Hitman 3, The One to End it All
Hitman 3 is a welcomed conclusion to a well-known series of games. Despite being pretty straightforward, the gameplay mechanics are quite refined and provide a pretty fun experience from beginning to end.
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Entretiens journalistiques #48: George Weidman And The Wild World of Games Journalism
The videogames industry has come a long way since the days of Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System. And with this maturity comes a media ecosystem that also evolved over the years. In today’s wild games journalism world, the Super Bunnyhop YouTube channel and its creator, George Weideman, stand out.
SVGA plays… FAITH
Are you scared of the dark? Do you have what it takes to fight demons, evil spirits and maleficient creatures? For Halloween, SVGA turns its head towards the excellent indie game FAITH.
Factorio at version 1.0: what’s next?
It took eight years, but they finally did it: the developers of Wube Software, in Prague, published the official « 1.0 » version of the factory management game Factorio a few weeks ago. For one of the original creators of the game, however, this is just the beginning.
SVGA #02: Phantasmagoria and all the cringe-inducing FMV era
Did someone said Full Motion Video? A pure product of the 90’s, full motion videogames were a technological leap that came to life when CD-ROM drives became more popular – and more affordable – for the consumer market. To take advantage of all the possibilities offered by these 700 megabytes of space now available, games included real actors and real video sequences… Usually with a terrible result.
SVGA #01: Half-Life and the headcrab-infested land of Black Mesa
Who said that life should be boring during a pandemic? While the world is in lockdown, the time is right to go back to an era where video games could revolutionize the industry, or disappear without a trace, all this from a single CD, or even from a floppy disk. Welcome to SVGA, a show about retro gaming in all it’s glory – and horror.
Strategy games: cardboard, pixels and victory in only one more turn
What makes a « heavy » or « grand » strategy game player happy? Is it a thick rulebook? A pleathora of units? The historical accuracy? And what are the rules to create a « good » strategy game? Enthusiasts, gamers and developpers don’t always see eye to eye on the topic.
Axis and Allies Online, A World War One Click Away
Will you triumph at the head of the Allied Forces? Or will you unite the world under tyranny, for the glory of the Reich, the japanese Emperor or the idea of a New Rome? Strategy fans and Axis and Allies afficionados could scratch that grand strategy itch with the upcoming Axis and Allies Online, developped and published by Beamdog.
Conquer a Fallen Empire to Build Your Own in At the Gates
Who said that 4X games were dead? Seven years after supervising the finishing touches to Civilization V as the lead designer for , Jon Shafer is back into the fray with his own game, At the Gates, a title that both respects and transforms the codes of the 4X genre.
Rétroctopode – Metro 2033, le roman transposé
Il y a eu le livre, puis le jeu: le retour sur Metro 2033, oeuvre de science-fiction russe quelque peu déjantée, ne serait pas complet sans jeter un coup d’oeil au jeu de tir à la première personne du même nom, sorti en 2010, soit au même moment où le roman de Dmitry Glukhovsky paraissait en langue française.