STACK June 2016 Issue 140

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WHAT WE'RE
PLAYING
What do you give a gamer that has everything?
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. If you're a PS4
owner, this is undoubtedly the release you've
been most eager to play since it was announced
way back in 2013. If you don't own a PS4, this
game is a valid reason for buying one. Having
worked on Uncharted for ten years, developer
Naughty Dog has decided to move on from the
franchise, declaring that A Thief's End will their last game in the
endearing series; of course, that doesn't mean another studio in
the Sony stable won't be offered the chance to pick it up. A Thief's
End is high adventure, incorporating shooting, puzzle solving and
some of the best writing you can expect to find in a video game.
This is in part due to the appointment of The Last of Us writers Neil
Druckmann and Bruce Straley, who were brought on board to direct
the game when longtime franchise scribe Amy Hennig left to join
Visceral Games. The result is a well-paced, character-driven narrative
blending history with mythology and cinema with video games in
a rambunctious bout of cavalierism. There are twists and turns at
every corner, keeping the gamer invested in the characters and
events right up to its bombastic conclusion. If only we could get
one of these a year.
1 overwatch (Xo/ps4/pc)
2 uncharted 4: a
thief's end (ps4)
3 doom (ps4/xo/pc)
4 battleborn (Xo/ps4/pc)
5 call of duty:
black ops iii (Xo/360/
ps4/ps3/pc)
6 dark souls iii (Xo/
ps4/pc)
7 tom clancy's the
division (xo/ps4/pc)
8 grand theft auto v
(Xo/360/ps4/ps3/pc)
9 nba 2k16
(Xo/360/ps4/ps3)
10 ratchet & clank
(ps4)
VIDEO GAME
HISTORY – JUNE
Date: 1991
The world's first introduction to the
infamous blue hedgehog, Sonic, in 16-bit
and 8-bit forms.
Date: 2011
The follow-up to the hit Infamous,
Infamous 2, is released. Announced
the previous year, Infamous 2 is a PS3
exclusive, and is a return to the Karma-
based, good vs. bad system of the
original.
uncharted 4:
a thief's end
QUOTE
THIS:
"I don't think I'll ever
become accustomed to
such excitement"
C3PO, LEGO Star Wars: The
Force Awakens
Michael Fassbender had never played any of
the Assassin's Creed games before he began
working on the film based on the franchise.
You can find Homer Simpson's work desk in
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition, covered in
doughnuts.
There's an easter egg in DOOM that pays
homage to Skyrim – a skeleton wearing an Iron
Helmet with an arrow embedded in his knee.
Did you know?
Anagram of
the Month
WHAT WE'RE
PLAYING
Overwatch
DOOM
WELCOME
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes:
A Scalawags Hotter Frown Seeker
1 Pokemon Sun and Moon
2 Battlefield 1
3 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
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TWEET of the MONTH
"Damn... that Battlefield trailer... colour me hyped"
@Neil_Druckmann, creative director at Naughty Dog