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Kickstarter Round-Up: October 2014

2014 may very well be the end of the honeymoon between videogames and Kickstarter but that’s not to say that this month wasn’t without its crowdsourced gems. Read on for our full round-up.


EB Expo 2014: Lords of the Fallen Hands On

When I rocked up at this year’s EB Expo, the last thing I expected to be thinking of as I wrapped up my day was how excited I am for a game that falls into the same niche of action RPG as Dark Souls. Read on for my hands-on preview and interview for Lords of the Fallen.



EB Expo 2014: Evolve Hands-On Preview

Evolve is being pushed by 2K as the next big thing in asymmetrical multiplayer shooters from Turtle Rock Studios (the creators of the original Left 4 Dead) and after diving headfirst into a couple of matches at year’s EB Expo, I feel like it has a good shot of meeting those lofty claims. Read on for my full preview.



EB Expo 2014: Dying Light Q&A

Though I’ll be the first to admit it wasn’t without its flaws, I quite liked Techland’s Dead Island. It was a fun blend of first-person action adventure and loot grinding RPG that, in the first half of the game, had some genuinely fresh survival horror overtones to it. From what I played of it at this year’s EB Expo, their follow-up to the game, Dying Light is turning out to be the next evolution when it comes to the studios zombie-slaying formula. Read on for my interview with the Techland’s Community Manager.



The Escapists: Early Access Impressions

In spite of the critical buzz surrounding Introversion’s Prison Architect, very few game developers have tackled life-behind-bars as subject material. We check out Mouldy Tuff Studios The Escapists early access build to find out if it can hold its own.