Tag Archives: Action

Darryn Bonthuys

Resident Evil Producer feels that action focus may not have been a good idea

February 4, 2013 at 11:45 am | 11 Comments

Resident Evil, what happened to you? You used to be cool. I remember plopping your second game into a Playstation console, gaming away throughout the night and mentally scarring myself to the point where I was too scared to get out of bed to take a piss break. Now? You’re a mere shadow of your former self, an action-bloated adrenaline junkie film that doesn’t surprise or innovate. And according to Resident Evil producer Maachika Kawata, this new direction may have been the wrong one.


Yolanda Green

The Lazygamer Awards 2012 – Best Action Game

December 20, 2012 at 1:30 pm | 7 Comments

Everybody loves them some action, just last night we were watching The Expendables 2 and I loved the crap out of every badly written line of it. The same thing applies to action games, we don’t care about the story, we just care about the ass kicking! However, we are fortunate to have gotten some great action games this year, most of which had an amazing story and/or art direction. The best out of all of them just happened to be…


Darryn Bonthuys

So what kind of people play sports games?

December 3, 2012 at 2:00 pm | 7 Comments

Gaming is something that anyone can enjoy. From grandma swearing at the screen in Tetris when a long block fails to pop up, to the younger members of the family sticking around to ruin box art, it’s pretty much a welcoming form of entertainment. So what kind of people play sports games then? Not grandma, we’ll tell you that much.


Garth Holden

Dishonored review – Binge Blinking

November 2, 2012 at 3:30 pm | 30 Comments

Not everyone plays games the same way.

Sounds like a daft statement, right? But think about it. Why else would there be classes and choices in games if we all played the same way. Difficulty levels would be unnecessary, playtesting would be easier. Glitches and exploits wouldn't happen and no one would ever need a walk-through.

But we all play games differently.


Darryn Bonthuys

We chat with Evan Greenwood about BROFORCE, destruction and Terry Crews playing with his muscles

September 13, 2012 at 1:00 pm | 4 Comments

You’re never to old to indulge in some retro gaming action, and even though your Famicom may not work no matter how hard you blow it, at least there studios out there working on games inspired by the greats of yesteryear. I caught up with Evan Greenwood of Free Lives to talk about the upcoming BROFORCE, an old-school run ‘n gun game that mixes in some environmental destruction and enough action movie references to qualify itself as a Third Expendables film.


Geoffrey Tim

Hard-boiled gunplay with Sleeping Dogs

July 30, 2012 at 10:45 am | 7 Comments

There’s no point in denying that Sleeping dogs from United Front Games and publisher Square Enix follows the formula laid down by Grand Theft Auto; you’ll execute missions within an open world, with fun little diversions to keep you entertained between missions. If there’s one thing that Grand Theft auto’s never managed to get right, it’s the combat; both gunplay and hand-to-hand combat have been merely passable. That’s one thing that differentiates Sleeping Dogs from the game from which it draws much of its inspiration.


Darryn Bonthuys

Let’s all go hunting with the new Crysis 3 trailer

April 25, 2012 at 9:00 am | 18 Comments

One of the bigger surprises of the year has to be the debut of a third Crysis game, as it’s only been a year since we last stepped into a nano-suit and took on alien invaders in New York City, that cursed metropolis of many a disaster movie/game/novel/tea party.

So, is Crysis 3 merely a quick expansion dressed up as a proper sequel? It might appear that way, but it seems that the third game has a whole new set of rules and challenges, as its developers explained recently.


Darryn Bonthuys

Remedy boss says that Max Payne 3 is “F—ing brilliant”

April 10, 2012 at 11:30 am | 3 Comments

There’s a ton of great games hitting shelves in May, from the PC clickathon that has been years in the making, Diablo 3, through to Dragons Dogma which puts its own spin on open-world fantasy, and of course, Max Payne 3.

The original two games were developed by Remedy Entertainment, and when they first released, they practically set new benchmarks in the industry for action games. Rockstar Games, developers of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, are currently handling the third tale of the sombre detective.

It’s looking fantastic so far, but what do the original creative forces of Max Payne 3 have to say about it? Apparently, it’s pretty damn good.


