Will Porter

Contributor

Will ‘Velvet Owl’ Porter is a roaming freelance writer who most recently worked with The Creative Assembly on Alien: Isolation. You can find out how cold/hungry he is by following @Batsphinx on Twitter.

Opinion

Will Porter on: Getting old

Something changed.

June 6, 2015 Will Porter

105 comments

Feature

Chet and Erik's stolen zombie game

From the archive: Long before Left 4 Dead, the Valve pair were making a very different zombie game.

June 8, 2014 Will Porter

19 comments

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Games of the Generation: Fallout 3

Nuclear holiday.

Oct. 28, 2013 Will Porter

150 comments

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SWAT 4 retrospective

It's a fair cop.

March 24, 2013 Will Porter

38 comments

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Far Cry retrospective

We liked them apples.

Dec. 2, 2012 Will Porter

46 comments

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The cult of TotalBiscuit

The life and times of professional YouTube malcontent John Bain.

Nov. 14, 2012 Will Porter

138 comments

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Freedom Fighters retrospective

Keep the red flag flying.

Nov. 11, 2012 Will Porter

58 comments

Review

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation review

Do not exceed the stated dose.

Oct. 30, 2012 Will Porter

29 comments

Review

007 Legends review

The sky is falling. The sky is falling.

Oct. 19, 2012 Will Porter

75 comments

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An audience with Syndicate

How a regular northern teen became a YouTube gaming sensation.

Oct. 12, 2012 Will Porter

95 comments

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Retrospective: Project IGI

All your bases.

Sept. 23, 2012 Will Porter

44 comments

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Revisiting Black Mesa

Is the long-awaited Half-Life mod a remasterpiece?

Sept. 17, 2012 Will Porter

62 comments

Preview

Hitman Absolution Preview: Classic Hitman Returns

Get thee to a (sexy) nunnery?

June 11, 2012 Will Porter

25 comments

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The Cunning Stunts of Stainless

The Carmageddon story: from controversy to Kickstarter, via Portia the Pig.

June 2, 2012 Will Porter

17 comments

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Growing Paynes: How Remedy's Hero Went Rockstar in Max Payne 3

From a NY noir to the liver of a French goose.

May 23, 2012 Will Porter

32 comments

Preview

Dishonored Preview: The Ways of System Shock and Thief Return

Through the Looking Glass.

April 26, 2012 Will Porter

33 comments

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Crysis 3 Preview: Welcome (Back) To The Jungle

Big game hunter.

April 24, 2012 Will Porter

19 comments

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SimCity Preview: A Classic Returns

Things'll be great when you're down town…

April 20, 2012 Will Porter

40 comments

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Far Cry 3 Preview: Trouble in Paradise

Does Far Cry's multiplayer sink or swim?

April 12, 2012 Will Porter

18 comments

Preview

Civilization 5: Gods and Kings Preview: Restoring the Faith

Firaxis' expansion reintroduces some of the series' complexity.

April 3, 2012 Will Porter

24 comments

Review

Planetside 2 Preview: The Classic Online Shooter Returns

A new spin on Auraxis.

March 7, 2012 Will Porter

16 comments

Preview

Mass Effect 3 Preview: The Good Shepard?

BioWare sets the galaxy on fire.

Feb. 2, 2012 Will Porter

39 comments

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Syndicate Preview: Need a Reboot?

Starbreeze's game concerns and delights in equal measure.

Feb. 1, 2012 Will Porter

43 comments

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Retrospective: Max Payne 2

Let the bodies hit the floor. (Sometimes the ceiling).

Jan. 30, 2012 Will Porter

41 comments

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Assessing COD Elite

New maps begin to drop. Do they justify the Premium?

Jan. 27, 2012 Will Porter

33 comments