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This week, EA announced that the Star Wars game being developed at Visceral had been "refocused", and furthermore, Visceral was being shut down. While they didn't explicitly say so, whatever this game was going to be seems pretty much dead. The "broader experience" that it becomes will essentially be a new game developed by other EA studios. And so, Visceral's Star Wars title joins the pile of much-anticipated cancelled games, one that has been tragically growing quite fast over the past few years. Let's rip open old wounds and take a look at some of the other games on that pile. Star Wars: 1313 Announced: May 2012 Cancelled: April 2013 Platforms: PC. PS4, Xbox One A third person action-adventure title, 1313 was set to follow Boba Fett as he navigated underground Coruscant, presumably doing sick Bounty Hunter stuff.  The only existing gameplay footage  teased what looked to be Uncharted meets Star Wars. This was another way it echoed Visce...

Another year, another COD, another COD live-action trailer. You know the deal. Typically explosive, celebrity-riddled affairs, this year's instalments dial it back down a bit. Notice I said 'instalments'? That's because today, three similar, yet different trailers for this year's title were released. There's one for the  US , one for the  UK , and one for  France . They're all good fun, give them a watch. As with the Black Ops 'Replacer' ads, the focus here is on dropping whatever's going on in your 'real life' to play some good ol' Call of Duty. But with less Peter Stormare. Call of Duty: WWII launches November 3rd.

Microtransactions, and more specifically loot boxes, have caused quite a stir in recent months. This is largely because it's starting to seem like every other game has them, whether it's a multiplayer fashion show of death like Overwatch or even a singleplayer-only affair like Middle Earth: Shadow of War. Love 'em or hate 'em, there's no denying how popular loot boxes have become with AAA publishers like Blizzard and WB, and how topical they are in the industry at the moment. The ESRB's recently declared that it doesn't see them as gambling , after calls for them to label games that feature them as such. While many may dislike loot boxes, few might attempt to combat them using the British Parliament. Regardless, someone has done just that.  Reddit user 'Artfunkel' shared on /r/Games that after a productive talk on the issue, the Labour MP for Cambridge, Daniel Zeichner, has reached out to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, ...

While October may be traditionally known as the month of madness, all things horror-related, and eating way too much candy, it can be celebrated for another reason too. Namely, the mountain of games we're getting as the fall starts, and the run-up to Christmas begins. So, for the first instalment of 'The Month in Gaming', here's some of the games you should be keeping an eye on for the month of October 2017. Stardew Valley Release Date: 5th October  Platform: Switch Starting off we have a game that, in truth, has been out for over a year now. Originally released in February 2016 as a PC-exclusive, Stardew Valley has captured many hearts and minds with its farm and dating sim gameplay (it's sold over a million copies on Steam alone). There's also some monster-slaying thrown in for good measure. What more could you want? Since its initial release, Stardew Valley has found a place on PS4, Xbox One, and now, the Nintendo Switch. In the likely scenario th...

After much deliberation, relaxation, and (most of all) procrastination, I am back with another post, and a little update for what's ahead. Expect more frequent updates in the coming weeks, since as part of a Uni assignment, I need to maintain a blog much better than I have been in the past months. Don't all cheer at once. More news and reviews are on the way, as well as some video content, that has been in production for far too long. This blog is also going to be getting a little redesign soon, after which it will hopefully no longer look as bland as it does currently. That's it for now. I wanted to do a simple post like this to start off the new wave of content. Thanks.