How often does the launch review differ from the reviews that are written later? It seems quite often and in favour of the game being reviewed… Continue reading
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How Different is Metacritic’s Metascore From A Title’s Unweighted Review Score Average?
To my knowledge, no-one has publicly looked at how much Metacritic’s weighting practises influence its metascore versus just taking an unweighted average of the same figures. So I did. Continue reading
Neverwinter: Lessons Learned
Neverwinter has clear links back to the lessons Cryptic Studios has learned with their previous titles. Continue reading
Kickstander: Kickstarter Isn’t A Store Unless You Are An American (McGee)
Kickstarter isn’t a store, or so the site tells you. But that doesn’t stop it being used as one, as this odd example shows. Continue reading
My Building Sense of Disappointment About Bioshock: Infinite
I really wanted to love Bioshock: Infinite. Sadly, I didn’t. Here’s why.
***SPOILERS*** FOR THE NARRATIVE OF BIOSHOCK INFINITE. AND BIOSHOCK. AND BIOSHOCK 2. Continue reading
Hitman: Absolution – Oh, When The Saints…
Htiman: Absolution attracted a lot of negative attention for its depiction of the sexy nun Saints being violently murdered in a trailer. Did the game itself actually treat them any better? Continue reading
Warhammer 40000: Dark Millenium – If A MMO Falls in Pre-Production And No-One Cares…
Hey, remember that Warhammer 40K MMO that was going to be published by THQ and was being developed by Vigil Games? No? That’s okay, few people do. Continue reading
SimCity: I’m Not Saying That The Gaming Press Is Easily Led, But…
Charting the Metacritic review scores of the new SimCity over time shows how out of step the early reviews were with what happened at launch. Continue reading
City of Heroes / Villains: Putting Claims To The Test
Back in January an anonymous source made a number of claims about City of Heroes’ / Villains’ performance to MMORPG.com, so let’s see how they stack up. Continue reading
The Unplayed Gaming List – February 2013
The more games you finish, the more games you want. Continue reading
World Class Villains 