Latest Articles By Steven Burns
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Hotline Miami 2 Hands-On: Wrong Number, Right Approach
By now you've probably seen the scrawled warning found on the Hotline Miami booth that delighted journalists at GamesCom. Printed on a pillar in…
Last Updated August 28, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
GamesCom: The ‘True’ Arrival Of Next-Gen
Like some sort of super-expensive realisation of the old cliché about German efficiency, GamesCom seems designed to make E3 look second best. Part of…
Last Updated December 21, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
GamesCom 2013: Watch Dogs Hands-On
It might not quite win game of the show, what with Titanfall stomping all before it and sending journalists into frenzies not seen since,…
Last Updated August 22, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
GamesCom 2013 Hands On: EA Sports UFC
It's fair to say that UFC president Dana White hasn't always been EA's biggest fan. In 2010 the promoter launched into a tirade against…
Last Updated August 22, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
GamesCom 2013: Infamous: Second Son Behind Closed Doors Demonstration
In terms of sheer graphical grunt, Infamous: Second Son is one of the best-looking titles I've seen here at Gamescom. The lighting model and…
Last Updated August 21, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
Gamescom 2013 Behind Closed Doors: Knack
Knack is exactly the sort of game you'd expect from Mark Cerny. His experience designing, producing and consulting on some of the company's greatest…
Last Updated August 21, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
Gamescom 2013: The Order 1886 Behind Closed Doors Demonstration
Ready at Dawn wasn't showing much gameplay of its upcoming alternate-history shooter The Order, but the tech it did demonstrate was impressive. Showing off…
Last Updated August 21, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
Gamescom 2013 Behind Closed Doors Beyond Demonstration
David Cage is surprised, but then again, maybe not. He's speaking behind closed doors at Gamescom, and the topic is Beyond's E3 demo. Set…
Last Updated August 21, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
GamesCom 2013: Did Microsoft Win The Conference Showdown?
There was a lot of talking, but not a lot was actually said. Sony and Microsoft's press conferences were perfunctionary more than explosive (the…
Last Updated August 20, 2013 · by Steven Burns -
Gamescom 2013: FIFA 14 Hands-On – Next Season’s Title Winner
FIFA 14 next-gen might be the game that finally pushes FIFA into Call of Duty territory. Every year it gets bigger, if not always…
Last Updated August 20, 2013 · by Steven Burns