Damien Lawardorn, Author at The Escapist

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Opinion

The Good Life, Sunset Overdrive, & the Challenges of Narrative Self-Awareness

There are some great examples of postmodernist self-awareness in video games. Too often, though, the attempts at cleverness fall short. The self-awareness fails ...

By Damien LawardornNovember 21, 2021

FQYD Studio BMI Bright Memory: Infinite gameplay-first design approach is subtle unintentional brilliance

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Bright Memory: Infinite Is Gameplay-First Design at Its Unexpected Best

Bright Memory: Infinite throws back to earlier game design in several ways, one of the most prominent of which is that gameplay is ...

By Damien LawardornNovember 20, 2021

Opinion

Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View Highlights a Darker Pleasure Than Voyeurism

I’m not the first to remark upon the similarities between the just-released Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View and Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller Rear ...

By Damien LawardornNovember 10, 2021

News

Yakuza: Like A Dragon Sequel Confirmed as Series Creator, Toshihiro Nagoshi, Leaves Sega

Sega’s much loved Yakuza series is set to continue, while its development team, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, has just confirmed the biggest creative ...

By Damien LawardornOctober 8, 2021

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Perfect Dark Reboot Adds Avengers Dev Crystal Dynamics as a Development Partner

Microsoft has drafted Crystal Dynamics, the team behind Marvel’s Avengers and the mid-2010s Tomb Raider reboot, to assist developer The Initiative in bringing ...

By Damien LawardornSeptember 24, 2021

PlayStation Showcase God of War Ragnarok trailer SIE Sony Santa Monica Studio

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God of War Ragnarok Trailer Hypes Up Kratos’ Last Norse Adventure

Sony Santa Monica Studio revealed the first full-length God of War Ragnarok trailer at the PlayStation Showcase, with follow-up interviews confirming that it ...

By Damien LawardornSeptember 9, 2021

News

Project EVE Is a Futuristic Bayonetta-Like Action Game Headed to PS5

The second game to take the spotlight during Sony’s PlayStation Showcase today was Project EVE, a high-octane post-apocalyptic action game from South Korean ...

By Damien LawardornSeptember 9, 2021

Features

Broken Roads Challenges Your Philosophy in Innovative Ways in a Doomed Australia – Interview

Broken Roads may be a journey through post-apocalyptic Australia, with turn-based strategic combat and plenty of classic CRPG questing, but it’s also going ...

By Damien LawardornSeptember 9, 2021

News

Necropolis Suite Is an Immersive Roguelike Spin on Cosmic Horror

Necropolis Suite sounds like what happens when you take a pinch of Bloodborne, a dash of Gone Home, and a sprinkling of Hades and ...

By Damien LawardornSeptember 7, 2021

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Opinion

From Halo Infinite to Activision, the Video Game Industry Has a Transparency Problem

The video game industry has a transparency problem. Review embargoes, tightly controlled press engagement, NDAs for workers, and systemic silence surrounding certain events ...

By Damien LawardornSeptember 2, 2021

Black Myth: WuKong Unreal Engine 5 trailer UE5

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Black Myth: WuKong Trailer Shows Off Incredible UE5 Boss Battles

Black Myth: WuKong continues to impress in its latest trailer, a 12-minute epic showcasing the game’s switch to Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) technology, ...

By Damien LawardornAugust 20, 2021

Spec Ops: The Line director Cory Davis & Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck open the Eyes Out game studio to make a cosmic horror game.

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Spec Ops: The Line Director & NIN Guitarist Form Eyes Out for ‘Visionary’ Cosmic Horror Game

Headed by Spec Ops: The Line director Cory Davis and Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck, Eyes Out is a new game development ...

By Damien LawardornAugust 12, 2021

The Good Life, Sunset Overdrive, & the Challenges of Narrative Self-Awareness

Bright Memory: Infinite Is Gameplay-First Design at Its Unexpected Best

Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View Highlights a Darker Pleasure Than Voyeurism

Yakuza: Like A Dragon Sequel Confirmed as Series Creator, Toshihiro Nagoshi, Leaves Sega

Perfect Dark Reboot Adds Avengers Dev Crystal Dynamics as a Development Partner

God of War Ragnarok Trailer Hypes Up Kratos’ Last Norse Adventure

Project EVE Is a Futuristic Bayonetta-Like Action Game Headed to PS5

Broken Roads Challenges Your Philosophy in Innovative Ways in a Doomed Australia – Interview

Necropolis Suite Is an Immersive Roguelike Spin on Cosmic Horror

From Halo Infinite to Activision, the Video Game Industry Has a Transparency Problem

Black Myth: WuKong Trailer Shows Off Incredible UE5 Boss Battles

Spec Ops: The Line Director & NIN Guitarist Form Eyes Out for ‘Visionary’ Cosmic Horror Game

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