Same Same But Different: Red Dead Redemption 2 vs The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
What’s wonderful about video games is that different games – and teams – can tackle the same concepts and ideas…
Hearthstone: See a Brand New Rastakhan’s Rumble Card
Rastakhan’s Rumble is almost upon us, and the set is shaping up to be a huge amount of fun. The…
Hearthstone: Giggling Inventor is Being Nerfed into the Ground
Blizzard’s Team 5 today announced the details of the balance changes that are coming to Hearthstone on October 18. They…
Hearthstone: Team 5 on Designing The Boomsday Project’s Legendaries
Hearthstone’s newest expansion – The Boomsday Project – is absolutely brimming with memorable legendary cards. From the introduction of legendary…
My Favourite New Fighting Game Character is a Self-Flagellating Disciplinarian
Kill la Kill is one of my favourite anime series of recent years. It’s creative, weird, super high energy and…
A Tour of Tokyo Game Show's Best Booths and Geekiest Merch
Tokyo Game Show has come around once again, and while the show is perhaps not what it once was, there…
We Reveal Three New Shadowverse: Omen of the Ten Cards
The next Shadowverse set – Omen of the Ten – is launching at the end of September and I’m hugely…
Hearthstone's Boomsday Meta: No Nerfs Required?
I recently caught up with Blizzard’s Team 5 to talk about Hearthstone’s latest expansion – The Boomsday Project. The bulk…
Donut County Review: Hole in One?
This year I’ve become an android, an exiled boy king, a vampire, a headless warrior, an anthropomorphic toadstool, the Grim…
Shadowverse's Mini-Expansion Is Coming – We Reveal a New Legendary!
Popular anime-infused CCG Shadowverse is doing things a little differently these days. In addition to releasing a new large set…
Flipping Death Review: A Not so Grim Reaper
What happens when Death goes on vacation? Well, in Flipping Death he mistakenly leaves the job to a recently deceased…
IGN’s Boomsday Reveal: Is This The Most Insane New Hearthstone Card So Far?
Hearthstone’s newest set, The Boomsday Project, is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in the game’s history.…
Opinion: Shadowverse Is Hard to Keep up With, but Is Better Because of It
Games like Hearthstone and Shadowverse rarely stand still, with new sets of cards added regularly, giving players new puzzles to…
Hearthstone's Shaman: Blizzard on the Class with RNG Baked into its Hero Power
I recently published an interview with Team 5’s Lead Initial Designer Peter Whalen and Lead Final Designer Dean Ayala, discussing the…
Hearthstone's Witchwood Set: Team 5 on Some of the Bonkers Early Designs
Now that Hearthstone’s latest set of cards – The Witchwood – has been out for a while, it’s time to…