●●●●○ “Ever since the birth of the video game mascot as a concept, many have dreamed of who would win in a fight: the arcade giants of the 80’s, Donkey Kong vs Pac Man or the 16 Bit rivalry, Mario … Continue reading Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Review (Nintendo Switch) Stuck to One’s Roots
A cloudy December morning on DCU’s St Patrick’s Campus is probably not what comes to mind for most when they think ‘award winning game launch’, but this was the site where charity Trocaire decided to release the first of hopefully … Continue reading Creating and Educating: Trocaire Invests in Games to Invest in the Future
During the hustle and bustle of Freshers’ Week, while many fresh faced students were signing up for countless societies (and only caring about one or two) , and many more journeyed students were staying up until unthinkable hours getting back … Continue reading Skies Unknown The Bold and the Safe Games in the Works at Bandai Namco
Dragon Age: Origins (2009) PlayStation 3 || Kylie McBride My introduction to the Dragon Age (DA) series was through my cousin, Kaitlin, who is obsessed with it. She’s played through every character path and companion romance plot line, and I wouldn’t … Continue reading Rose Tinted Screens: The Games That Shaped Us As Players A selection of TN2’s games writers reflect on how these games informed our tastes
Dublin Comicon this year was a veritable sensory overload. The Dublin Convention Centre was thronged with people and this extended to the surrounding area with numerous people carrying tokens of their affection for various pop-culture properties. A carnival of cosplayers … Continue reading Mind-Benders and Mythologies: The Passionate Developers at Dublin Comicon
Upon discovering Cartoon Network’s science-fantasy musical about a boy, his failed rockstar dad and his three alien surrogate mothers (all of whom are named after gemstones and hail from a completely non-gendered society) a natural reaction is to say the … Continue reading How Steven Universe Found Its Groove Again This gem of a show has heart and insight
Copyright law has been a feature of art production since the Statute of Anne in 1710 the first legislation to provide for government-enforced copyright protection. The fundamental aim of copyright law is to make an artist the sole owner of … Continue reading Should Article 13 Fall at the First Hurdle? The future of the internet in the EU hangs in the balance
When a fan of board or card games walks into Gamers World, they know they have come to the right place. To their right, are shelves adorned with card games including the big three; Yu Gi Oh!, Magic and Pokémon. … Continue reading Dublin’s Best Geeky Spots: Gamers World The shop offers everything a board gamer could need.
2017 has been a stellar year in gaming. The past twelve months have brought the resurgence of a seemingly doomed Nintendo, outstanding innovation in games like Horizon Zero Dawn, and breakout hits like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Our games editorial board sat … Continue reading Tn2’s Game Awards 2017 The cream of the crop.
Japan In recent years much criticism has been levied against the Japanese games industry by prominent developers such as Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness) and Keiji Inafune (Mighty No. 9) for its over reliance on cinematic spectacle and their inclination … Continue reading Games Around the World: A Dynamic Industry So rarely in video game journalism are there explorations into the global landscape of the games industry itself. Sam Hayes investigates the cultural resonance of gaming around the world.
●●●○○ Nidhogg 2 is the follow up to the multiplayer, critical darling of the same series. In many ways it seems to be the full realisation of developer Messhof Games’ original vision. The simple fencing game in which players would … Continue reading Party of Two? Chaotic Action-Comedy “Niddhog 2” for PS4 There is something special here that neither eclipses, nor is eclipsed by, its predecessor, but instead sits alongside it as something unique.