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Review Borderlands 3 (PS5) - Looting and Shooting Is Back and Better Than Ever
Don't forget to like, follow, and obey
Republished on Wednesday, 15th February, 2023: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2023's PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup. The original text follows. Borderlands 3 is one of those rare games where you most likely knew if you would be purchasing it or not...
Review The Quarry (PS5) - Maybe Until Dawn Was Just a Fluke
One foot in the grave
Republished on Wednesday, 15th February, 2023: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2023's PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup. The original text follows. Whether it likes it or not, Supermassive Games will always have its titles compared to Until Dawn. The British developer...
Review Mafia: Definitive Edition - This Is How You Do a Remake
Scarf ace
Republished on Wednesday, 1st February, 2023: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2023's PS Plus line up. The original text follows. After the complete and utter disaster that was Mafia II: Definitive Edition, the only way was up for its prequel. Mafia: Definitive E
Review Marvel's Midnight Suns (PS5) - Heroic Social Strategy Experiment Is Almost Super
A kind of Magik
In an era of samey mainstream games, Marvel’s Midnight Suns sticks out like a Spider-Man cosplay in a white collar working place. While this heroic effort from iconic XCOM developer Firaxis pulls liberally from a spectrum of different sources – the likes of Slay the Spire, Metal Gear Acid, and even Fire Emblem: Three Houses all...
Review New Tales From The Borderlands (PS5) - No Tale, Too Much Borderlands
Fails from the Borderlands
There’s an argument to be made that 2014’s Tales from the Borderlands is actually the best game in the Borderlands series. Now, hold on. Don’t go typing up your angry comments just yet. Hear us out. Sometimes you just want a capital V capital G Video Game that’s about running and jumping and shooting and looting...
Review Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PS5) - Borderlands Fantasy Spin-Off Can't Quite Find the Magic
No time to dice
If you read our review of Borderlands 3, then you've basically read our review of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, only this game isn't as good. We're just doing it again in different words, and we're a little more weary this time around. Nothing of much consequence has changed between the two games. The budget is lower, clearly, and the...
Dicey Dungeons (& Dragons)
Republished on Wednesday 26th January, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2022's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. Just in time to gear us up for the 2022 launch of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, one of the best Borderlands expansions ever is back to dazzle...
Review Mafia II: Definitive Edition - There's Nothing Definitive About This Awful Remaster
Throw away the key
Mafia II deserves better than this. Originally released for PlayStation 3 in 2010, it was by no means the greatest of its time. However, ten years later, anything the game got right has been thwarted by the technical disaster that is Mafia II: Definitive Edition. This remaster fails on all fronts. From an atrociously bad frame...
Review Mafia III - Gripping Presentation Marred by Repetitive Missions
An offer you might want to refuse
Republished on Tuesday, 19th May, 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of Mafia III: Definitive Edition. The original text follows. 1968 was a turbulent year in United States history. With both the Vietnam War in full swing, and the assassination of Martin Luther King...
Review Mafia II - Stunning Period Setting Undone Only by Restrictive Open World
Godfatherly love
Republished on Tuesday, 19th May, 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of Mafia II: Definitive Edition. The original text follows. Protagonist Vito Scaletta is a typical mobster: he's a criminal, a low-life, and a murderer -- but you can't help but fall in love with him. Despite being...
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News Hangar 13 Faces Layoffs as Development Shifts to More Mafia
Oh, and Top Spin, apparently
Hangar 13, the development studio famed for the Mafia series, has recently suffered yet another round of staff layoffs. As reported by Kotaku, the studio, which is spread across three locations, is set to lose another 50 members of staff. This follows the recent resignation of studio head Haden Blackman, as well as...
News 2K Silicon Valley Now Named 31st Union, Working on a New IP
Expands to Spain, too
2K Games has officially announced the new name of one of its youngest development studios. What was once known as 2K Silicon Valley is now named 31st Union. The studio was founded last year and is headed up by Michael Condrey, previously of Sledgehammer Games. In 2K's statement, Condrey seems pretty excited about the company's...
