Timesplitters 4 – the Theseus Ship of gaming?
The now probable return of the franchise with Timesplitters 4 reminds us of the Ship Of Theseus thought experiment when it comes to gaming. Which of course, we learnt about in the season finale of…
Category: ABG Opinion
Celebrating Mental Health Awareness in Video Games
Editor's Note; potential trigger warnings, including self-harm, mentioned within. Video games, it’s fair to say, have had a rough upbringing. From the childhood innocence of Pong and Pac-Man, the industry quickly moved into the terrible…
Ubisoft’s move to ‘Free to Play’ is leaving gamers like us behind.
This last week, Ubisoft put out an announcement via an investors call gave an indication that they would put more emphasis on the free to play arena. Quote Frederick Duguet (Unbisoft's Chief Finanical Officer) 'we…
The Opportunities of Nintendo Labo VR
Having been out since 2018, Nintendo Labo VR isn't a new thing, but it has been criminally underutilised. With a staggering amount of potential for Switch owners. The opportunities of Nintendo Labo VR are I…
The Final Nail in Blizzard’s Coffin
Proceeding the announcement of Jeff Kaplan's departure from Blizzard, I think it's about time to admit; with the old guard gone, Blizzard is now an indistinguishable arm of Activision. This is no longer the same…
I love PlayStation but can’t justify £70 for Returnal
I love PlayStation, but I just can't justify a £70 price tag for Returnal. Look, let's be clear. On our Any Button Gaming chat groups, I'm often referred to as the 'Sony Pony'. I'll pretty…
ABG Presents; Gaming’s Best Cinematics Ever
While we don't claim to be movie critics or cinematographic experts, we do know a thing or two about video games. Or, well, cutscenes at least. So, we've compiled a list containing what we think…
Five Video Game Movies that are ACTUALLY good
Let's be perfectly honest here, video game movies do not have the best track record for being, well, GOOD. With recent reports saying that the upcoming Uncharted movie might not be as great as expected,…
Sony’s Store Decision is another kick in the teeth for PS Vita owners.
The PlayStation Vita, oh how we lament your sad fate. Especially now that Sony's decision to close the Stores is another kick in the teeth for PS Vita owners. In case you hadn't heard, as…
The Time Is Right For A Resistance Reboot
Hot off the heals of the wildly successful Marvels: Spider-Man & Miles Morales, Insomniac Games has plunged headfirst into the development of one of their mainstays: Ratchet and Clank in Rift Apart. While that does…
What needs to change in the RTS Genre
The Real-Time Strategy (RTS) genre has been going through the motions lately, and not really offering players anything new in terms of gameplay and style. The same can be said for turn-based strategy (TBS) games…
Why Sony’s PSVR 2 announcement has us concerned.
In a bizarre low key marketing move, Sony announced last week (on the PlayStation Blog) that yes, a PlayStation Virtual Reality 2 headset is in the works. That's pretty much it. The four paragraph article…