http://gamewizzard.com gamewizzard.com en Copyright (c) 2008-2026 5 Mon, 18 May 2026 23:49:55 +0200 Mon, 18 May 2026 23:49:55 +0200 gamewizzard.com http://gamewizzard.com Error connecting to the database.Error connecting to the database.Error connecting to the database. http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6104/Telltale’s-Walking-Dead-Final-Season-Arriving-on-August-14th.html reviews Wed, 4 Jul 2018 04:41:08 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6104/Telltale’s-Walking-Dead-Final-Season-Arriving-on-August-14th.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10362/Nintendo-NES-Classic-Edition-review-The-NES-Classic-is-back-but-Switch-owners-should-think-twice.html reviews Wed, 4 Jul 2018 04:41:06 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10362/Nintendo-NES-Classic-Edition-review-The-NES-Classic-is-back-but-Switch-owners-should-think-twice.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10361/Batman-Review-Telltale-Spins-A-Provocative-New-Story.html reviews Wed, 4 Jul 2018 04:40:44 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10361/Batman-Review-Telltale-Spins-A-Provocative-New-Story.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10262/GameStop-is-still-selling-the-NES-Classic-for-60-right-now.html reviews Wed, 4 Jul 2018 01:02:16 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10262/GameStop-is-still-selling-the-NES-Classic-for-60-right-now.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10261/Dreamcast-classics-Shenmue-I-amp-II-are-getting-remastered-Aug-21.html reviews Tue, 3 Jul 2018 18:40:19 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10261/Dreamcast-classics-Shenmue-I-amp-II-are-getting-remastered-Aug-21.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10254/Sony-admits-PS4-has-a-crossplay-problem-tries-to-offer-hope.html reviews Tue, 3 Jul 2018 03:46:54 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/133/10254/Sony-admits-PS4-has-a-crossplay-problem-tries-to-offer-hope.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6066/Fallout-76-Intro-to-Nukes-Trailer.html reviews Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:42:43 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6066/Fallout-76-Intro-to-Nukes-Trailer.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6105/Call-of-Duty-WWII-review-–-familiar-fun-but-not-without-flaws.html Activision’s blockbuster shooter goes back to its roots, and offers a solid if unsurprising experience, but the three elements within feel like wildly different games
Call of Duty is one of the biggest games franchises in the world and, on some levels, the funniest. The way that CoD: WWII was marketed suggests an interactive Saving Private Ryan. The reality is that my Axis coach shouts “zey haff ze ball” in multiplayer NFL-like Gridiron, as an opposition carrier runs towards our goal, before a period-appropriate hail of fire brings them down. “Gut, now drive forwardz!”
If that gave you tonal whiplash, try playing the thing. CoD: WWII is three games in one. A single-player campaign that shows a unit of US soldiers winning the war; online competitive multiplayer with a dozen modes; and then Nazi Zombies. Call of Duty is a series with annual releases, with multiple development studios working on staggered schedules. As a result, it has crystallised into a certain structure. CoD: WWII covers all the bases that players expect.]]> reviews Mon, 6 Nov 2017 11:43:35 +0100 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6105/Call-of-Duty-WWII-review-–-familiar-fun-but-not-without-flaws.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6106/How-not-to-turn-child-abuse-into-a-game.html A trailer for David Cage’s Detroit: Become Human hints at the danger of trivialising sensitive social issues
To what extent might a semi-autonomous robot maid be able to intervene in domestic abuse cases of the future? The question underpins , a forthcoming PlayStation game directed by the French game maker David Cage.
Last week, during a press event held in Paris, Cage showed footage of the game, due for release next spring, in which Kara, an android housekeeper, bears witness to an American father’s psychological and physical abuse of his daughter. “What are you looking at?” the man demands over a fraught dinner, as the girl, Alice, winces.
The deeply troubling implication is that, to escape violence, a victim need only make the 'correct' choices]]> reviews Sun, 5 Nov 2017 09:00:13 +0100 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6106/How-not-to-turn-child-abuse-into-a-game.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6107/Xbox-One-X-review-one-for-the-4K-diehards.html With its stunning visuals, the Xbox One X is the closest thing to a good PC gaming experience in console form. But is it worth a £100 upgrade?
Four years after the launch of the original machine, Microsoft’s Xbox One family is now finally complete. Although the Xbox One X has been hailed as the most powerful console ever made, it very much remains an Xbox One derivative, running all the same games and working with all the accessories with no Xbox One X exclusives. What you get is improved audio-visual performance – rather like the difference between playing a PC game on a regular mid-range home computer versus a high-end gaming monster.
Greater power hasn’t meant a giant form factor though – this might be one of the least conspicuous consoles in history. Reverting to black after the refreshing “robot white” colouring of the Xbox One S, it’s a truly minimalist slab of modern consumer electronics design taking up less space than any previous Xbox iteration. Microsoft claims to have employed cutting-edge engineering techniques to achieve its sleek form factor, including a vapour chamber cooling system, which has led to an impressively quiet machine. During gameplay, there’s little more than a gentle hum coming from the unit – comparing well with the PlayStation 4 Pro and previous Xbox machines.
Pros: Native 4K gaming, cutting edge components, quiet running, UHD Blu-ray player
Cons: Comparatively expensive, UI remains cumbersome, limited functionality for 1080p TVs]]> reviews Fri, 3 Nov 2017 08:01:17 +0100 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6107/Xbox-One-X-review-one-for-the-4K-diehards.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6108/Razer-Phone-launch-company-squeezes-PC-gaming-tech-into-a-smartphone.html Razer has shoehorned performance laptop technology into its 8mm device, targeting young consumers who want to play quality games on the go
Gaming on smartphones is big business. So big that hardcore gaming firm Razer reckons there’s a better way to make a smartphone that’s good for games, but that you won’t be embarrassed to use in public.
Having started making precision mice and colourful keyboards for gaming, then successfully moving into over the last five years, Razer believes that mobile is the next step in gaming.]]> reviews Wed, 1 Nov 2017 22:00:36 +0100 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6108/Razer-Phone-launch-company-squeezes-PC-gaming-tech-into-a-smartphone.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6109/Pokémon-the-Movie-I-Choose-You-review-–-a-cute-corporate-rebranding-exercise.html The 20th feature-length promo tool for the Pokémon phenomenon is a reboot, all about the very first meeting of Ash and likable company mascot Pikachu
The – get this – 20th feature-length promotional tool for the turns out to be a reboot of the entire series. We are returned to the very first meeting between 10-year-old everykid Ash and totemic cat-bug-baby creature Pikachu, thereby allowing the rules of the game to be explained to a whole new generation with disposable income to squander.
As rebranding exercises cinemagoers are expected to underwrite go, I Choose You! forms a modest improvement on those headachy spinoffs that bedevilled the world around the last millennium. Though the Poké-matches rely on generic, TV-standard animation and become repetitive, occasional flourishes (some black-and-white backstory, a computer-assisted bad dream) suggest that those responsible may some day make art once they’re done bolstering a leisure conglomerate’s stock options.]]> reviews Wed, 1 Nov 2017 13:30:17 +0100 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6109/Pokémon-the-Movie-I-Choose-You-review-–-a-cute-corporate-rebranding-exercise.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6110/Games-reviews-roundup-Super-Mario-Odyssey-Golf-Story-Gran-Turismo-6.html Switch, Nintendo, cert: 7
★★★★★]]> reviews Mon, 30 Oct 2017 08:00:49 +0100 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6110/Games-reviews-roundup-Super-Mario-Odyssey-Golf-Story-Gran-Turismo-6.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6111/Virtual-reality-headsets-could-put-children’s-health-at-risk.html Researchers have warned that virtual reality headsets could pose risks to users, particularly children. The scientists, , believe continued use of VR sets could trigger eyesight and balance problems in young people unless changes are made to devices.
The warning comes as major companies including and outline plans to expand heavily in the field, while hardware companies have started promoting devices that turn mobile phones into head-mounted VR viewers.

