When we think of triple-A games that focus on story, a few titles probably pop up straight away. Bioware's Mass Effect, maybe. Or the Bioshock franchise by Irrational. Perhaps Naughty Dog's Uncharted series, famed as it is for its well-written dialog and explosive cinematic sequences. But all of the…

Instead of a formal review (because I strongly imagine more than one person wants to review it, I thought we could play Bioware's new game *together*, as it comes out.

[The Witcher 2 was pirated more than 4.5 million times in its first few months on sale. In the same amount of time, the game sold a little over one million units legitimately]

['EA Spouse' Erin Hoffman revealed bad working conditions at game developer EA several years ago. Very little has changed]

The current system is OK. It's not great, and it was better before, but it's FINE. It's alright. It's good ENOUGH. I don't even understand the new one. Why do replies to a comment have their own, completely separate threads? Why must you make things more confusing.

For a long time now, many in our industry have argued that games journalism needs to 'grow up'. They say that the current state of reviews, obsessed with graphics and mediocre storytelling, are inadequate for a medium with so much potential. They say that we need game critics that are like film critics- ones not…

Dragon Age 2 is one of the best and most interesting games I've played this generation. Indeed, on a second playthrough, it is easy to see why, despite having more flaws than its predecessor, it is also the better game.

Landing on the Citadel for the first time may well be my defining gaming memory of this generation. The feelings of awe I experienced when I saw Gears of War for the first time, or stepped out of the caves in Oblivion were magnificent and wondrous and incredible, but nothing compared to the moment I stepped out into…

The third Grand Theft Auto in the PS2 era remains a game of contrasts, not least in terms of opinion. Going back to San Andreas 10 years on, is it evident now that we were tricked by its gigantic world, full of freedoms that had been little more than dreams a few years before? Or is San Andreas an enduring classic…

Conventional game wisdom says there are two very different types of open world games. Those based around a strong central narrative (such as L.A. Noire or Mafia II, which I wrote about in detail here), and those based primarily around sandbox activities, such as Just Cause or Skyrim, in which exploration and…

The Last of Us has a terrible story. Were it pitched as a film, TV show or book, it would be mocked for it's lackluster plot. As would Mass Effect. As would Uncharted. As would Bioshock Infinite. And I'll tell you why.

I'm from London, England, but have also lived in (and speak) German too. Honestly, I wouldn't move here if I were you- the weather's shit, everything is expensive (literally do not move to London if you're not earning more than the equivalent of $400k a year) and the people are English, so they're either orange,…