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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Easter Edition

What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Easter Edition

Eggstremely eggciting

With another two weeks lost to the ever moving hands of time, we’ve grudgingly put our chocolate eggs to the side in order to bring you a sneak peak at our gaming itinerary for the extended Easter weekend. But, as you should already be aware, this isn’t all about us – we want to know what will be drawing your attention...

Talking Point: Is Time Gaming's Greatest Handicap?

Is Time Gaming's Greatest Handicap?

Tick tock

Look at your game collection, and then back at this article. Hidden in that bad Old Spice parody is an opportunity for you to make an observation – how many titles do you have sealed, wrapped, or placed in a separate pile tagged with the imaginary label ‘backlog’? If you’re anything like us, you’d probably struggle to count the...

Talking Point: Will PlayStation Home Survive the Transition to PS4?

Will PlayStation Home Survive the Transition to PS4?

Dancing into the next generation

The word ‘social’ cropped up a lot during Sony’s big PlayStation 4 coming out party late last month, but we’re still yet to learn how PlayStation Home will be integrated into the next generation platform – if, indeed, it will be incorporated at all. The virtual world was Sony’s big bet on casual gaming...

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Two

What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Two

Saturday (and Sunday) night

Has it been two weeks already? It certainly doesn’t feel like it, but the calendar never lies. As promised earlier in the month, we’re back to recap all of the games that are vying for our attention this weekend. But this isn’t all about us – we want to know what’s going to be flirting with your console’s disc...

Talking Point: Are 'Game Over' Screens a Relic Best Left in the Past?

Are 'Game Over' Screens a Relic Best Left in the Past?

Try again

The threat of failure in games is a foundation that’s existed as long as the industry itself. Ever since the days of Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and more, the idea that you can ‘lose’ at a title is something that we’ve come to expect. But while this mechanic was originally conceived as a means to conclude sessions and ultimately...

Talking Point: How Important Is 'Plug and Play' to the PlayStation 4?

How Important Is 'Plug and Play' to the PlayStation 4?

Working in perfect harmony

Consoles are getting more and more complex. There was a time when we expected our favourite system to play games and little else – but now we demand video streaming, direct communication with our friends, network-wide achievements, and more. Sony’s current flagship console, the PlayStation 3, wasn’t designed with...

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue One

What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue One

Games, games, games

In a move that’s absolutely not inspired by our friends over at Nintendo Life, we’ve decided to run a bi-weekly feature dedicated to what we’re playing over the weekend. In the acres of white space beneath this hastily penned introduction, you’ll find recaps of what we're doing over the next two days. But this isn’t all...

Talking Point: Does It Really Matter That Sony Didn't Reveal the PS4's Hardware This Week?

Does It Really Matter That Sony Didn't Reveal the PS4's Hardware This Week?

Keeping secrets

It’s been dubbed the ‘invisible’ console. Technology enthusiasts expecting an Apple-esque presentation during Sony’s widely publicised PlayStation Meeting left this week’s event disappointed when the PlayStation 4 – the actual console, to be precise – failed to materialise, and demonstrated

Talking Point: Who Will Be Responsible for Revealing the PlayStation 4?

Who Will Be Responsible for Revealing the PlayStation 4?

Crowning glory

You’ve all seen the images of Sony Computer Entertainment founder Ken Kutaragi clinging proudly to the shiny chassis of an early PlayStation 3. Way back in 2005, the responsibility of revealing Sony’s next generation system fell at the feet of the former SCE president. But with the luminary’s status within the company now...