Killer Apps: Games That Killed Their Developers – Hydrophobia
Was the game Hydrophobia so bad that it drowned its developer, Dark Energy Digital? Player Affinity’s Charles Battersby takes a look at this watery flop to see what went wrong.
Was the game Hydrophobia so bad that it drowned its developer, Dark Energy Digital? Player Affinity’s Charles Battersby takes a look at this watery flop to see what went wrong.
How much longer can Microsoft solely rely on Gears of War and Halo when Nintendo and Sony are dominating the market with a larger range of first-party exclusives?
Microsoft’s E3 press conference included a number of non-descrpt franchise sequels, but what truly stole the show was the announcement of Xbox 360’s several non-gaming-related offerings.
Microsoft has revealed a new live-action trailer and gameplay footage for their upoming title, Halo 4. Showcasing the long-awaited debut of new enemies, the Forerunner, Halo 4 stands firm to change Halo as we know it. Featuring all new styles of gameplay, be prepared for a Halo as you’ve never seen it before, when the game drops later this year.
Was the tie-in game for the Watchmen movie so bad that it killed the studio that made it? Player Affinity’s Charles Battersby takes an objective look at Watchmen The End Is Nigh by Deadline Games.
The debate about overpopulation is the value of human life: quality of life versus quantity of life. Is having 10 billion miserable people better than having one billion happy people? Population control is a taboo subject in just about every art form and is generally left as the goal of only the worst villains. Still, even when voiced by evil-doers, the concept of population control is just as rare in videogames as in other media, and virtually non-existent as the goal of a protagonist.
The recent news that developer Rare might be up to something big for the next console generation can either cause excitement or groans, depending on your opinion of the developer for the past decade.
It’s a rare occurrence that video games based on licenses are ever decent, yet store shelves are full of them. The vast majority of titles boast shoddy gameplay mechanics, disgusting visuals, and are about as much fun to play as setting your own face on fire. The large majority of games licensed from films tend to get annihilated in reviews, which is respectable justice in terms of the damage they cause to their players. What is it that always seems to go wrong?
Max is back, but can he bring back the Payne after a nine-year hiatus? Rockstar is dubbing Max Payne 3 as a new chapter in the life of Max Payne, and after so long since the release of Max Payne 2, this can only be a good thing.
Prototype 2 was released earlier this month from Radical Entertainment to mostly positive reviews. If you have picked up the game and your having problems with some of those pesky collectables, look no further!
