Patrick Dane Archives

Batman: Arkham Knight has just released, ending what is known as Rocksteady's Arkham Trilogy. The developer has been saying for a while that this was

No More Heroes was a bit of a cult classic on the Wii. It was different to pretty much anything else on the console through its whole run. It was bright,

There was a very odd easter egg in Batman: Arkham City that was only found in the last year or so. If you set the date to December 13th, 2014 in the game,

When Microsoft acquired Mojang for $2 billion, there was always a wonder as to what this would mean in the grand scheme of things. Could we expect a new

We do live in a strange age. It's a world where people can become multi-millionaires playing video games online that other people watch. The top of that

Bloodborne is a tough game at the best of times by just about everyone's standards. It requires you to get into a groove, and really focus on what is

A lot has been made of the Batmobile in Batman: Arkham Knight. Lots of people dislike the mode of transportation, feeling it is needless, overly used and

Just Cause is a franchise that is no stranger to destruction. In fact, you could probably make a pretty convincing case for it being one of the defining

The Division has really leaned into the bleakness of its concept in a big way. Every trailer released solely focuses on pain, death, violence and disease

There have been a lot of people wondering exactly what a Telltale Minecraft game looks like, ever since it was announced that the narrative driven

The time around the creation of the first PlayStation was a very interesting period in video game history. If you ever get a chance to look into it, I

The idea of playing as Batgirl in Batman: Arkham Knight is a super exciting prospect. I really like the character and being given full reign to beat up

Destiny can be very poe-faced at times. Now, there is the odd line in there giving the tone a little levity and there is a whole button dedicated to

Mortal Kombat X has been promising the Predator for a while. He was announced a few months back and since then, we have been treated to Tanya and Jason

The 'Red Ring of Death' was a pivotal moment in Xbox history. The Xbox 360 was flying and had dominated the PlayStation 3 early on, but then disaster

Nintendo didn't have a great time at E3. The developer got the snot kicked out of them by their fan base for announcing spin-offs like Metroid Prime:

Destiny has had a rough time of it since its new expansion the Taken King was annoucned. From ill placed interviews showcasing a fair amount of arrogance

Last year at SDCC, Xbox had a competition to win several custom Xbox Ones. I remember, because the Sunset Overdrive variant looked particularly garish.

Horizon: Zero Dawn was the best AAA game that I saw at E3 this year. The aesthetic looks gorgeous, the concept holds weight and from what I was demoed,

I really adored the Hunt the Truth podcast. The fictional podcast, which takes a lot of cues from Serial, was a great bit of world building in the Halo

The Nintendo NX is still shrouded in mystery and, at least to me, feels very far off. We haven't even begun to hear that many rumours as to what it is, so

Star Wars: Battlefront was one of the cool highlights of E3 for me. There really is something special to zipping around a war torn battlefield, but being

One of the most surprising announcements at this year's E3 was that PC mods for Fallout 4 were going to be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4. This

We learnt the day before yesterday that Sony's dominance in Europe is massive, even exceeding 90% market share in some countries. This is obviously bad

Assassin's Creed always seems to have a weirdly elaborate presence at SDCC. I remember in 2013 they bought a big boat to act as a pirate ship and last

Another week has gone by and that means it’s time for another Category: Video Games. If you are joining us for the first time, this is the podcast where

Uncharted 4: A Theif's End was the crowning jewell of Sony's PlayStation Conference. The action filled trailer showed off the adventurous style we come to

The Last Guardian finally re-surfaced this E3 with a gameplay demo and a solid 2016 release date. That was rather relieving for all of us who had held our

From Software's Dark Souls series is a strange success. The franchise's achievements are more or less predicated on word of mouth yet it is so different

The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition has already sold out, and Bethesda have already said they aren't going to make any more. That only leaves you a few options.