Latest Articles By Steven Burns
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The Evil Within Review
Note: the embargo for media that received The Evil Within from Bethesda is on October 14th, the day of release. As Bethesda declined to…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare hands-on: Uplink to the past?
Alright, I'll be honest: I was thinking of not bothering with Call of Duty this year. After playing every game since 2007, I'd pretty…
Last Updated October 3, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Alien: Isolation Review
A masterwork of atmosphere and environmental design, Alien: Isolation may be standing on the shoulders of giants, but it's also one of the few…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
Why Alien: Isolation’s haunted house is just as important as what lurks within it
James Cameron's famous motivation for Aliens' gung-ho military overtones is that he wanted to make a Vietnam war movie set in space. America's most…
Last Updated December 21, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
Forza Horizon 2 Review
Far more worthy of the subtitle "The Real Driving Simulator" than Gran Turismo, a game that could only be made more dull if it…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
Destiny Review
For a game of such broad ambition, of literally planetary scale, Destiny feels curiously small. Limited, even. Not just in the scope of its…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
Why Burnout 3: Takedown is still the greatest racing game of all time, 10 years on.
Burnout 3 was released in europe on 10th September 2004, and instantly asserted itself as the best racing game of all time and the…
Last Updated September 8, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Dead Rising 3 Review
Editor's Note: Below is an overview of the PC-specific graphics and performance options available on this version of Dead Rising 3. For a review…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
Not so over the Hill: How Konami’s horror great reinvented itself
When was the last time there was this much buzz about a Silent Hill game? I'm not talking about the natural excitement that brews…
Last Updated August 14, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Alien: Isolation stands alone among movie adaptations
After playing six hours of Alien: Isolation's preview build it is clear that the game's greatest strength could turn out to be its most…
Last Updated August 13, 2014 · by Steven Burns