Opinions (Page 2)

Opinion

Football really could learn from video games, if it bothered to understand them

The Super League creators worry young people care more about games than football - they're right, but for the wrong reasons.

April 21, 2021 Chris Tapsell

66 comments

Opinion

Capcom's convoluted Resident Evil Village demo rollout disrespects our time

The horror.

April 19, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

151 comments

Opinion

PS5 and Xbox present strikingly different visions - and both bring big positives for games

Reasons to be cheerful.

Nov. 14, 2020 Oli Welsh

196 comments

Opinion

Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda is all about Game Pass

Maybe you'll play The Elder Scrolls on PS5, maybe you won't - but for Xbox, and indeed for Bethesda's studios, that's not really the point.

Sept. 21, 2020 Oli Welsh

354 comments

Opinion

Microsoft still hasn't made the case for Xbox Series X

Game Pass is another matter.

July 24, 2020 Oli Welsh

409 comments

Opinion

GTA's casino isn't the worst of gambling in games - but it puts it in perspective

Full Houser.

July 26, 2019 Oli Welsh

60 comments

Opinion

Bethesda's anti-consumer review policy comes as no surprise

And reminds us not to pre-order video games.

May 22, 2019 Martin Robinson

235 comments

Opinion

Google and Xbox just started the next platform war

And this one will be different.

Oct. 11, 2018 Oli Welsh

226 comments

Opinion

Nintendo speaks a little too directly to fans at E3

Super smashing great.

June 13, 2018 Oli Welsh

143 comments

Opinion

Steam's content policy is both arrogant and cowardly

Having appointed itself the god-king of PC gaming, Valve is vacating the throne.

June 7, 2018 Oli Welsh

393 comments

Opinion

Nintendo's half-arsed online cripples FIFA 18 on Switch

You'll always walk alone.

Sept. 29, 2017 Martin Robinson

116 comments

Opinion

Sony's flat E3 conference shows signs of a mid-generation lull

A less than stellar year for PlayStation.

June 13, 2017 Christian Donlan

226 comments

Opinion

Ubisoft storms E3 with a vital reminder that video games are human and fun

Jaded?

June 13, 2017 Christian Donlan

40 comments

Opinion

Xbox One X promises a strong and stable line-up

But does it have the vision to excite?

June 12, 2017 Christian Donlan

210 comments

Opinion

A resurgent Nintendo still has questions to answer at E3

Switch hitter.

June 9, 2017 Oli Welsh

80 comments

Opinion

Xbox is close to being a brilliant games platform, but it needs games to get it there

The pressure's on for E3.

June 8, 2017 Oli Welsh

224 comments

Opinion

Moving targets: the scattergun politics of Far Cry 4

Ubisoft Montreal's latest could be a fine portrayal of a country under siege, if only it stopped to breathe.

May 28, 2017 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

32 comments

Opinion

A call to arms for the UK fighting game community

"Put aside the petty bickering and embrace a new outlook."

April 21, 2017 Ryan Esler

23 comments

Opinion

Steam Greenlight had to go, but its replacement might just work

Direct is a reasonable solution to one of Steam's most serious problems

Feb. 11, 2017 Rob Fearon

48 comments

Opinion

The importance of games in difficult times

Alexis Kennedy on games, empathy and happiness.

Nov. 12, 2016 Alexis Kennedy

67 comments

Opinion

The Wii U a failure? Far from it

Chapter and Miiverse.

Nov. 4, 2016 Martin Robinson

155 comments

Opinion

Life after console generations has one big upside

Why should we welcome PlayStation Neo and Xbox Scorpio? There is a reason.

Sept. 7, 2016 Oli Welsh

105 comments

Opinion

Sonic boom: Ellie Gibson on nostalgia, novelty, and that 9/10

Look, at least it's not another Pokemon Go article.

Aug. 6, 2016 Ellie Gibson

63 comments

Opinion

Through the looking glass: Keith Stuart on the irresistible rise of augmented reality

Gurdurrs of perception.

July 30, 2016 Keith Stuart

12 comments

Opinion

NX is different, and different is Nintendo's best option

Perhaps its only option for staying in the hardware game.

July 28, 2016 Oli Welsh

273 comments