For the first time since The Sprawl, I was kind of afraid. It didn’t quite measure up to the “darkest chapter of the franchise” tagline EA had been parading about, but it makes the handful of hours preceding it look like a basket of kittens. Read More »
Hooray – it’s Episode 19 of The Dusty Cartridge Podcast! For our latest romp, we’re finally joined by the Australian gaming industry’s favourite party crasher, Alex Raso. With a full podcast crew, we discuss our thoughts on Dead Space 3, Tomb Raider, SimCity launch issues and WAY too much talk about the finer processes of reviewing games! Read More »
It’s hard not to think back to Isaac’s wide-eyed terror when, as a simple blue-collared systems engineer, he went to war within his own mind. As powerful, unearthed artifacts introduced doubt, paranoia and apparitions to accompany his already present fear toward those that dwelled within the Ishimura’s derelict hull. Two sequels later, Isaac is hardly the same man. Read More »
With Dead Space 3 just around the jump-inducing corner, we were lucky enough to have a sit down with one of the game’s producers John Calhoun. What followed was some insight into Isaac’s latest outing, detail on planned DLC and weapon upgrades and just why the series won’t be going stale. Read More »
When the original Dead Space released it filled the survival horror void that Resident Evil had left in its move to the current generation of consoles. I understood why RE had to change, to appeal to a wider audience and generate more sales, but I felt cheated. And despite my best efforts to shake it that feeling has returned for Dead Space 3. So after two hours hands-on with the title and an interview with series producer John Calhoun, were my concerns justified Read More »
2012 left us with nothing but disappointment. The world didn’t end, THQ went under and the Wii U’s launch was about as much fun as erectile dysfunction. But 2012 is dead. DEAD, and 2013 is set to not only be one of the greatest years of gaming, but perhaps the best of all time, and here’s why! Read More »
Hello and welcome to Episode 14 of The Dusty Cartridge Podcast – the show where we say we will talk about games and then proceed to ignore them. For our first episode for 2013, the classic foursome of Chad, Mark, Adam and Chris discuss the games of 2013, the drama surrounding the Connecticut video game outrage and porn. Again. Read More »
Dead Space has never been about frightening the player with cheap scares. Sure, every now and then it throws a surprise at you, but its strength has always been in creating a constant sense of fear as you sneak from room to room, plasma cutter raised, with almost no ammunition to spare. I took the first 20 minutes of Dead Space 3 for a spin, but found that while the action is still there, the game itself is largely removed from its horrific predecessors. Read More »
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