News Mafia III Developer Hangar 13 Hit With Job Cuts
2K reduces staff
A new report from Kotaku states that Hangar 13, the studio behind 2016's Mafia III, has suffered a significant number of layoffs. Publisher 2K told Kotaku that staff reductions have been made at Hangar 13 "in order to ensure that the studio’s resources are properly aligned with its long-term development plans". Their statement...
News Publisher 2K Is Looking to The Future with Sci-Fi Title Tease
Adventurous
Hmmm, what do you make of this, then? 2K has just revealed what seems to be a brand new property in the form of a teaser website. The publisher had recently confirmed that it's working on a new AAA title, so this could well be our first glimpse. Supposedly named Advent, it looks as though it'll be some sort of sci-fi escapade, and we're...
News 2K Games Restores NBA 2K14 Servers, Career Save Files Should Work Again
Slam dunk
It's always worth complaining when you feel that you've been treated unfairly, evidenced by the fact that 2K Games has restored the NBA 2K14 servers. Earlier, we reported that the basketball sim's online functionality had been shut down, and, despite reassurance that it wouldn't happen, players had their career save files deleted as a...
News Players Aren't Happy with 2K Games After Publisher Deletes NBA 2K14 Save Files
Slam dump
With a new game releasing each year when it comes to the big sports franchises, you can see why publishers are eager to shut down the online services of previous outings. However, 2K Games has managed to cock-up its recent shutting of NBA 2K14's servers, much to the dismay of its lasting user base. After assuring players that their career...
News Hunt Down Evolve's Next Big DLC Batch With its Newest Trailer
A bit of a behemoth
Evolve's getting a brand new monster soon, and it looks pretty devastating. Named the Behemoth, this rock-skinned beast can roll itself up into a big old wrecking ball of destruction. The official gameplay trailer that we've embedded shows the creature off in all of its glory, while also walking us through the new hunters and...
News Remember to Make Room for Borderlands: The Handsome Collection's Huge Day One Patch on PS4
Not so handsome
We're well and truly into the age of ridiculously big downloadable game updates, but Borderlands: The Handsome Collection actually has a decent excuse. Weighing in at a rather large 8.31GB, you'll need the title's day one patch before you dive into some shooting and looting madness. Thankfully, it's not just a hefty chunk of data to...
News The Wraith Receives a Mighty Nerf with Evolve's New PS4 Patch
No more nightmares
Arriving on PlayStation 4 next week, Evolve's new patch applies numerous balancing tweaks, but the headline here is that it dishes out a significant downgrade to the Wraith - a monster which many players feel has been overly effective at wiping out its enemies since the game launched last month. Read our review of Evolve through...
News You Can Spend Over $60 on Evolve's Day One DLC
On the hunt
Evolve's doing itself no favours is it? While the four-versus-one shooter has received some largely positive reviews from critics, its maddening pre-order campaign and the sheer amount of different day one editions that were available across consoles and PC put the game in a negative light for many potential buyers. What we're really...
News Did You Know That Evolve Has a Single Player Mode?
Who needs friends
It may come as a shock, but PlayStation 4 co-op based shooter Evolve actually has a mode that you can play all by yourself, without having to interact with real people. Whether you knew this existed or not, you can get a good look at it in the 20 minute gameplay video that we've embedded. You can apply the solo settings to any...
News Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Brings the Shooter Series to PS4
Jack's back
Ever since Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel was announced, people have been crying out for a PlayStation 4 release, and so it's no surprise that the game, along with the critically acclaimed Borderlands 2, is gunning for Sony's newest console. Dubbed The Handsome Collection, the two titles will, for the first time, feature four player...
News Here's How to Get into PS4 Shooter Evolve's 'Big Alpha' Test
Beta be good
It seems that Alpha and Beta tests are all the rage these days. Destiny arguably mastered this technique, with countless players pre-ordering the title in order to get a taste of its extra-terrestrial escapades. In truth, we reckon this is pretty good idea, as it allows any potential online functionality problems to be hashed out before...
News Here's 15 Minutes of Low Gravity Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Gameplay
That big ol' moon
In this gameplay trailer narrated by Gearbox Software’s James Lopez and 2K Australia’s Joel Eschler, you'll get to see quite a bit of what the upcoming last-gen shooter Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has to offer. Spanning 15 minutes, there's plenty here to gawk at and time think to yourself, "Wow, this looks a lot like...