Darryn Bonthuys

First footage of Dishonoured shows off gritty, gruesome action and murders

March 13, 2012 at 2:00 pm | 5 Comments

Remember Dishonoured? It was announced last year, and so far, it’s shaping up to be a fantastic spiritual successor to classic games such as Thief, mixing fantasy with steampunk elements, alongside a morality system that might make an actual difference in the in-game world, instead of just a few cosmetic changes.

Corvo, bodyguard to a dead queen, has been betrayed by the parties responsible for her literal dethroning, setting him on the path of revenge. We’ve heard lots of talk about the game so far, but we’ve seen very little of it in action.

Until today that is, as Gamespot has just loaded up some new footage of Dishonoured, with Harvey Smith and Raphael Colantonio from developers Arkane talking about the title, which is due for release later this year on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.


Darryn Bonthuys

Hitman: Absolution does it your way

January 12, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 11 Comments

If there’s one franchise I’m glad to see returning this year, it’s the chrome-domed assassinations of the original Hitman himself, Agent 47.

Previews for the game have begun circulating, and it seems like everybody's favourite bar-coded assassin is going to feature a mix of gameplay that will allow for players to either John Woo a room full of enemies, or be more cerebral and take their time silently dispatching them.

IO Interactive is aiming to present a more focused, more deadly character with the latest game, which also means that they’re going to be trimming a lot of fat off the franchise for when when the game does finally launch.


Geoffrey Tim

Awesome Video of the Day : Ode To Action

November 29, 2010 at 1:30 pm | 4 Comments

What happens when a bit of couch multiplayer griefing goes a bit too far? What would happen if say, the faux semi-automatic rifle you’re pretending to shoot your buddy with actually fired real bullets?

What would happen is this, a tribute to the action found in some of your favourite video games and films – complete with silly sound effects, cool VFX and the overly brown palettes of “Next gen games” like Gears of War. If you’ve seen Youtube gamer comedy by the likes of Freddy Wong, you know what to expect – but this one is done pretty damned well enough to warrant a watch.

If you haven’t seen it, check out Thinkingstone production’s “Ode to Action” after the jump.


Gareth Seiler

Broken Pixels – Spiderman 3

November 12, 2008 at 1:30 pm | 0 Comments

Broken Pixels: Spider-Man 3
It would be cliche to say that Spider-Man 3 was the game that broke the camel's back were it not for the fact that Crispin Boyer, Shane Bettenhausen, and Seanbaby are now paraplegic husks of their former selves after playing an entire season's worth of anguish-inducing games. They are powering down the Telefunk and wringing out the beer-soaked couch this week in preparation for Broken Pixels' final episode of the season, and what better game to bring us home than one based on a movie that turned an entire generation of fanboys flaccid. Watch the gang resort to twelve-year-old quips as they equate Spider-Man's web slingers to every phallic device imaginable in this week's episode. The next season of Broken Pixels will kick off on January 6, 2009. [Mandatory dodgy language warning on this one]

Gareth Seiler

This is a cry for help ‘Decade of Games’ montage

November 10, 2008 at 1:15 pm | 0 Comments

 
This is a cry for help 'Decade of Games' montage
Edmund McMillen's 10 years of video game works in one brilliant trailer. This is a full trailer for This is a cry for help, a collection of 10 years of artistic independence by Edmund McMillen. He's been responsable for some of the most unique and quirky games ive played on my pc, even if they are just little flash games and not huge AAA titles. I promise you, you will have a smile on your face after you've tried a couple. Source: http://www.Edmundm.com

Gareth Seiler

Gears of War ‘Last Breath Machinima’

November 6, 2008 at 3:00 pm | 0 Comments

Gears of War 'Last Breath Machinima'

You don't have to look very hard these days to find a bad machinima, however the good ones are very few and far between, "the Last Breath" is the first in a series by TheDuoGroup and follows Colonel Victor Hoffman's most well known exploits and the team he pulled together to make it happen. The production values look good and the camera angles are well planned. All in all this could be worth following.


Gareth Seiler

Prince of Persia ‘Platforming’ gameplay

November 3, 2008 at 4:15 pm | 0 Comments

Prince of Persia 'Platforming' gameplay

Man I don't know what to say, this game is looking fantastic and an absolute ton of fun. Prince of Persia is definitely a must buy judging by this, yes it's only a video but come on, there's no denying how smooth the game looks, I want it and I want it now!

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