Patrick Dane Archives

Bloodborne is approaching fast. The game is out on the 25th of March and I'm excited as all hell to jump in. I've said in the past too, I'm not a huge

Overwatch is a bit of an oddity by Blizzard. It doesn't really 'feel' like it's a Blizzard game, but the concept is pretty cool. The arena shooter

Conan O'Brien's Clueless Gamer series is always worth a laugh or two when they air in an episode or go live on Youtube. Watching as he stumbles his way

I reported two days ago that Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is coming to Xbox Live for free in February and, conversely, we now know what what PlayStation

We already have 13 Mortal Kombat X characters confirmed, and that number is rising. They're coming fast and furiously and I can't imagine it will be long

I've gotten hands on with Battlefield Hardline a few times over the last few months. While it certainly brings high paced action, there is nothing about

I was in the room when Star Wars: Battlefront was announced at E3 2013. The teaser trailer was just 32 seconds long, but it was for sure exciting. Since

One of the big complaints I've heard around the community about Evolve, besides the absurd DLC options available, is the question of the longevity and the

In a few years, I'm pretty sure TT Games will have monopolized just about every brand into a 'Legofied' game. It can't be long now until a Lego Street

It's no secret that the main games in the Resident Evil series are in a bit of a mess. Resident Evil 5 and 6 really lead the franchise astray from its

People have made some stunning things in Minecraft. The game has acted as a canvas for life sized models of all manner of things, from Starships to

Quantic Dream are known for their overly 'cinematic' games, melding classic film techniques with adventure game style choice. It's an acquired taste and

Speed running, in most cases, is about tearing a game apart to exploit its glitches. Players try and find new exploits that will vastly improve their

Free games are always a good thing, so it's exciting that both PlayStation and Xbox offer worthwhile titles free every month. It's a nice gesture of

I played the Evolve Beta quite a bit last week when it was live. Turtle Rock are doing a good job of learning the right balance for the game to make sure

Ken Levine is one of the west's most iconic game developers having created Bioshock and System Shock 2. That's why there is always an extreme interest in

For a guy who has said he doesn't really play video games, Conan O'Brien sure does talk about them a lot. From the segments of him playing games for the

When the new generation consoles first came out, there was a big hoopla made about the difference in display on the Xbox One an PlayStation 4. Sony's

Bioware are one of the best developers of creating epic scale adventure with compelling narrative. That's a potent mix, especially when supported by the

Grim Fandango has a dedicated following that I've never been able to get into join. That was largely down to the game's scarcity more than anything. I've

Maybe it is was my love for Jurassic Park, but Reptile was always my favorite Mortal Kombat character when I was younger. The idea of a lizard-come-Sub

It's important for the games media to have a several major outlets. On one hand it creates competition to drive better work. On the other, each site is

Dying Light is making some worrying movements coming into its launch. The game is out today, but didn't get into many websites', YouTubers' or streamers'

Here is an interesting fact. Five Nights at Freddy's as a game series is only just six month old. Now. we're gearing up for Five Nights at Freddy's 3.

In both November and December, the Xbox One outsold the PlayStation 4 for the first time since the consoles came out. A significant price drop bringing it

I've been playing a lot of zombies in Call of Duty: World at War recently, so I am on a bit of a kick with the mode. It really was an ingenious bit of

Tavern songs in fantasy games have always captured my imagination. They were real standouts in the soundtracks of Skyrim, World of Warcraft and Dragon

In actuality, we don't know much about Final Fantasy XV. It seems to be centered around a road trip and will feature some pretty big monsters, but besides

CD Projekt Red are one of the good guys in the developer world. They are very good to their audience, which can be rare for AAA games. To illustrate, it

There were a bunch of stories floating around the internet over the weekend that Borderlands 3 was going to be announced at PAX South or that an