Gaming

Phantom Blade Zero has spent years looking almost too good to be true, especially coming from a studio that’s best known for its mobile games. That’s why it’s just about the biggest compliment I can pay it that after 50 hours performing picture-perfect kung fu, it’s exactly as fun to play as it looks. This effortlessly smooth action game has some of the most satisfying and…

Avi Lewis, leader of one of Canada’s top opposition parties, wants the Canadian government to help save Mass Effect developer BioWare. The leader of the New Democratic Party took to social media to speak out against publisher EA. On October 21, EA announced a major shift in strategy and a significant internal restructuring that involves the cancellation of a number of projects, the closure…

Archetype has shown off its updated character model for the male version of Exodus protagonist Jun Aslan. Prior to this, fans had complained about Jun’s “long” face, “beady eyes,” and “botox” cheeks. “He just looks uncannily plastic surgery filled who’s constantly serving his best iPhone face,” said one person at the time. “He looks like chad version of Timothee Chalamet…

This is an IGN opinion piece from Matt Purslow, who has played BioWare’s RPGs for almost his entire life. “My hotel’s as clean as an elven arse!” remains one of his favourite NPC voice lines almost 30 years later. In 2012 and 2013, EA was named the “Worst Company in America” in public polls held by Consumerist, beating out the likes of big oil, big pharma, and any…