Dark Souls Remastered – A Modern Classic Rekindled PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch MA15+ Few titles can claim to have left a lasting impression on gaming as a medium, and even fewer have that claim stand the test of time. So often are pinnacles of a particular genre or series quickly replaced by a new […]
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New Strange Brigade Co-Op Video Drops British developer Rebellion has unveiled all-new gameplay footage from their upcoming release Strange Brigade, which promises an exciting mixture of Indiana Jones-esque 1930’s adventure pulp theming combined with explosive co-op combat. The video features footage directly captured from the previously unseen campaign level “Hidden Valley” and showcases new environments, new enemies, […]
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Team Sonic Racing Roars Onto Consoles This Summer In exciting news for kart racing fans everywhere, SEGA has announced Team Sonic Racing, a sequel to the popular Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed which released way back in 2012. Developed by racing studio extraordinaire Sumo Digital who have contributed work to the Forza and Forza Horizon series since the last Sonic racing game, Team Sonic […]
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Microsoft reveals Xbox Adaptive Controller In a bar-raising move for inclusivity, Microsoft has revealed their latest input device – the Xbox Adaptive Controller. Described as “an affordable, easy-to-set-up, and readily available Xbox Wireless Controller designed for gamers with limited mobility”, the Adaptive Controller seeks to address the barrier to entry that standard gamepad design has […]
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Casey Powell Lacrosse 18 – Review Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC G In the context of an Australian release, a lacrosse videogame is the very definition of a niche title. Developed by Big Ant who is better known locally for their cricket and rugby league titles, Casey Powell Lacrosse 18 is the studio’s second attempt at […]
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Yakuza and the Beauty of Virtual Tourism When thinking of some of the most compelling gaming experiences I’ve ever had, nearly all of the titles that spring to mind had one thing in common – they created an incredible sense of place. Not necessarily worlds that were realistic, but believable – they may feel lived […]
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Yakuza 6: The Song of Life – Review PS4 MA15+ All The Best Yakuza Have Daddy Issues Just when I’d thought I’d had my fill of ‘Dad’ games – Bioshock Infinite, The Last of Us, Shower With Your Dad Simulator – Yakuza 6 shows up to prove me wrong. A poignant close to […]
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Player 2 Unboxes – Ni No Kuni II King’s Edition PS4, PC Here at Player2, we were so excited about the launch of the Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom King’s Edition Launch, we went about unboxing two of them! That’s right, both Paul and Stephen carefully deconstructed and evaluated the contents for your viewing […]
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It was whilst toiling away in the bowels of the now mythical Australian Gamer forums that Stephen del Prados attempts at writing were recognised by then up-and-coming Matt 'Hewso' Hewson as "not terrible". Since then Stephen has contributed to such sites as The Age's now defunct Screen Play, the recently retired Black Panel and currently serves under Editor-in-Chief Hewso for Player2.net.au, at least until the pattern of decline obvious in his previous engagements is picked up by Hewso and he is exiled from games journalism forever
