News/Previews
“DO NOT PANIC… REMAIN CIVIL AND CALM”, a British official instructs through the radio. The calendar reads June 6th 1984, and the world is about to end.
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture takes place in the abandoned village of… Continue reading
I’m a genius when it comes to scheduling things, I have to admit. I pre-ordered Heavensward, the first expansion for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, which entitled me to early access before the official release date on… Continue reading
Over the weekend, NetherRealm put out a video via the Mortal Kombat Community Youtube channel, showcasing some of the unique multiplayer and community features that look set to play a big role in the upcoming Mortal Kombat X.
We… Continue reading
The Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta begins in earnest next Monday, but this past weekend, members of the Xbox One dashboard preview were allowed a short peek past the curtain. We got to take a look at the content that… Continue reading
It’s fair to say that in the run-up to release, many have approached Dragon Age: Inquisition with, at best, cautious optimism. Others of course, have been downright pessimistic, lingering memories of Dragon Age 2‘s more reductive ideas and restrictive… Continue reading
Dragon Age Keep has finally emerged from closed beta, and is now open for all to get to grips with.
The Keep is a web-based tool that allows you to tailor your experience for next month’s Dragon Age: Inquisition.… Continue reading
In the run-up to Gamescom, UK developer Ninja Theory had been teasing their new IP. The game, Hellblade, was announced on-stage at Sony’s conference via a sombre, eye-catching CGI trailer.
The first reaction many had to that teaser was… Continue reading
My brother knows me so well. I recently turned 30 and he handed me the gift that keeps giving – a gift card to buy a game. To me, this is more than a present – it is freedom.
But… Continue reading
I spent a few challenging, unsettling and hilarious hours together with a guy named Stanley the other day. It made me realise two things: 1. don’t even try to follow the yellow brick road, and 2. indie games are the… Continue reading
The Escapists, a crowd-funded prison break game where all that stands between you and your freedom is a perfectly executed escape plan, enters Steam Early Access today. The prospective escapist must hatch a clever plan to break out of… Continue reading
CD Projekt RED has recently released a lengthy video filled with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt footage. With the launch of the game still some months away, eager fans will have to be content with this extended gameplay demo… Continue reading
A highlight from Saturday night’s stream, showing off the new Grimrail Depot Dungeon. For more Warlords of Draenor beta coverage follow us on Twitch.tv/16bitkings or over on our YouTube at YouTube.com/16bitkings.
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Hands up if you’re addicted to the Internet. …Did you let go of your phone just then? I thought not.
The adhesive of convenience and compulsion ensure that nowadays, our smartphones might as well be glued to our hands and… Continue reading
Ohhhh no they didn’t! (SOURCE: retrogamenetwork.com)
That was the tagline SEGA served up in their console war with Nintendo during the 90s. Nintendo had found itself top of the pile during the 1980s with games such as Donkey Kong and… Continue reading
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One of the surprise inclusions at Sony’s Gamescom stage show was a bizarre trailer for a new horror IP called P.T. Announced via a teaser showing gameplay footage interspersed with audience reactions, the game was apparently being developed by an… Continue reading
There’s rock. There’s rap and hip hop. There’s dubstep. Different people like one of the three while completely disregarding the other two as ‘trash,’ ‘sound poisoning,’ or some other creative insult. How do the big record label companies make money?… Continue reading
The much awaited press conference from Sony at this year’s Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, was held at 6pm BST yesterday. Apart from Hideo Kojima’s excellent presentation of the best cardboard box-packed trailer for any game ever, the hour dedicated to… Continue reading
In a surprise move, Crystal Dynamics today announced that the upcoming Rise of the Tomb Raider will be an Xbox One exclusive.
Crystal Dynamics’ Darrell Gallagher took to the stage at Gamescom during Microsoft’s press conference this afternoon to announce… Continue reading
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I have a confession to make: I’m a “Let’s Play”-aholic.
Night after night, I find myself horizontal on the nearest available soft surface, lying catatonic in a puddle of my own drool and shame, watching a YouTube personality play the… Continue reading
Grayson, the New York-based Siamese fighting fish, beat up a Pokemon this week and set off to take on the gym trainers as nearly 2,500,000 people from around the world looked on.
In the 170+ hours that Grayson has spent… Continue reading
When I first saw gameplay footage of the newest iteration of the grandfather of FPSs, I was slightly underwhelmed. The footage was taken from E3 2013, an event so overshadowed by the next-gen console scrap that many of the actual… Continue reading
Before it was formally announced at this year’s E3, I didn’t really believe that Halo: The Master Chief Collection was actually a thing. Being a massive fan(boy) of the franchise, I wanted to believe, but it just seemed like too… Continue reading
A year ago, the prisoners began to steal weapons from the workshop. Drug-fiends raided the sick bay and the Warden’s whiskey and smokes were whisked away as soon as the office door closed behind him. No longer content to make… Continue reading
Simple is sexy.
Earlier this week, Santa Monica Studio launched a redesigned logo and completed arguably one of the most dauntingly under-appreciated projects a design team can tackle.
To some, a logo is just that. It doesn’t stand for or… Continue reading
Expectations are high for the forthcoming release from Monolith Productions, developers of F.E.A.R and Condemned. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a third-person action RPG set in an open world; in this case, the expansive and beloved universe of J.R.R… Continue reading
Nintendo and Tecmo Koei have announced the next instalment in the Project Zero series via a lengthy, creepy trailer.
Titled Zero: Nuregarasu no Miko (The Raven-haired Shrine Maiden), it will be released on September 27th in Japan (possibly… Continue reading
- Ultra Street Fighter IV – 1979
- Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – 1014
- Super Smash Bros. Melee – 970
- BlazBlue: Chronophantasma – 508
- Killer Instinct – 338
- King of Fighters XIII – 319
- Injustice: Gods Among Us – 311
- Tekken… Continue reading
Earlier this week, registration closed for the world’s biggest and most prestigious fighting game tournament aka Evolution 2014. With players unable to register on the day to battle it out for over $100,000 in cash prizes, organisers were able to… Continue reading
We’re sat at the table when a rap on the door disturbs our birthday celebration – I am 2 years old, and mother has been feeding me cake – ‘here it comes, through the tunnel! Chooooo cho…’ She gets up… Continue reading
A month ago, Marty Sliva wrote about Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number in IGN, stating that while the game was practically identical to its predecessor, it was not necessarily a bad thing at all, before asking his readers to contemplate… Continue reading
A source close to 16bitkings has revealed that an employee of UK high street retailer GAME today confirmed the existence of the long rumoured Playstation Vita exclusive: Assassin’s Creed: Rising Phoenix. When said employee was discussing his inability… Continue reading