Tag Archives: Sequel

Darryn Bonthuys

Remedy isn’t ready to return to Alan Wake…yet

May 23, 2013 at 11:15 am | 7 Comments

And now for something completely different to Xbox One news! No, I’m lying out of my buttcheeks, this is totally related. This week, Remedy Entertainment took the stage at the Xbox One reveal to show off a trailer for their new game, Quantum Break. Which is kind of cool and sad at the same time, because that means that we won’t be seeing any new Alan Wake games for a while then. But according to Remedy boss Sam Lake, there’s a reason for that.


Zoe Hawkins

Prepare for the Sims 4

May 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm | 33 Comments

Guess who's back, back again. Oh yes, it's official.  Maxis (via owner EA) announced on their blog that the Sims 4 will be launching in 2014.


Darryn Bonthuys

Get a hard-mode with this 12 minutes of Dark Souls 2 gameplay footage

April 11, 2013 at 9:45 am | 22 Comments

Dark Souls wasn’t just a hard game. It was a ‘ard game that was more punishing than Geoff’s sleeping habits. Still, masochism prevailed and the game did damn well for publisher Namco Bandai. Success also equals sequel so here’s 12 minutes of gameplay from Dark Souls 2.


Darryn Bonthuys

Sniper Elite 3 has 2014 in the crosshairs

March 15, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 11 Comments

Sniper Elite V2 may not have been everyone’s cup of tea last year, but hot damn, it was still pretty satisfying for those that got into it. It was all about squeezing that trigger and letting loose a full metal jacket of organ-splattering gore, captured perfectly in the game engine. And for the third game in the series, I hope that Rebellion and 505 Games find a way to make that feature even more satisfying.


Darryn Bonthuys

Planescape Torment sequel gets Kickstarted within a day

March 7, 2013 at 11:15 am | 12 Comments

Man, if there is one market of consumers out there that has some disposable income to splash around, it’s the nostalgic gamers out there who are dying for some old school RPG action. Planescape Torment was a legendary game back in ye old day of 1999, but the Dungeons and Dragons game never saw a sequel. Until now that is, when developer inXile put up a Kickstarter campaign asking for close to a million Washingtons for it. They got it within six hours.


Darryn Bonthuys

A more “authentic” Brothers in Arms game is on the way

February 12, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 15 Comments

Gearbox isn’t having a good day. Their latest game, Aliens: Colonial Marines has chest-bursted into a flamethrower of bad reviews and hate, leaving that game in some bad waters. While they hit it big last year with a Borderlands sequel, Gearbox aslo has another game on the way. A spin-off of the long-running Brothers in Arms franchise, Furious 4 is scheduled for release later this year. It’s a game which has seen some drastic changes made to the formula of that revered series, much to the despair of some long-time fans. But don’t fret, because a more “authentic” Brother in Arms game is on the way. Eventually.


Geoffrey Tim

Where the next Mass Effect fits

February 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 26 Comments

There’s an air of the unknown about the next game set in the Mass Effect universe. What we do know is that it won;t feature Commander Shepard, and that it’ll run on the Frostbite 2.0 engine instead of the Unreal engine that’s powered the previous games. And now Bioware’s filled in a few more blanks.


Darryn Bonthuys

Don’t expect to see Darksiders 3 from Crytek USA

February 5, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 16 Comments

With the gaming industry having finished picking who and what they wanted from the leftovers of THQ, there was still one fine studio that was left forever alone. It looked like nobody wanted a slice of Darksiders developer Vigil Games, until Crytek swooped in and formed a new studio with that staff, Crytek USA. So what’s up first for the new studio then? Darksiders 3? Nope!


Darryn Bonthuys

The Witcher 3 is going open world

February 5, 2013 at 9:30 am | 33 Comments

If there was one title that highlighted polish video game development in 2011 and 2012, it was The Witcher 2. Created by CD Projekt RED, the game is seen as a modern day masterpiece, and one that was done on a budget that would have been impossible for bigger companies to emulate. While CDP has started work on that other game, Cyberpunk 2077, they’ve also expanded their focus to start work on The Witcher 3, which sees the return of a beardier Geralt.


Darryn Bonthuys

Dark Souls 2 will be less subtle, more direct

January 30, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 1 Comment

There’s a lot of love for Dark Souls out there in the gaming community. Harder than my nipples on a cold day, the game created a new niche genre for itself, where overcoming various enemies was a challenge that felt satisfying, and tear-inducing terrible when failed for the 15th time in a row. Part of that challenge came for the steep learning curve of the game, something that Dark Souls 2 director Tomohiro Shibuya says will be made easier in the sequel.


Darryn Bonthuys

Holy domain name registrations Batman!

January 14, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 17 Comments

If there’s one thing that the dark knight has done in the last year or two, it’s to take care of business. The Dark Knight Rises saw a trilogy of films wrapped up, while 2011’s Arkham City went out with a bang alongside the criminally underrated Brave and the Bold cartoon. But could there be more Batmannery lying in wait? One nerd in Batman underwear (me), certainly hopes so.


Darryn Bonthuys

Your decisions from Walking Dead season 1 may survive into season 2

January 8, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 7 Comments

If there’s one thing that I have learnt from playing The Walking Dead episodic quick-time event, it’s that I am a horrible, horrible person. Even though I insist that using Clementine as a strap-on zombie shield would have been brilliant. Decisions made in that game carried weight, and with a sequel on the cards, Telltale Games is looking to carry the impact of those choices, into season two.


Darryn Bonthuys

Check out these new Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 screens, video and condoms

December 13, 2012 at 1:30 pm | 15 Comments

If there’s one game in my collection that is a guilty pleasure of mine, it’s got to be Fist of the North Star. Monotonous, repetitive and filled with more blood than my last new year’s party, the game still holds a place in my heart. A sequel is on the way, and it looks set to have the exact same content as the original, with a few cosmetic touches. Here’s a look at that game with some new gameplay, screenshots and prophylactics.


Darryn Bonthuys

Dark Souls 2 announced,’unrelenting challenge’ promised

December 10, 2012 at 7:45 am | 23 Comments

Going into the VGAs on Friday, we thought we knew all of the existing games that would be teased. But that event is also home to newer games being revealed. And lo and behold, that game was Dark Souls 2, a sequel to a cult hit that happens to be infamous for its hellish challenges and difficulty! So prepare yourselves, because here comes the pain…again!


Darryn Bonthuys

The next Assassin’s Creed game could have co-op

November 29, 2012 at 11:15 am | 23 Comments

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that Assassin’s Creed is far from over. A fourth game is a given after that…ending in the latest one, but how to keep the interest alive in the interim? Better characters? Less of those horrid chase sequences? Ha! As if! No, what Ubisoft has planned right now, is an invitation for your buddies to come share in the glitchy fun with you.

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