News WWE 2K15 Brings the Beat Down to PS4 and PS3 This October
Get ready to rumble, and all that
Monolithic publisher 2K Games has recently confirmed that WWE 2K15 will be arriving on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 later this year. The US will be seeing the latest entry in the long running franchise on 28th October, while the rest of you will be able to grapple-hold your friends on 31st October...
News Just How Good Does Borderlands 2 Look on PlayStation Vita?
Shots fired
One of the defining characteristics of the Borderlands franchise, aside from its salacious susceptibility for stupendous sums of loot, is its gorgeous and distinct art style. In a sea of brown realistic shooters, it's incredibly refreshing to see a series that so wholeheartedly embraces a more cartoony style. It is therefore imperative...
News Level Up with Tantalizing Footage of PS4 Shooter Evolve
Hunter vs. hunted
Turtle Rock, the team behind Left 4 Dead, has already revealed a cinematic trailer for its competitive meets co-op multiplayer game Evolve. However, Kotaku has published some gameplay footage of the Hunters and the Goliath from the hotly anticip
First Impressions Turtle Rock Is Transforming Co-Op with Evolve on PS4
Evolve or die
Boss battles are quite common in games. Usually equipped with a sequence of rules, they give you the opportunity to face a gargantuan challenge in search of closure or progression. So what happens when you open this ideology up and create a game that’s a constant non-scripted, unpredictable, and intense boss fight? Well, Turtle Rock...
News This Rumoured EU February PS Plus Lineup Looks Scarily Good
Too good to be true?
European PlayStation Plus subscribers could be in for a real treat, if a leaked list of Instant Game Collection titles posted on GamePointsNow is to be believed. PlayStation 4 owners would be insane to miss out on Red Barrels Games' asylum-based survival horror title Outlast, while those among you who have held onto your dear...
News Evolve Is a Next-Gen Exclusive Co-Op Shooter Coming to PS4
Hopefully evolving a genre
Has the hype behind Game Informer's latest cover been worth it? Well, only you can decide that, but the title in question sounds somewhat promising at least. Built upon co-op multiplayer, Evolve is a shooter developed by studio Turtle Rock, and is being published by 2K Games. The title was one of the new IPs up for auction...
News Place a Pre-order for BioShock Infinite's Sky Hook Replica
Calling all cosplayers
If you simply can't wait until the delayed launch of BioShock Infinite on 26th March, then you can always quench your steam-punk thirst by pre-ordering NECA's motorized Sky Hook replica. The sidearm measures 22 x 11 inches and can be pre-ordered via GameStop in North America for a mighty $79.99 (nearly £50). It's set to...
Competition Shut Your Claptrap and Win a Whole Slew of Borderlands 2 Loot
Vault hunter
If you haven't had the opportunity to return to Pandora just yet, we've teamed up with publisher 2K Games in order to scratch your loot lust. The company has sent us a treasure chest of Borderlands 2 goodies to give away to one lucky reader, all you need to do is answer the simple question below. Prizes include a copy of the game for...
News BioShock Infinite TGS 2011 Teaser Trailer
In Japanese too!
As fans of the original BioShock, it’s not hard for us to get excited about any new titbit we can rummage up about the upcoming BioShock Infinite. With each new trailer that Irrational Games releases, it seems that the game just continues to look better and better, and this can be said once again from this new trailer from TGS...
News Tear Deeper Into Columbia in BioShock Infinite
Tearing the worlds apart
Maybe it was the way that Rapture gripped us from beginning to end in the original BioShock, or maybe it was the way the game created such a surreal alternate lifestyle in the underwater city that it almost seemed like it could actually be lying in wait somewhere in the ocean depths. Today we grasp at every morsel of...
News Hangar 13 Faces Layoffs as Development Shifts to More Mafia
Oh, and Top Spin, apparently
Hangar 13, the development studio famed for the Mafia series, has recently suffered yet another round of staff layoffs. As reported by Kotaku, the studio, which is spread across three locations, is set to lose another 50 members of staff. This follows the recent resignation of studio head Haden Blackman, as well as...
