Oli • Comments

• Forza Motorsport 5 announced for Xbox One

• Oli 21/05/2013

  @Trsajicizmrd Thanks! Reply 0

• Oli 21/05/2013

  @poobob Nah it looks Gothic to me. Central/Northern European. Reply 0

• Oli 21/05/2013

  Anyone know what city that is? Reply +3

• Gran Turismo 6 preview: The turning point

• Oli 17/05/2013

  @mannyYearsAgo That's new for GT6 - a new area for the expanded Course Maker. They're going to do new Course Maker zones as DLC too. Reply +1

• Oli 17/05/2013

  Well, they've said that GT5's entire car list is in there, so I guess they are. Reply +20

• Surgeon Simulator 2013 review

• Oli 25/04/2013

  @schnide Too soon? Reply +25

• Pixel Defenders Puzzle review

• Oli 19/04/2013

  @ZizouFC Soon! Reply +2

• Fire Emblem: Awakening review

• Oli 15/04/2013

  I've just realised that Intelligent Systems also made Panel de Pon (also known as Tetris Attack and Pokemon Puzzle League), so I would like to recant all previous statements about this being the best Intelligent Systems game. Reply +2

• Oli 15/04/2013

  @fusionblue I believe Nintendo's main R&D team did the design for Super Metroid while Intelligent Systems coded it, so that's a debatable point. Not to take words out of Rich's mouth though - for all I know he may well think this is better! Reply +13

• ShootMania Storm review

• Oli 10/04/2013

  And, for that matter, TrackMania 2. Reply +13

• Oli 10/04/2013

  Heavy Rain's another. We love French games! Reply +14

• Defiance TV pilot review

• Oli 09/04/2013

  @DeViells Yes. Reply +4

• Oli 09/04/2013

  Post deleted Reply 0

• UK chart: Defiance rockets into top three, but BioShock Infinite still top

• Oli 08/04/2013

  @Arsecake_Baker As with all MMOs, we're reviewing Defiance from public servers and taking our time. I can't confirm when we'll run the review yet, so in the meantime thanks for your patience! Reply +8

• Battleblock Theater review

• Oli 04/04/2013

  And there we go. Reply +3

• Oli 04/04/2013

  Sorry, fixed it, it's just taking a while to update the cache. It'll be worth the wait, third screen's a doozy. Reply +3

• Diablo 3 on consoles: hell or high water?

• Oli 26/03/2013

  @ShiftyGeezer Sure, agreed - and when it comes to the review rest assured that we'll be careful that it has the right context. Reply +3

• Oli 26/03/2013

  Also, in response to the general discussion here: Jeffrey can only report what he thinks of the game honestly. He has done his research, he's honest about where he's coming from and I think he provides enough context and information in the article for readers to make up their own mind.
  
  It happened that Jeffrey was the only member of staff who was able to attend PAX East and play the game, but that's by the by: we figured that with this release, the perspective of a console gamer with no history with the series was just as valid as that of a Diablo fan, if not more so. Reply +31

• Oli 26/03/2013

  @Sunsprie Blizzard haven't said it's exclusive to PlayStation and constantly refer to it as "Diablo 3 on console". But they also haven't announced an Xbox version and won't comment on it when asked at the moment. So we just don't know yet.
  
  Personally I expect it will come out on Xbox 360 at least, but that's just a guess. Reply +3

• Dubstep guns, superpowers and a playable President: Welcome to Saints Row 4

• Oli 22/03/2013

  @BigDaddy82 That's actually my fault. Because editing errors INTO a piece is what this job is all about. Reply +30

• Luigi's Mansion 2 review

• Oli 22/03/2013

  @ring_piece I'm OK with being done with a game once I've played through it, if I was delighted the whole time. Reply +41

• Oli 22/03/2013

  @RawShark The Circle Pad Pro was about Monster Hunter. It's the only reason it exists. Reply +14

• Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 review

• Oli 20/03/2013

  I know, I know. Look, it's right next to the 360 button in the backend, OK? Reply +64

• SimCity review

• Oli 15/03/2013

  @goldbug
  
  Our biggest issues with the game are probably patchable, yes, but as bugs go they're clearly quite serious and deep - and going by the latest from Maxis, they might be connected to the fundamentals of the simulation engine. We don't expect them to be fixed on a short timescale - unlike the login issues, which I would expect to be resolved sooner rather than later.
  
  We're open to the idea of re-reviewing the game down the line if it undergoes substantial change, but we won't be changing the review or the score in the immediate future (i.e. not for months, at least, if ever).
  
  By the way, thank you all for your patience in waiting for this review. SimCity's a fun game initially, and its issues only become clear on extended play, so it was crucial for us to put proper time into the game on public servers to arrive at this verdict. Reply +159

• Ridiculous Fishing review

• Oli 14/03/2013

  Credit to Rich Stanton for the tagline, by the way. Reply +5