Establishing the scientific evidence base on safe usage is important if we want to ensure that children benefit
]]> reviews Sat, 28 Oct 2017 13:29:36 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6111/Virtual-reality-headsets-could-put-children’s-health-at-risk.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6112/Nazis-as-the-bad-guys-in-videogames-How-is-that-controversial--Tauriq-Moosa.html has been around longer than I’ve been alive. What began as two innovative anti-Nazi stealth video games for the Apple II and Commodore 64 became id Software’s famous . The game popularised the first-person shooter, giving rise to household names like Doom and Call of Duty. The latest iteration is released this week and, for the first time, are offended by its . How on earth have we got here?

]]> reviews Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:00:23 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6112/Nazis-as-the-bad-guys-in-videogames-How-is-that-controversial--Tauriq-Moosa.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6113/Super-Mario-Odyssey-review-controlling-a-sentient-hat-has-never-been-so-fun.html New sidekick Cappy could have been just another annoying sidekick, but its inclusion only adds to the playfulness of Nintendo Switch’s first Mario adventure
In life, a few things are inevitable: death, taxes and the continual kidnapping of Princess Peach. But after more than 30 years of at least one new Mario adventure per Nintendo console, it helps to have a feature that differentiates the latest from the last. For Super Mario Odyssey, the first proper Mario adventure on the Nintendo Switch, it’s a new sentient hat.
A brief introductory cutscene explains: Bowser – already optimistically dressed for his wedding – incapacitates Mario for long enough to make off with Peach, but not without stomping on his signature red cap. As luck would have it, a hat-shaped ghost-like figure called Cappy is floating nearby and offers to help Mario pursue Bowser and rescue both Peach and Cappy’s sister Tiara. Cappy shapeshifts into a replacement hat, and soon demonstrates that he offers more than a warm head; Mario can throw him to “capture” (Nintendo’s approved verb for “temporarily play as”) other creatures.
Throw Cappy at a frog and Mario will disappear leaving the frog sporting both a red cap and a moustache. Mario appears to get sucked into the hat, though where that leaves the essences of both Cappy and the frog is an unanswered but philosophically fascinating question.]]> reviews Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:00:06 +0200 http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6113/Super-Mario-Odyssey-review-controlling-a-sentient-hat-has-never-been-so-fun.html http://gamewizzard.com/news/43/6114/‘Hey-dude-do-this’-the-last-resort-for-female-gamers-escaping-online-abuse.html In the toxic environment of online gaming, women play incognito, pretend to be male or say nothing to avoid harassment
In an extract from her book, Game Changers: From Minecraft to Misogyny, the Fight for the Future of Videogames (co-authored by Dan Golding), Leena van Deventer writes candidly about a time she was sexually harassed online.
She was playing , an online multiplayer shooter, and one of her favourite games. Van Deventer had just “splurged” on a new headset with headphones and microphone with an exciting feature: voice modifiers “that made me sound like a cool robot or a huge giant”. Once she began speaking in-game, however, there was what she calls “the reaction”:

Women talked about Gamergate, not wanting it to happen to them. They were genuinely frightened by the idea
Things like, ‘Get back to the kitchen and make me a sandwich,’ don’t get picked up, because sandwich isn’t a slur
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