IO Interactive released their first batch of DLC content today – the main focus being the new “New York City Bank” map. Since its release, I’ve finished one playthrough of the level and I’ve decided to share my initial impressions with the new content.

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled (developed by Beenox) was released today to rave reviews from many prolific review sites. Beenox’s passion for the Crash Bandicoot franchise appears to have paid off as the remake seems to have pleased both casual fans and critics alike. Since it’s the announcement at The Game Awards in 2018 many of the people in the Crash Bandicoot community had several fears regarding the development of the remake which the team at Beenox promptly addressed.

Nintendo & Microsoft’s newest collaboration shocked everyone for the better last Tuesday, and it’s opening up more and more potential for the franchise. It’s been a week since Nintendo announced the addition of Banjo & Kazooie to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, something people didn’t think possible until now. There had been murmurs of his addition to Smash in the gaming community since 2015 when Phil Spencer openly tweeted that he’d be happy with Nintendo using their IP in the game.

Last week it was revealed by CD Projekt Red that Keanu Reeves is starring in Cyberpunk 2077 – Playing as Johnny Silverhand. It was reported in an interview afterwards that he has the most dialogue in the game, bar the main character – Clocking in at 15 days of voice acting being recorded. When watching the reveal, I had mixed feelings about a famous actor being attached to a game for seemingly no reason. However, after some discussion and thoughts I’ve come to realise it’s borderline genius, and here’s why.

Another year, another E3. The press conferences wrapped up the other day, and the final day of the show floor is upon us – And as promised, here’s my follow-up to my previous post.

The main bulk of E3 press conferences are less than a day away and I’ve succumbed to the temptation to do a “casual” prediction-type post. It’s a smaller year for E3 this year due to the lack of Sony and EA, so the potential surprises from them are minimal – Let’s go through some of the main conferences and I’ll discuss what I hope and what I think will be shown.

It was announced today that the Destroy All Humans franchise is making a comeback in the form of a remake; developed by Black Forest Games and published by THQNordic. This came to a surprise for some – but not for others, as the news was leaked a week before the announcement stating THQNordic would announce some new games on the run-up to E3, Destroy All Humans (DAH) being one of them.

It’s been a week since the “Death Stranding Release Date” trailer was revealed and it’s already amassed almost 7 million views on YouTube. It appears with every trailer that gets released we get no answers and more questions – and everyone is loving it. The reaction to the trailer demonstrates how the mystery surrounding the title is pulling people in, making them want to learn more about the game. It’s comparable to an unfinished jigsaw puzzle but in the form of a narrative spread across several trailers – Everybody wants to see the “full picture” when the game finally releases in November.

It’s been a year since the publication of my “Where is Ape Escape 4?” video, and unsurprisingly there’s been little to no new information regarding the elusive Ape Escape 4.