Latest Articles By Steven Burns
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No Man’s Sky is too expensive, and other conclusions from the Video Game Lizard Brain
It's official: No Man's Sky is simply too expensive. Charging 60 dollars (allegedly, we still don't know for sure) for the grand, procedurally-generated space-faring…
Last Updated December 8, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
4 things we still don’t know about Dark Souls 3
Last week I played Dark Souls 3 for nearly four hours, during which I discovered a great many things, most of which you can…
Last Updated November 7, 2025 · by Steven Burns -
Dark Souls 3 and the problem with following a masterpiece
Dark Souls 3 is about cinder. The Lords of Cinder, to be precise, some of whom have risen from their thrones and decided to…
Last Updated March 1, 2016 · by Steven Burns -
Californium Review
An interesting (if not particularly engaging) period adventure - or walking simulator, if we're going by Steam tags - Californium's Philip K. Dick-influenced style…
Last Updated June 5, 2021 · by Steven Burns -
3 reasons why Predator is so much better than its sequels
Shane Black - the Shane Black - has signed on to co-write and direct a new instalment of Predator titled, in reverse Fast and…
Last Updated December 8, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
Forget Street Fighter 5: THIS is the best fighting game ever made
Forget Street Fighter 5: Capcom's latest doesn't even have a proper single-player mode at launch, and its online multiplayer is hampered by the small…
Last Updated December 8, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
A gamer’s guide to responsible parenting
Children are magical and special little things, which bring light into the lives of so many and help provide meaning to an otherwise meaningless…
Last Updated December 21, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
New Doom and the problem with western box art
Listen, forgive me for being a little behind on this one, I've been on holiday, nearly killing people via a combination of beer cans,…
Last Updated December 21, 2023 · by Steven Burns -
A quick look at new Hitman and the weirdest video game forum comment of all time
The new-Hitman embargo broke yesterday, and in short a lot of people think it's looking pretty f***ing rad. You can read about it here.…
Last Updated November 7, 2025 · by Steven Burns -
Hitman 2016 is Blood Money’s true successor
Hitman 2016 is Blood Money 2 in all but name - a smirking playbox of death with a sadistic streak running ten thousand miles…
Last Updated January 29, 2016 · by Steven Burns