Month: November 2015
Halo World Championship Kicks Off in December | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Earlier this year at gamescom, 343 Industries and Xbox announced the Halo World Championship (HaloWC), the biggest Halo esports competition in franchise history that is centered on the ultra-competitive Arena multiplayer mode of Halo 5: Guardians. We’re excited to unveil new details, including when and where the tournament will take place, an update on the crowd-fund assisted prize-pool, a...[Read More]
Armchair Generals Episode 3
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, gather round as the third instalment of the Armchair Generals is here! It’s been a harsh week over at Mouse n Joypad, so in an effort to lift the spirits and give everyone a bit of a laugh here is the show a few days early, our way of saying a massive thank you to the loyal Mouse n Joypad followers! In this week’s show the Armchair Generals are back with more ...[Read More]
Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
You know, I haven’t played JRPGs in a long time. In fact, the last one I invested any real time in was Final Fantasy XII. I kind of miss playing those types of games though, and when I was given the task to review Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey (the developer may be based in France but the main writer for the game is Kazushige Nojima, who wrote several Final Fantasy titles, and the style is very remini...[Read More]
HARD WEST REVIEW
I don’t think anybody will scoff at me for saying that there are too few Wild West video games being made these days. Call of Juarez had something going for it, but the series’ arguably best game got forgotten extremely quickly. Red Dead Redemption isn’t even available on PC, making it irrelevant on my platform of choice, and whatever indie pops up from time to time falls into obscurity faster tha...[Read More]
FALLOUT 4 REVIEW
As I wandered the Wasteland in Fallout 4, I was transported to another world, another time and it is one that I have seen before. I was Mel Gibson as Mad Max, I was Denzel in The Book of Eli, Will Smith in I am Legend and Van Dam in Cyborg. I was all of these things and more: I was the Vault Dweller, The Wanderer, and the Saviour of the Commonwealth. Fallout 4 has been eagerly awaited by an astoun...[Read More]
Between Me And The Night Preview | MOUSE n JOYPAD
When I went to art school, the period I loved the most was Surrealist. Bending my environment and using the outlandish to express my emotions, it all just made sense. Without making any at all. Between Me and The Night seems to be trying to walk that line, in what the developer calls “the thin path between sanity and madness.†Of course, when I saw the game I hopped all over it, ready t...[Read More]
Orsinium Now Available For The Elder Scrolls Online | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Today Bethesda have announced that Orsinium, the second DLC game pack for the award-winning multiplayer roleplaying game The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, is now available worldwide for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Orsinium, the ancestral home of the Orcs, is being rebuilt deep in the Wrothgar Mountains, and King Kurog has sent out a call across Tamriel for intrepid adventurers to assist...[Read More]
Impossible Creatures Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
 Once a developer has a popular IP or two under their belt, people tend to forget about their previous, less well-known releases. Take Bungie for example, whose Halo vastly overshadows, say, Marathon. Or perhaps the authors of Divinity: Original Sin, in whose case the mediocrity of their previous work got forgiven and forgotten really, really fast (and for good reason). The same thing happ...[Read More]
CUE CLUB 2 REVIEW
How My Editors Conspired to Reignite My Addiction to Virtual Pool Back in high school, I was addicted to the Sims Pool on my iPod Nano. I have no shame in admitting that I may or may not have wasted more than a few class periods lining up pocket shots and beating computer opponents, all while hiding it behind whatever assigned textbook I was supposed to be using for class. Ever since I haven’t pic...[Read More]
Krosmaster Arena Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
 Before I begin this review allow me to say that coming into Krosmaster Arena, I had no prior knowledge whatsoever about Krosmaster, WAKFU, or anything else Ankama had previously developed. To clarify, Ankama Studios are the developers and creators of Krosmaster Arena, which is based on the tabletop board game of the same name. Krosmaster Arena (both versions of the game) take place in the...[Read More]
Trailercade – Episode 2 | MOUSE n JOYPAD
TrailerCade Episode 2, and what a heck of an episode it is. Featuring trailers for; Between Me And The Night Super Smash Brothers For Wii U – Cloud Strife Trailer Attack On Titan Alekhine’s Gun Cosmic League Star Fox Zero Typoman Mass Effect: Andromeda Signal To Noise The Rivers Of Alice Dead Island (Classic) Thanks everyone who’s supported the show- make sure you visit Mouse N Joypad for al...[Read More]
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Season Pass | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Today, Ubisoftrevealed details of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Season Pass, a year-long premium membership featuring exclusive early and instant access to post-launch operators, a permanent boost to allow players to unlock content quicker, exclusive weapon skins, and more. The Rainbow Six Siege Season Pass includes: • Seven day exclusive early access to the eight new operators that you c...[Read More]