Tag: historical

Call of the Sea sequel Call of the Elder Gods gets a close-at-hand release date

Call of the Sea…

Publisher Kwalee and developer Out of the Blue have announced a 12th May release date for Call of the…
A Plague Tale: Requiem will easily take the title of this year’s most harrowing Xbox Game Pass game

A Plague Tale: Requiem…

A Plague Tale: Innocence was a breakout hit: it came from pretty much nowhere, infested the minds of gamers…
Immortality review – an ingenious Hollywood mystery made less profound by the invitation to solve it

Immortality review – an…

There’s a theory going that Christopher Nolan is haunted by Stanley Kubrick – haunted but, crucially, not possessed. Nolan’s…
Games are starting to understand there’s more to wildlife than hunting

Games are starting to…

Arthur Morgan sets off on a hunting expedition along the banks of the Upper Montana River to gather the…
Sea of Thieves – a few big buts in an ocean of booty

Sea of Thieves –…

If you ever want to give yourself a mild existential crisis, take a glance at the stats for your…
Someone should make a game about: pop band fight clubs

Someone should make a…

Hello! Welcome back to a stray installment of our occasional series, Someone Should Make a Game About. This week…
Hard West 2 review – absolutely stellar fun

Hard West 2 review…

Someone once wrote – I can’t find the piece, of course – that the reason Peanuts is better, and…
Red Dead Online – an untamed playground to make your own fun

Red Dead Online –…

Have you ever met a cheater in Red Dead Online? I have – a few times, in fact. The…
Best Month Ever! is a simple narrative with multiple, unexpected twists

Best Month Ever! is…

Best Month Ever! is such a (seemingly) unusual game that I didn’t know what to make of it after…
Skull and Bones is “not a narrative game”

Skull and Bones is…

Ubisoft’s upcoming pirate game Skull and Bones is “not a narrative-driven game”. That’s according to game director Ryan Barnard,…