News 2K Silicon Valley Now Named 31st Union, Working on a New IP
Expands to Spain, too
2K Games has officially announced the new name of one of its youngest development studios. What was once known as 2K Silicon Valley is now named 31st Union. The studio was founded last year and is headed up by Michael Condrey, previously of Sledgehammer Games. In 2K's statement, Condrey seems pretty excited about the company's...
News Mafia III Developer Hangar 13 Hit With Job Cuts
2K reduces staff
A new report from Kotaku states that Hangar 13, the studio behind 2016's Mafia III, has suffered a significant number of layoffs. Publisher 2K told Kotaku that staff reductions have been made at Hangar 13 "in order to ensure that the studio’s resources are properly aligned with its long-term development plans". Their statement...
News Publisher 2K Is Looking to The Future with Sci-Fi Title Tease
Adventurous
Hmmm, what do you make of this, then? 2K has just revealed what seems to be a brand new property in the form of a teaser website. The publisher had recently confirmed that it's working on a new AAA title, so this could well be our first glimpse. Supposedly named Advent, it looks as though it'll be some sort of sci-fi escapade, and we're...
News 2K Games Restores NBA 2K14 Servers, Career Save Files Should Work Again
Slam dunk
It's always worth complaining when you feel that you've been treated unfairly, evidenced by the fact that 2K Games has restored the NBA 2K14 servers. Earlier, we reported that the basketball sim's online functionality had been shut down, and, despite reassurance that it wouldn't happen, players had their career save files deleted as a...
News Players Aren't Happy with 2K Games After Publisher Deletes NBA 2K14 Save Files
Slam dump
With a new game releasing each year when it comes to the big sports franchises, you can see why publishers are eager to shut down the online services of previous outings. However, 2K Games has managed to cock-up its recent shutting of NBA 2K14's servers, much to the dismay of its lasting user base. After assuring players that their career...
News Hunt Down Evolve's Next Big DLC Batch With its Newest Trailer
A bit of a behemoth
Evolve's getting a brand new monster soon, and it looks pretty devastating. Named the Behemoth, this rock-skinned beast can roll itself up into a big old wrecking ball of destruction. The official gameplay trailer that we've embedded shows the creature off in all of its glory, while also walking us through the new hunters and...
News Remember to Make Room for Borderlands: The Handsome Collection's Huge Day One Patch on PS4
Not so handsome
We're well and truly into the age of ridiculously big downloadable game updates, but Borderlands: The Handsome Collection actually has a decent excuse. Weighing in at a rather large 8.31GB, you'll need the title's day one patch before you dive into some shooting and looting madness. Thankfully, it's not just a hefty chunk of data to...
News The Wraith Receives a Mighty Nerf with Evolve's New PS4 Patch
No more nightmares
Arriving on PlayStation 4 next week, Evolve's new patch applies numerous balancing tweaks, but the headline here is that it dishes out a significant downgrade to the Wraith - a monster which many players feel has been overly effective at wiping out its enemies since the game launched last month. Read our review of Evolve through...
News You Can Spend Over $60 on Evolve's Day One DLC
On the hunt
Evolve's doing itself no favours is it? While the four-versus-one shooter has received some largely positive reviews from critics, its maddening pre-order campaign and the sheer amount of different day one editions that were available across consoles and PC put the game in a negative light for many potential buyers. What we're really...
News Did You Know That Evolve Has a Single Player Mode?
Who needs friends
It may come as a shock, but PlayStation 4 co-op based shooter Evolve actually has a mode that you can play all by yourself, without having to interact with real people. Whether you knew this existed or not, you can get a good look at it in the 20 minute gameplay video that we've embedded. You can apply the solo settings to any...
News Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Brings the Shooter Series to PS4
Jack's back
Ever since Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel was announced, people have been crying out for a PlayStation 4 release, and so it's no surprise that the game, along with the critically acclaimed Borderlands 2, is gunning for Sony's newest console. Dubbed The Handsome Collection, the two titles will, for the first time, feature four player...
News Here's How to Get into PS4 Shooter Evolve's 'Big Alpha' Test
Beta be good
It seems that Alpha and Beta tests are all the rage these days. Destiny arguably mastered this technique, with countless players pre-ordering the title in order to get a taste of its extra-terrestrial escapades. In truth, we reckon this is pretty good idea, as it allows any potential online functionality problems to be hashed out before...
