Role Playing
Your Turn: The scarcity of Japanese role-playing games
Screen Play reader Corey Lee Japanese RPGs are becoming a rarity on today's video game consoles, and reader Corey Lee is not happy about it.
Games
Long awaited Final Fantasy to return on PS4, Xbox One
Derrik J. Lang Final Fantasy XV will finally see the light of day, game developer Square Enix reveals at E3.
E3 2013: Show floor diary, day three
james dominguez The E3 mega-circus is over again for another year. Here is what DexX saw on the final day.
E3 2013: Electronic Arts press conference
James Dominguez The past twelve months have been pretty bad for publishing giant Electronic Arts, so they needed something special from their E3 presentation this year.
Tuesday Newsday: Digging up the turkeys of the past, and solving the problems of the future
James Dominguez The notorious landfill where Atari buried millions of unwanted game cartridges is set to be dug up, game technology is helping people with schizophrenia, and more in today's news round-up.
Games that make your handhelds worthwhile
James Dominguez The Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita have both taken time to build up momentum. However, both systems have some great games that make them worth owning.
Tuesday Newsday: Business woes continue, new modding tools, and extra GTA V details
James Dominguez File under "boring but important", several huge companies are having problems. Otherwise we have Witcher 2 mod tools, more GTA V map details, and the return of that XCOM shooter.
Tuesday Newsday: News doesn't take holidays
James Dominguez We may have just enjoyed a four day weekend, but video gaming news has kept on rolling along. Here are some of the more interesting stories of the past week.
Review
New Tomb Raider the best yet
Reviewed by Calum Wilson Austin Lara Croft is fleshed-out, in a narrative way, in this compelling reboot.
Ni No Kuni: Conventional content with extraordinary presentation
James Dominguez At its heart, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a conventional Japanese RPG, but its beautiful presentation lifts it up to a new level.
Zynga shuts door on 11 games, opens one to gambling
Social game maker is chasing more profitable ventures.
Screen Play Blog's Game of the Year Awards
James Dominguez Get into your cocktail dresses and tuxedos, readers, because after a week of voting, it is finally time to reveal the games you've chosen as the year's best.
Vote: Best RPG of 2012
James Dominguez A wealth of role-playing games has arrived on our consoles, handhelds, and PCs this year. Which was your favourite?
Ambitious Aussies: The long road to Frozen Hearth
James Dominguez While most small indies tackle modest projects, some aim higher, and Sydney's Epiphany Games is aiming very high indeed.
Vote: Best new MMO of 2012
James Dominguez Many Screen Play readers like to get stuck into the epic massively-multiplayer gaming experience, but which new arrival in 2012 was the best?
Good news from the Old World for strategy fans
James Dominguez Video games of dark fantasy property Warhammer will now be made by Creative Assembly.
Video game craving 'bad as alcohol'
Larissa Nicholson Video games can be just as addictive as alcohol or gambling, a new Australian study claims.
Melbourne to host giant games festival
Mark Morrison One of the world's biggest games festivals will have its first offshoot outside the United States in Melbourne next year.
Borderlands 2 adds another digital disease to the books
James Dominguez The history of virtual diseases on multiplayer games is a short but fascinating one, and now a Borderlands 2 glitch has added another chapter.
New Little King's Story: Deserves more
Jason Hill Despite being assembled by a Japanese dream team, the original Little King's Story on Wii struggled to get attention. Now it's been re-made for Vita.
