“Oh disciple of the dark sun, thou hast journeyed far.” From Software switched personnel around for Dark Souls II, the first straight sequel in their Souls oeuvre. New directors brought new ideas that split fan […]
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Halo 3: ODST – Cane and Rinse No.189
“Get set for a combat drop!” In the latest of our Halo series of podcasts, Leon, Karl, Tony and guest CJ Black (Twin Humanities) revisit the franchise’s ‘odd one out’, Halo 3: ODST. Not starring […]
The Geometry Wars series – Cane and Rinse No.188
“Super State.” Stephen Cakebread’s Geometry Wars may have started life as a Project Gotham Racing Easter egg but has since taken on an intensely glowing, neon life of its own. Leon, James, Ryan and guest […]
Bully (Canis Canem Edit) – Cane and Rinse No.187
“Oh my God! Corn! I didn’t have corn for dinner! This is awful!” In 2006, Rockstar Vancouver introduced us to Bulworth Academy and the adventures of the delinquent Jimmy Hopkins in the tabloid-baiting Bully (Canis […]
Valiant Hearts: The Great War – Cane and Rinse No.186
“We must strive to cherish their memory and never forget.” With Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Ubisoft Montpellier took on the daunting task of making an accessible, informative interactive experience based around the First World […]
Halo 3 – Cane and Rinse No.185
“Wake me… when you need me.” Halo 3 saw the Master Chief’s debut on the Xbox 360, surfing in on a tidal wave of hype. Though Bungie didn’t even quite manage to bestow the ‘next […]
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors – Cane and Rinse No.184
“The dark, reddish-black pool of blood… The scattered pieces of flesh… Organs strewn across the floor like the blossoming of a grotesque flower…” It’s a sadistic and mind-bending romp through sci-fi horror as Ryan Hamann, […]
Transistor – Cane and Rinse No.183
“I love you so much, Red. You know that right?” As a follow up to their critically well-received first game Bastion, Supergiant Games came up with the distinctly stylised Transistor. Ryan, James and Sean sit […]
FreQuency / Amplitude – Cane and Rinse No.182
“I’m a science genius girl. I won the science fair. I wear a white lab coat. DNA strands in my hair.” A pair of PlayStation 2 games that, as we discover, were vital precursors to […]
Halo 2 – Cane and Rinse No.181
“I… I am a monument to all your sins…” With Halo 5: Guardians scheduled to arrive later this year, Cane and Rinse company drop from orbit down to the surface of the second Halo. It’s […]
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