News Here's 15 Minutes of Low Gravity Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Gameplay
That big ol' moon
In this gameplay trailer narrated by Gearbox Software’s James Lopez and 2K Australia’s Joel Eschler, you'll get to see quite a bit of what the upcoming last-gen shooter Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has to offer. Spanning 15 minutes, there's plenty here to gawk at and time think to yourself, "Wow, this looks a lot like...
News WWE 2K15 Brings the Beat Down to PS4 and PS3 This October
Get ready to rumble, and all that
Monolithic publisher 2K Games has recently confirmed that WWE 2K15 will be arriving on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 later this year. The US will be seeing the latest entry in the long running franchise on 28th October, while the rest of you will be able to grapple-hold your friends on 31st October...
News Just How Good Does Borderlands 2 Look on PlayStation Vita?
Shots fired
One of the defining characteristics of the Borderlands franchise, aside from its salacious susceptibility for stupendous sums of loot, is its gorgeous and distinct art style. In a sea of brown realistic shooters, it's incredibly refreshing to see a series that so wholeheartedly embraces a more cartoony style. It is therefore imperative...
News Level Up with Tantalizing Footage of PS4 Shooter Evolve
Hunter vs. hunted
Turtle Rock, the team behind Left 4 Dead, has already revealed a cinematic trailer for its competitive meets co-op multiplayer game Evolve. However, Kotaku has published some gameplay footage of the Hunters and the Goliath from the hotly anticip
First Impressions Turtle Rock Is Transforming Co-Op with Evolve on PS4
Evolve or die
Boss battles are quite common in games. Usually equipped with a sequence of rules, they give you the opportunity to face a gargantuan challenge in search of closure or progression. So what happens when you open this ideology up and create a game that’s a constant non-scripted, unpredictable, and intense boss fight? Well, Turtle Rock...
News This Rumoured EU February PS Plus Lineup Looks Scarily Good
Too good to be true?
European PlayStation Plus subscribers could be in for a real treat, if a leaked list of Instant Game Collection titles posted on GamePointsNow is to be believed. PlayStation 4 owners would be insane to miss out on Red Barrels Games' asylum-based survival horror title Outlast, while those among you who have held onto your dear...
News Evolve Is a Next-Gen Exclusive Co-Op Shooter Coming to PS4
Hopefully evolving a genre
Has the hype behind Game Informer's latest cover been worth it? Well, only you can decide that, but the title in question sounds somewhat promising at least. Built upon co-op multiplayer, Evolve is a shooter developed by studio Turtle Rock, and is being published by 2K Games. The title was one of the new IPs up for auction...
News Place a Pre-order for BioShock Infinite's Sky Hook Replica
Calling all cosplayers
If you simply can't wait until the delayed launch of BioShock Infinite on 26th March, then you can always quench your steam-punk thirst by pre-ordering NECA's motorized Sky Hook replica. The sidearm measures 22 x 11 inches and can be pre-ordered via GameStop in North America for a mighty $79.99 (nearly £50). It's set to...
Competition Shut Your Claptrap and Win a Whole Slew of Borderlands 2 Loot
Vault hunter
If you haven't had the opportunity to return to Pandora just yet, we've teamed up with publisher 2K Games in order to scratch your loot lust. The company has sent us a treasure chest of Borderlands 2 goodies to give away to one lucky reader, all you need to do is answer the simple question below. Prizes include a copy of the game for...
News BioShock Infinite TGS 2011 Teaser Trailer
In Japanese too!
As fans of the original BioShock, it’s not hard for us to get excited about any new titbit we can rummage up about the upcoming BioShock Infinite. With each new trailer that Irrational Games releases, it seems that the game just continues to look better and better, and this can be said once again from this new trailer from TGS...
News Tear Deeper Into Columbia in BioShock Infinite
Tearing the worlds apart
Maybe it was the way that Rapture gripped us from beginning to end in the original BioShock, or maybe it was the way the game created such a surreal alternate lifestyle in the underwater city that it almost seemed like it could actually be lying in wait somewhere in the ocean depths. Today we grasp at every morsel of...