Latest Articles By Steven Burns
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Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes – Worth Every Penny
Thanks to the invisible handcuffs of the dreaded embargo, I'm not allowed to give you our score for Ground Zeroes yet. That comes in…
Last Updated March 6, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Dead Rising 3: Chaos Rising Review
The penultimate instalment of Untold Stories of Los Perdidos is here, and barring some sort of total disaster where the developer manages to download…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
What Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 should have learnt from Dark Souls
Of all the set-pieces in Lords of Shadow 2 - and there are many - one in particular stands out. Its tone is perfectly…
Last Updated February 25, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Review
Always beautiful, sometimes spectacular, yet often uninspired and in some instances outright boring, Lords of Shadow 2 is sadly not the swansong for this…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
Ken Levine “winding down” Irrational Games
Bioshock creator Ken Levine has today announced that he's "winding down" Irrational Games, the studio he served for 17 years as co-founder and creative…
Last Updated February 18, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Titanfall: The Call of Duty Game You’ve Been Waiting For
Remember Call of Duty? Of course you do: what with the yearly releases, big-budget advertisements, constant DLC and general feeling of publisher desperation, it's…
Last Updated December 8, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
Evolve: Left 4 Dead’s spiritual sequel is the most intriguing game of 2014
Like an inverted take on Left 4 Dead's Versus mode married to the world's best Robert Muldoon-from-Jurassic-Park simulator, Evolve is an interesting take on…
Last Updated February 11, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Why Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes’ Short Playtime Doesn’t Matter
I was 13 when ISS Pro 98 came out. Its release introduced a new - and very pressing - pressure into my young life,…
Last Updated December 21, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
Why Shenmue III Should Never Happen
Shenmue III was a reality, once. In the mid 00s, to about ten people in a tiny office over the road from Sega's european…
Last Updated January 31, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught DLC Review
The fact that Michael Myers is in this DLC is the best and worst thing about it. Best because when someone becomes Myers on…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns