Steve Wright
Steve's the owner of Stevivor and an active games journalist nearing twenty (TWENTY!?!) years. He's a Canadian-Australian gay gaming geek, ice hockey player and fan. Husband to Matt and cat dad to Wally and Quinn.
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Metal Eden piqued my interest back in April, a high-speed, sci-fi FPS that looked to combine the likes of Doom with the traversal of Titanfall. It also marks quite the departure from Reikon Games previous’ title, the top- down, twin-stick shooter Ruiner.
Updated review: Another day, another (remastered?) remaster. What’s really notable about Gears of War Reloaded, formerly Gears of War Ultimate Edition, formerly Gears of War, is that this is another instance of a former Xbox exclusive heading to PlayStation.
Everyone’s favourite ninja, Joe Musashi, is back in Shinobi Art of Vengeance, the first of a series of projects that look to revitalise classic Sega franchises like Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and Crazy Taxi. Equal parts nostalgic and modern, and priced at $48 AUD, Art of Vengeance isn’t one to be missed.
There wasn’t a single second playing Drag x Drive in its pre-release window that I wasn’t thinking about Rematch. So, please indulge me for a moment while I talk about Rematch instead of Drag x Drive.
One of the first games that I can truly remember playing and enjoying as a kid was Police Quest 2 The Vengeance. I was terrible at it and I daresay some of its larger themes flew right over my head, but it nevertheless made me enamoured with the idea of being a cop.
Despite a general feeling that Remedy can do no wrong, I walked out of a hands-on FBC Firebreak preview last month year just a tad concerned. Paired with two other journos from (quite literally) halfway around the world, my experience was incredibly laggy; I admittedly didn’t help matters by playing via Steam with the game installed on an HDD rather than an SSD.
Full disclosure here: I’ve had some of the worst weeks of my career at my day job, and as a result my mental health is shockingly unwell. This meant that The Alters came at both the worst and the best time.
Mario Kart World is out now, and Stevivor’s got a head start on our review thanks to hours of hands-on time provided by Nintendo Australia.
I’m firmly in camp FromSoftware, but I’ve had an interesting journey in getting there. I’ve always appreciated the likes of Dark Souls and Bloodborne — as my latter review can attest to — but there was a time when the very gameplay loop that’s now formed the core of the Soulslike genre wasn’t my cup of tea.
Update [23 April 2025]: Hell has frozen over (for some), as Xbox mainstay Forza Horizon 5 is now playable on PS5 through early access ahead of a larger 29 April release. The PS5 version of Horizon 5 includes all DLC and the new Forza Realms update, and is perfect for PS5 players who’ve not experienced the title yet.