STACK #126 Apr 2016

GAMES

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TWEET of the MONTH "I cannot believe it has been ten years since we released the original Brothers in Arms video game. It’s about time for more, huh?" Randy Pitchford WELCOME

BLOODBORNE

At the time of writing, we've only had our hands on Bloodborne for five days, and much of that has been spent with the game. Yet, we're almost 30 hours in and the end is nowhere in sight. If you found – and subsequently enjoyed – the difficulty level in FromSoftware’s Souls games, Bloodborne should be your next purchase. Incredibly atmospheric, the world in which you play is a terrifying place where every step is taken in fear of what will leap from a shadow and try

to kill you. Audio cues are in overdrive – you will never relax. And forget about using Souls muscle memory here. There is no sword and shield, and this is the most significant change fans of From's previous work will find. Here you will have to formulate a new combat strategy with a hand weapon in your right paw, and a firearm in your left. The new regain mechanic places an emphasis on attack, too, so you have to adapt, and adapt fast. As expected, Bloodborne is insanely punishing at times, but this is the appeal; it offers challenges that the commercial triple-A brigade have long forgotten about. Hidetaka Miyazaki is currently one of the most exciting and innovative developers in the industry; and after logging practically a working week with his current tour de force, it’s easy to see why.

QUOTE THIS:

"Go! Your soul is not safe!" Nightwolf to Cyber Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat .

Did you know?

Soda Popinski from Punch-Out! was originally named Vodka Drunkenski There was a Spanish Police operation named Operación Pokémon All spacecraft pilots in the Star Fox universe amputate their legs – those aren’t steel boots... Anagram of the Month Mortal Kombat Ten becomes: Alarm Bottom Kent

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VIDEO GAME HISTORY - APRIL Date: 2003 The Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) age rating system was established in April 2003 to help Europeans make informed decisions on buying computer games. Date: 2003 Enix Corporation and Square Co., Ltd merge to form Japanese development giant Square Enix on April 1. WHAT WE'RE PLAYING GTA Online: Heists Battlefield: Hardline

1 dying light (Xo/ps4/PC) 2 BLOODBORNE (ps4) 3 BORDERLANDS: THE HANDSOME

COLLECTION (Xo/ps4)

4 GTA V (Xo/ps4) 5 FIFA 15 (Xo/360/ps4/ps3) 6 dying light (Xo/ps4/PC)

STACK'S MOST WANTED 1 Wolfenstein: The Old Blood 2 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 3 Star Wars: Battlefront

7 NBA 2K15 (Xo/ps4) 8 FInal fantasy type-0 (Xo/ps4) 9 COD: ADVANCED WARFARE (Xo/360/ps4/PS3/PC) 10 FAR CRY 4 LIMITED EDITION (Xo/360/ps4/PS3/PC)

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