Bloodborne: The Old Hunters Review
When I reviewed Bloodborne earlier this year, I wrote: “Like a controversial piece of art, I completely understand why someone might not enjoy it, but I do think the industry as a whole should be able...
View ArticlePerth Games Festival 2015 Interviews
One convenient location where you can browse through all of our interviews conducted during the 2015 Perth Games Festival! […]
View ArticlePerth-Developer Offpeak Games Launches Kickstarter for VALIANT
“Multiplayer virtual reality combat game, featuring medieval mounted combat. Created for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.” Perth-developer, Offpeak Games has officially launched a Kickstarter campaign to...
View ArticleThe 2015 GameCloud Awards
2014 was a year of big expectations but ultimately ended with a lot of delays and plenty of mediocre delivery. It wasn’t the worst year in gaming; in fact, it was actually a pretty impressive launch...
View ArticleWill’s Top 5 Best Games of 2015
As someone who usually plays the role of the optimist, it was my mission last year to pinpoint what I thought were excellent games in a sea of disappointing and passable releases. Don’t get me wrong,...
View ArticleA New World and Music from Final Fantasy Interview with Arnie Roth
It’d be an understatement to say Final Fantasy is a big deal in the gaming industry. For several decades, it has served as the flagship franchise for Japanese role-playing games throughout the world...
View ArticleEditors’ Choice: Most Anticipated Games of 2016
The beginning of the year is always a great time for gaming. Everything is once again ahead of us, and this means we can finally let go of our disappointments from the year prior. Naturally, the cynic...
View ArticleThe Witness Review
Fundamentally speaking, The Witness is almost certainly one of the best puzzle games I’ve ever played. There are few things I appreciate more in game design than an opportunity to learn through play,...
View ArticleEvent Report: “A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy”
Like a broken record, I’ve too often spoken about Perth and how it isn’t the greatest location for certain opportunities. However, over the years, this predicament has improved with social media...
View ArticleHITMAN Beta First Impressions
As a big fan of stealth games, it’s a little saddening that I’ve not invested a lot of time into arguably one of the biggest franchises the genre has to offer. It’s a series I’ve always been meaning...
View ArticleQuantum Break Review
Quantum Break is a game I think a lot of people are going to enjoy as it’s highly innovative as well as visually unique. It also includes great performances from familiar faces, a wealth of interesting...
View ArticleBravely Second: End Layer Review
Objectively speaking, Bravely Second: End Layer is a well-crafted, quality JRPG. It’s also basically the same game as Bravely Default, for better or worse. There are new jobs, abilities and specials, a...
View ArticleWilliam Kirk: April 17th, 2016 – Blogging, Sleeping, and Dark Souls III
Hey Readers, For those who don’t know me, my name is William Kirk, and I am the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of GameCloud. Hm. Maybe that opening is a bit too formal for a blog entry? (Probably… Okay,...
View ArticleNioh First Impressions
I have to admit I’m surprised more games haven’t tried to capitalise on the Souls formula in recent years; apart from Lords of the Fallen and maybe Dragon’s Dogma to a lesser extent. Gears of War and...
View ArticleWhy I Play Games: Dark Souls
I’ve been writing reviews for several years now, and while I do enjoy analysing and critiquing games with a consumer agenda in mind, I thought it might be interesting try something new and dig into my...
View ArticleBlog: May 16th, 2016 – Media Saturation Killed My Hype
As someone who works in games media, I’m often asked by friends and colleagues whether I’m excited for whatever big releases might be coming up. My answer, however, often surprises people (should I...
View ArticleE3 2016 Press Conference Live Stream Schedule for Australia
That’s right, folks. E3 is once again upon us, and it’s certainly looking to be an interesting year! Bethesda makes a return, as does the PC Gaming Show. EA has split off to do their own public event...
View ArticleEditors’ Choice: The Best Games of 2016 So Far
It’s finally happening. And by “it,” I mean the golden era of game releases that usually hits around half-way through a console generation (if we can still call it that?). Basically, I’m talking about...
View ArticleThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine Review
Simply put, Blood and Wine is a testament to how all modern game expansions should be, offering an experience so vast and varied that it could easily be justified as a standalone game. From the start,...
View ArticleE3 2016: Sony Press Conference Review
I think it’s fair to say that Sony created some massive ripples within the industry during their press conference at E3 last year. First party titles such Horizon: Zero Dawn and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s...
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