Articles by Edward Smith

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How Halo Wars and the wider series humanises its futuristic military by focusing on people

Creative Assembly's strategy sequel continues a tradition of the Halo series.

Feb 20, 2017

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Twenty years on Final Fantasy 7's biggest problem is still hanging over the iconic series

PS1 classic Final Fantasy 7 celebrates 20th birthday but was not a perfect template for the series.

Jan 31, 2017

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How Resident Evil 7 is molded by the hateful, terrified world of Trump and Brexit

Capcom's survival horror perfectly reflects the state of the world in 2017.

Jan 28, 2017

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Telltale's The Walking Dead season 3 is warding off the fatigue suffered by the TV show

By wearing its heart on its sleeve, Telltale's Walking Dead is starting to better its television cousin.

Dec 20, 2016

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Celebrating the small miracles in 2016's video games, from Battlefield 1 to That Dragon Cancer

Mafia 3's fight against The Man, Doom shrugging off convention and much more.

Dec 13, 2016

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How Blizzard and Overwatch League are making eSports less corporate and more compelling

Hearthstone's Jason Chayes on how Blizzard is changing eSports.

Nov 11, 2016

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Blizzard at 25: How a video game juggernaut evolved from RPM Racing to Overwatch

Blizzard has evolved from a tiny self-starter to a gaming juggernaut.

Nov 10, 2016

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Geek culture and video game fandom aren't so different from Donald Trump's cult of personality

A look at fan culture and how it's impacted the 2016 US presidential election.

Nov 8, 2016

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Forza Horizon 3 review: Playground Games drifts off at the wheel of Xbox's latest racer

Microsoft's annualised racing series returns for another festival of speed.

Sep 20, 2016

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Dead Rising: How Capcom's zombie spoof started an open world pandemic

Looking back at Capcom's beloved open world game and how its influenced releases since.

Sep 14, 2016

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This Is The Police review: A disappointingly shallow depiction of US law enforcement

As the state of US policing comes under increasingly intense scrutiny, Weappy's This Is The Police offers a disappointingly tame depiction

Jul 26, 2016

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Limbo retrospective: Playdead's debut is a brutally honest depiction of childhood

Ahead of Playdead's new game Inside, we take a look at the Danish studio's stunning debut.

Jun 27, 2016

E3 and other major expos highlight the problem of publicly exhibiting video games

Video game trade shows and fan conventions have a problem with letting the public play games.

Jun 17, 2016

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Resident Evil 7 demo verdict: Is this too little, too late for Resi in a crowded horror genre?

Resident Evil 7 is a return to horror basics, but its playable teaser is unconvincing.

Jun 14, 2016

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EA's Battlefield 1 presentation at E3 2016 was a masterclass in poor taste

Game intends to recreate the First World War, but not with any respect for the horrors of history.

Jun 14, 2016

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Doom review: id Software's 2016 reboot is the best shooter in over a decade

Blood rains in id Software's glorious modern reboot.

May 17, 2016

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Doom: Infamous 'talk to the monsters' review was on the right side of history

Id Software's original was celebrated, but one review asked a question fans haven't forgotten.

May 13, 2016

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How Naughty Dog deconstructed Nathan Drake in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

After two games, Naughty Dog took a very different approach to their hero for the third outing.

May 10, 2016

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What became of the cartoon video game mascot?

Before shooters dominated the market, mascot-led platformers were the order of the day.

Apr 22, 2016

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Dark Souls: The video game version of my neuroses taught me the importance of failure

Failure is as much a part of Dark Souls as any item or weapon.

Apr 13, 2016

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