Being a pretentious git, I’m one of the few individuals who believes that video games have the potential to be art, definitely more so than some film about some generic …
If there’s any truth to the Iron Man movies I just got a bunch of cool guy points for my classic rock reference. A while ago I was watching Main …
In Soviet Russia, games play you! Hahaha…ha…no. The reason I’m digging up this ancient meme is because I’m going to talk about Metro: Last Light. M:LL is the sequel to …
People have always enjoyed hoarding & collecting their boxed escapism, let it be games, Cd’s, DVD’s etc. but it’s likely this will be a quaint nostalgia activity within a decade, …
There are some things in this world that never really seemed like they were made by mortal man, rather they were thing that always existed, just waiting for us to …
The Bioshock Infinite hype is moving from boil to a steady simmer, and everybody is slowly moving on to the next thing to be outraged about/for. All in all, …
Even when they’re not doing anything they’re making the news. As you’ve most likely heard, Nintendo have decided to take a step back at the next E3 and not put …
By now you’ve probably heard that on May 21 Microsoft will be having a conference to announce the next generation Xbox console. This is coming just a few months after …
It’s obvious that the next generation of consoles are going to have to cause a fair few teething problems, the fact is despite being 2013 this is not the age …
Like any other artform, video games are capable of evoking all kinds of feelings within ourselves. Some make us laugh, some make us angry, others make us cry. There are …
You would be hard pressed to find anyone who has never played a Grand Theft Auto game under the age of 35 that can talk, write & has developed basic …
Microsoft’s rumoured announcement event for the internet dubbed, Xbox 720, is just around the corner; supposedly happening on May 21st. If the event is as everyone hopes it will be, …
It’s been well over a year now since Star Wars: The Old Republic came out, and many people have decided it wasn’t the world beater that everyone had been expecting, …
By IronTailFratley. It occurred to me the other day why playing GTA IV (giving it its 3rd chance to impress me) that I hadn’t once stopped doing the mission, dug …
When information about Farcry 3: Blood Dragon started to surface, most of the cynical minded internet assumed the 80s inspired spin off was a joke, probably due to the close proximity to …
By IronTailFratley Obviously this has to be written with a heavy “my own opinion” disclaimer on it because the statistics and most of the human gaming population are probably against …
Many of you out there may be huge fans of the original Tomb Raider games. They were thought provoking, intriguing and action packed. The new Tomb Raider is very different. …
Dead Island was, to say the least, a polarizing game. Initially promoted by a beautiful yet disturbing trailer that went viral, initially not much was known about the game other …
One, two, Slendy’s coming for you. We all remember last year’s indie game phenomenon, Slender: The Eight Pages. The game was based on the creepypasta legend Slenderman, a monster with …
After hundreds of thousands of Elder Scroll fans died a little inside after hearing that the first person perspective that they have grown to love was not going to be in The …
Zombies have been pretty big in video games lately? We’ve had Telltale’s The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, The Last of Us, Dead Island: Riptide and a handful …
By IronTailFratley This represents the opinions of user IronTailFratley and not Rival Tide as a whole, not for readers under 16 or philistines. As the title may imply, I am …
By IronTailFratley I’m consistently disappointed with new titles from games series I enjoyed in past years, A perfect example being whatever the hell Final Fantasy 13 was (I maintain it was a willpower test, …
I would think it would be fair to say that Jack ‘Raiden’ the Ripper’s journey through the Metal Gear series hasn’t been the simplest one. Starting off as a child …
After almost six years, three games and a whole bunch of DLC the time has finally come to bid a final farewell to Commander Shepard and the crew of the …
Widespread excitement was the initial response when the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Deadpool game was first shown last July. Being developed by High Moon studios, hopes were high that …
When I heard the news from Ubisoft that they’re beginning work on the next Assassin’s Creed game, all I could do was let out a wistful sigh. In case …
For a game that has been so ling in the making, you’d think I’d be more excited to see the demo of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to become available to …
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains numerous MAJOR spoilers about ‘The Walking Dead: The Game’, and some minor spoilers of Heavy Rain. Okay, so hear me out here; The Walking Dead: …
If you ever see any list or article detailing positive female character in video games, chances are that its main focus will be this character. Samus Aran has long been …
