Extinction (PS4) – dinosaurs deserve better Dinosaur-themed video games have been strangely scarce this year, but does this new online shooter make up for it? The synergy between...
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Games Inbox: Next gen new IP, PS2 backwards compatibility, and EA Access value
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – does it count as the sixth game, the ninth, or more? The morning struggles to access Bloodborne: The Old Hunters, as one reader celebrates the genius of Hidetaka Miyazaki....
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Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3 cancelled in West because of sexism
Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3 – what a loss to the Western games market Tecmo Koei’s latest bikini-oggling simulator will not be released outside Asia because of concerns about sexism… or possibly because...
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PS4 sales hit record-breaking 30 million worldwide
Was this console war already won long ago? Sony’s home console has hit another major milestone, selling roughly twice what the Xbox One has so far managed. As of last Sunday total worldwide sales for...
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