EGX 2017: South Park: The Fractured But Whole Hands-On Preview
Ubisoft showcased the humorously titled South Park: The Fractured But Whole at last year's EGX, a time when the gaming industry was seemingly obsessed with virtual reality. As a result…
Previews
EGX 2017: Far Cry 5 Hands-On Preview – Another Step Forward
By now, most players at least vaguely familiar with the franchise should know what to expect when they enter the Far Cry realm: a first-person, action-adventure shooter, complete with a…
Ghost Recon Wildlands Closed Beta Impressions – Welcome to the Jungle
Earlier this month, Ubisoft showed off their latest open-world multiplayer tactical shooter, Ghost Recon Wildlands, with a closed technical test. Taking place in South America, you and a group of three…
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Beta Impressions – A Beautiful, Empty Playground
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33Mjdg7BBY The Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 beta leaves the distinct impression that it's not necessarily aiming to do anything entirely original. In a lot of ways, it's a Far Cry-Lite…
What Did We Learn From Mass Effect: Andromeda’s Premiere Gameplay Footage?
After being teased to the point of exhaustion with developer diary presentations, anecdotal trailers and drops of information here and there, gamers were finally treated to something more concrete at this year's…
Gwent Closed Beta Impressions – On the Road to Crafting Perfection
Gwent was only a small part of what accounted for the sheer brilliance of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. But now, the popularity of this seemingly straightforward mini-game has become its…
PAX Aus 2016: Day 3 Wrap-Up – More VR, Indie Games, and Final Thoughts
Day three of PAX Aus 2016 brings us to the final stretch and one last chance to play around with some of the titles that may have otherwise been overlooked.…
PAX Aus 2016: Day 2 Wrap-Up – Horizon Zero Dawn, For Honor, Bad Watch Dogs, and More
With plenty of games still left to try out, day two of PAX Aus was the chance for the big triple-A titles to flex some muscle. There were hits, misses,…
PAX Aus 2016: Day 1 Wrap-Up – A Nosulus Start, Charming Indies and an Eyeful of VR
Yes, Power Up Gaming is back for another year to provide coverage of PAX Aus, the largest video game convention in the southern hemisphere. There are triple-A titles, lots of independent…
Infinite Warfare’s Multiplayer May Repeat Call of Duty’s Bad Habits
Back in 2014 when Activision announced that the Call of Duty franchise would shift to a three year-three studio development cycle, it elicited optimism for the future of Call of…
The 5 Best Indie Titles of Play Expo 2016
Featuring a line-up consisting of a number of playable triple-A titles, including the likes Battlezone and Tekken 7, and an extensive collection of retro systems and arcade machines, Play Expo is the North's largest…
Everspace Preview: An Epic First Impression
Some games carry a sense of curiosity and adventure from the outset. Everspace is a perfect example of this, turning the genre of immersive space exploration on its head and backing it…
First Impressions: Ride 2 Is The Gran Turismo Of The Two-Wheeled World
At this year’s Play Expo in Manchester, Power Up Gaming managed to sneak in a couple of ride-alongs with two different motorbike racers that will be going head-to-head this year.…
Hands-on Preview: Moto Racer 4 Is A Game Of Two Halves
It’s the circle of life; and it moves through us all. From comebacks for Blur and Suede, to the return of Thatcherism, it seems that, if you live long enough,…
Tekken 7 Preview – Fighting Fit
Staying at the top for 22 years is a tough slog, but Tekken has emerged victorious atop a mound of bloodied and bruised 3D fighters. The Virtua Fighters, Bushido Blades…
Little Nightmares Preview – Burton-esque Platformer Plays on Formative Fears
Having heard a lot about Namco Bandai's puzzle-platformer Little Nightmares coming out of Gamescom last month, I was pleased to see that the game would be playable at EGX 2016…
Hands-on Preview: Outlast II Feels Like Walking Through a Haunted House Designed for Hobbits
As the game that launched a thousand Let’s Play channels, and the title to which PewDiePie owes a significant amount of his revenue, the sequel to Outlast arrives with something…
As a Newcomer, Final Fantasy XV Demo Has Sold Me on the Series
While I grew up with the first PlayStation console, I must be one of the few PS1 owners never to have played Final Fantasy VII. Although it has often been hailed…
Battlefield 1 Hands-on Preview – The Great War?
Not too long ago, the first-person shooter space was littered with war games, including the likes of Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, Battlefield and Brothers In Arms. Then times moved…
Windlands Interview: Psytec Games on Creating a Spider-Man-Inspired VR Experience
Heading into EGX 2016, Psytec Games' Windlands was undoubtedly one of my most hotly anticipated VR titles of the convention, although I was also a little trepidatious about trying it…
