Entering a New World With Punch Planet – A TLS Interview

Entering a New World With Punch Planet – A TLS Interview

Fighting games have been a part of gaming since the early days. Once composed of a few pixels, the fighting genre has evolved into large titles filled with dense detail.  Games such as Tekken and Mortal Kombat still reign supreme among players who enjoying testing their skill.  Now a new title is entering the fray with…

Rare’s Sea Of Thieves Helps Connect Players And Developers

Rare’s Sea Of Thieves Helps Connect Players And Developers

Update For Sea Of Thieves Rare have released a new video detailing big changes for their upcoming title Sea of Thieves. Sea of Thieves is an action-adventure first-person sea faring game. Players form a crew, either through matchmaking or by inviting friends, to set sail in this open-world multiplayer game. The game focuses on co-operation, as players work…

KOJIMA SAYS BACK STORIES JUSTIFY SEXUALIZATION, BUT THERE’S MORE TO IT THAN THAT

KOJIMA SAYS BACK STORIES JUSTIFY SEXUALIZATION, BUT THERE’S MORE TO IT THAN THAT

Every year, a debate almost as old as video games seems to rear its head: is objectification OK, mainly toward female characters? In a recent interview with BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, Hideo Kojima said, “What I really want to avoid is, like you see in some games, characters with big breasts with no back story. If I make…

Halo Wars 2 Deepens The Series’ RTS Elements: Beta Impressions

Halo Wars 2 Deepens The Series’ RTS Elements: Beta Impressions

Real-time strategy games often struggle to find success on consoles. These games have so much going on as the chaos of war breaks out across sprawling maps that developers often utilize much of the keyboard in order to enable the player to control the chaos. Dropping the mouse and keyboard for the controller means a…

EVE Online Goes Free-To-Play, Hopes to Salvage Player Base

EVE Online Goes Free-To-Play, Hopes to Salvage Player Base

EVE developer CCP announced late in August 2016 that their flagship MMORPG will receive a new free-to-play tier. As of last week, the update is live and anyone can join the world of New Eden. Players will start the game as an “Alpha Clone”, which is EVE’s title for F2P players. Alpha Clones have complete access…

Creating Character In Final Fantasy XV: An Interview With Adam Croasdell

Creating Character In Final Fantasy XV: An Interview With Adam Croasdell

When it comes to creating a character within a video game, it’s often a layered process. First, there’s the initial creation of the character, but that’s only the first step.  After creating a character in the narrative it’s then time for the concept team to tackle it. What should a character look like that fully…

Exploring Infinite Warfare With Actor/Writer Brian Bloom

Exploring Infinite Warfare With Actor/Writer Brian Bloom

Some games come and go but others remain constant within the games industry. Originally starting in 2003 as a competitor to EA’s Medal of Honor, Call of Duty was a WWII genre alternative for players. In 2007 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare arrived and changed the landscape forever. The impact of Modern Warfare’s design shifts…

Auto Age: Standoff Provides A Car Combat Comeback – A TLS Interview

Auto Age: Standoff Provides A Car Combat Comeback – A TLS Interview

Going on the open road can be a liberating experience. Being able to go fast and let one’s mind roam as the scenery changes allow a moment of self-reflection. Even more liberating is going on the road and unloading a barrage of missiles and bullets at another car. While some folks wish they could do…

Mass Effect Andromeda – Constructing A New Galaxy

Mass Effect Andromeda – Constructing A New Galaxy

This Path Began A Long Time Ago… Bioware’s last entry in the Mass Effect series came out in 2012, almost five years ago. Mass Effect 3 brought Commander Shepard’s exhilarating story to a close (disappointingly for some fans) and concluded the trilogy-long battle with the Reapers. Over the three games, players followed the adventures of the…