Matt Ritchie, Author at Gamespresso

Tim Sweeney attacks Microsoft’s PC lock-down “travesty”

Tim Sweeney is best known for being the founder of Epic Games, the studio that developed Gears of War - a hugely successful franchise published by Microsoft. Despite his connections with the console manufacture... Read More...

Why I’m not holding my breath for Battlefield 1’s campaign

Battlefield 1's concept, combined with DICE's credentials, means that the game has the potential to deliver a memorable single-player experience. Heading back to World War I is not something that gamers have be... Read More...

Nintendo wants Zelda’s series producer to “create a new IP”

Eiji Aonouma has long been a working on The Legend of Zelda, ever since the Ocarina of Time way back in 1998 when he began as a designer. Having worked his way through the director and supervisor roles, today A... Read More...

Breath of the Wild’s delays were partly due to poor management by Eiji Aonouma

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has not had the most stable of production cycle's. Having been delayed on more than one occasion, series producer Eiji Aonouma has suggested that part of the reasoning fo... Read More...

Eiji Aonouma points out how Zelda consistently remains unique

Speaking in Edge #296, The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonouma has pointed out how the franchise consistently remains unique. "Whenever I ask Mr Miyamoto what Zelda is, he says, 'Well, Zelda's great... Read More...

Nintendo discusses the change of direction for Zelda in Breath of the Wild

In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo has opted to listen to fan feedback off the back of the series' previous instalment, Skyward Sword. As a result, Breath of the Wild will host a greater empha... Read More...

Inside is Xbox One’s highest rated exclusive game

Inside is out tomorrow on the Xbox One. The follow up to Playdead's first critically-acclaimed success, Limbo, has been subject of rave reviews over recent hours. The game has performed so well with critics tha... Read More...

Patrice Desilets had a “mental crisis” after 3 Assassin’s Creed games

Patrice Desilets was well known during the early days of the Assassin's Creed series as one of the main figureheads for the brand. However, after playing a key role in Assassin's Creed and its sequel, Patrice f... Read More...

Blizzard won’t rule out an Overwatch deathmatch mode

It's safe to assume that Overwatch has been one of, if not the biggest game so far of 2016. It's multiplayer-centric competitive focused has captured the imagination of many. Despite its popularity then, for a ... Read More...

GT Sport dev: “we could have called it Gran Turismo 7”

In Gran Turismo's lifespan the tradition has often been that a main, numbered game in the series like Gran Turismo 5 would come after a Prologue game which would act as a taster for the main event. A bit like t... Read More...

A retrospective: Limbo

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild sets the standard for open-world games

PlayStation Now to add PlayStation 4 games later this year

Powers S2E9 “Slain Dragons” review

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Futurama is coming to mobile in Worlds of Tomorrow game

Keith McNally release a free eBook based on The Last of Us

Interview with Columnae developer Moonburnt Studio

Zelda: Breath of the Wild sets the standard for open-world games

Inquisitor – Martyr is looking to be the ARPG Warhammer 40k deserves

Shadow of War has plenty of room to improve on Shadow of Mordor

Ghost Recon Wildlands embodies the promise and pitfalls of open-worlds

The MMO genre should learn from Black Desert’s mistakes and comeback

For Honor and how bad servers can ruin a good game

Mario Party 10 Review

Horizon Zero Dawn Review

Night in the Woods Review

SteamWorld Heist Review

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier “Ties That Bind Part I & II” Review

Assassin’s Creed Movie Review: A failed leap of faith

Batman- The Telltale Series Full Season Review

Nintendo Podcast Episode 8

The Game Café: AAA Blockbusters and the turn to open-world games

The Game Café: The rise and future of mobile gaming

The Game Café: Video game movies are still a work-in-progress

The Game Café: The horror genre and what makes a good horror game?

The Game Café: Switch and the long history of Nintendo

The Game Café: Season Passes and Modern DLC