Latest Articles By Steven Burns
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Thief: Already Beaten By Dishonored
Have you ever had that dream where you've got too much 'stuff'? No? Well, here's what happens: Desperate to get somewhere on time, your…
Last Updated January 24, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Dead Rising 3: Operation Broken Eagle Review
The first of four DLC episodes, Broken Eagle is in theory to Dead Rising 3 what Opposing Force is to Half-Life. As spec ops…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
RoboCop (2014) Review
For a game based on a film based on another film about rampant commercialism gone wrong, you have to admire RoboCop's commitment to its…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
Death From Above: How COD4 is the most realistic war game ever made
You've killed a lot of men, admit it. You've killed a lot of women, too, except only really recently, when Activision cleared female soldiers…
Last Updated January 17, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD Review
One for Creed completionists more than anyone else, Liberation's HD makeover might not be that impressive (texture and aliasing work isn't the greatest, and…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Hands-On: A Fitting End?
"Vampires are boring." Well, yes. But these are probably not the words you'd expect Lords of Shadow 2's producer to be saying, given that…
Last Updated January 9, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Alien: Isolation Hands-On: Erasing the Memory of Colonial Marines
Any time a new title set in the Alien universe is announced, shown off, talked up and/or presumably even thought about, you can bet…
Last Updated January 7, 2014 · by Steven Burns -
Game of the Year 2013 – No.1: The Last of Us
It's difficult to suppress a feeling of dread when listening to creative director Neil Druckmann and game director Bruce Straley talk about pre-release mock…
Last Updated December 20, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
Game of the Year 2013 – No.4: GTA 5
Arriving on a wave of hype so massive it threatened to drown every other game released near it, Rockstar's return to LA was as…
Last Updated December 20, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
The Novelist Review
An interesting game more than a particularly good one, The Novelist seems to reflect one of its own main characters: ambitious, potentially excellent, seemingly…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns