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Gaming Journalist. Words at Rolling Stone, MMORPG.net, NME and more. Contact me: ryaneasby@outlook.com

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Meet the Ukrainian developers making games in the middle of a war

Meet the Ukrainian developers making games in the middle of a war

WePC — To say the year has been difficult for Ukraine would be an understatement. Towards the end of February, Russia declared a completely unjust war upon the country, ignoring any and all human rights and completely unrooting the country in every possible way.

Sniper Elite 5 Review

Sniper Elite 5 Review

TechRaptor — is a series that has been going on for an absolutely shocking amount of time. Five mainline games have been released in the series since 2005, which is a lot of games for a series centered around one war and one sniper, but is the newest installment in the series, Sniper Elite 5, worth a damn?

Saints Row Reboot Aims to Balance Humor and Emotional Depth

Saints Row Reboot Aims to Balance Humor and Emotional Depth

TechRaptor — is back! We here at TechRaptor had the privilege of watching a near hourlong hands-off preview that featured breakdowns of missions, characters, mechanics, and more. We're here to give you the inside scoop on what you can expect from the game going forward and what tone developer Deep Silver Volition wants to hit with Saints Row.

Amisso Amico - Into The Spine

Amisso Amico - Into The Spine

Into The Spine — Death is a hell of a beast. It's like a drug, to an extent. You go numb, your mind and body throws themselves through a whole host of reactions and side effects.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human Displays A Brighter Side Of Humanity - JumpCut PLAY

Dying Light 2 Stay Human Displays A Brighter Side Of Humanity - JumpCut PLAY

JumpCut Online — It's an oft-repeated trope in post-apocalyptic fiction that we are the greatest enemy to ourselves. You can find examples of this across various types of media, but it seems to be a constant thesis statement of fiction that will inevitably lead us to our own demise.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake's plot twist is genius

Final Fantasy 7 Remake's plot twist is genius

PCGamesN — Final Fantasy VII fans were expecting the 2020 Remake to be a faithful retelling of the original story. Square Enix had other plans: the final few chapters of Final Fantasy VII Remake wildly diverge from the original's ending, introducing far-reaching consequences for the lore and inciting plenty of outrage from some players as a result.

Mastering the Chief: The Evolution of Halo's Iconic Hero

Mastering the Chief: The Evolution of Halo's Iconic Hero

Fanbyte — A lot changed during the development of the original . The first public footage for the game, which at that point had gone through a wide variety of titles such as The Santa Machine, Solipsis, The Crystal Palace, Hard Vacuum and more before finally setting on (though the 'Combat Evolved' subtitle came later), appeared at a Macworld Conference in 1999.

Interview with Supergiant Games' Greg Kasavin - The Outerhaven

Interview with Supergiant Games' Greg Kasavin - The Outerhaven

The Outerhaven — Hades has intrigued me since the day it launched out of early access. This intriguing combination of roguelike gameplay and mythical storytelling seemed almost too good to be true. Of course, then I found out who was developing it and I came to realise why it was so good.

Video game bosses we wouldn't want to face again | Fanatical Blog

Video game bosses we wouldn't want to face again | Fanatical Blog

fanatical.com — By Guest - 9th Aug 2021 Games Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is not an easy game. Hell, it's not even just a tough game... Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a HARD game. It's even harder if you go into the game expecting a game similar to Dark Souls.

Video Game Review: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Sequential Planet

Video Game Review: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Sequential Planet

sequentialplanet.com — Ratchet & Clank has always been one of my favourite franchises, since I first got my PS2 as a child. Sure, I was a fan of Mario and Sonic, but it was always the Lombax and his tiny robot backpack intrigued me more than anything else.