Latest Articles By Steven Burns
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Why you’re wrong about video game ‘remakes’
Last year, approximately 5,000,000 classic movies, books and TV shows were re-released onto formats they had not originated on. I exaggerate, of course: In…
Last Updated December 21, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
Metrico Review
Yes, I know. A game that openly states that it took inspiration from infographics sounds like it may possibly be the dullest thing known…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
Call of Duty: Ghosts – Nemesis Review
Having given up any pretence of originality some time ago, the Ghosts expansion packs (and possibly Call of Duty as a whole) are instead…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
The Crew: Is it this generation’s Burnout Paradise?
Well, it's not terrible. Delay after delay may have given that impression, but so far The Crew has proven itself to be a large,…
Last Updated July 23, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
A few words on Neversoft and its wonderful Tony Hawk-powered time machine
Today Tony Hawk's developer Neversoft finally closed its doors, having been merged with Infinity Ward two months ago. With it goes a studio that…
Last Updated December 8, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
Is Bethesda’s latest reboot Doomed to failure?
You probably don't need reminding - unless you are reading this, somehow, in VideoGamer Magazine while sitting next to Pauly Shore in a Bio-Dome…
Last Updated December 21, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
PES 2015: New demo, old problems?
The PES 2015 E3 build was a strange experience, somehow managing to combine the sublime and the ridiculous in a way that would make…
Last Updated July 4, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Why the ‘summer gaming drought’ is a lie
Popular perception has it that July is not a good month for games and those who play them. Despite it being probably the best…
Last Updated July 1, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Valiant Hearts: The Great War Review
Valiant Hearts is confused game, and one that seems to have two distinct ideas as to what the Great War was about. On one…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
PES 2015: Outfoxing FIFA again?
At E3 I played PES 2015, as you may already have gathered. What you probably don't know is that I did so in a…
Last Updated June 25, 2014 · by Steven Burns