Ashley Bates

Developer: Project Soul Publisher: Bandai Namco Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1 Review copy providedWhen Soulcalibur talks about itself as “A Tale of Souls And Swords, Eternally Retold”, it’s not kidding. With 11 games in its 23 year…

Scavengers Studio have announced that Darwin Project, their intriguing take on the Battle Royale genre, will be getting a sizable content update on October 16th, including a battle pass with a host of exclusive rewards.The battle pass…

Developer: Rebellion Publisher: Rebellion Platform(s): PS4, XB1, PC Season Pass provided for review purposesStrange Brigade was one of our surprise hits of the summer, earning a commendable 9/10 and giving us another game to pester…

Developer: Playground Games Publisher: Microsoft Studios Platform(s): PC, XB1 Review copy purchasedForza Horizon 4 is the latest in the spin-off series to Forza Motorsport, taking the focus away from the simulation of pure racing and…

Forza Horizon 4 has been out for a week now, longer if you bought the Ultimate Edition with early access, and fans and critics seem to agree that it’s one of the best that the series has produced. No, that’s not just because it’s based in…

Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Publisher: SEGA Platform(s): PS4 Review copy providedIf there was ever a studio that’d be destined to do justice to the Fist of the North Star franchise, it’d be the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, responsible…

The post -pocalyptic landscape of Fist of the North Star can be a harsh place to eke out an existence of some kind, but not if you’re a trained martial artist who can explode the heads of thugs by poking them in the arm. Good old Kenshiro…

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey will be launching on PS4, Xbox One and PC on Friday, giving players more of that massive open-world exploration found in Origins. Of course, because we're the social pariahs of the gaming industry, we haven't been…

If you've been wondering what Bungie are going to be getting up to that isn't Destiny (shout out to all those who have been back on their bullshit since Forsaken came out), you just might be in luck. They've filed a trademark with the…

We’ve spoken at length here at Cultured Vultures about how excited we are for Soulcalibur VI. If you hadn’t guessed, we’re pretty gosh darned excited, and every time we get hands on with it, that excitement builds and builds. In fact, is it…

I believe it's fair to say that Rocket League had helped to influence a new kind of genre within gaming: the super-competitive yet daft as hell sports game. Since Rocket League, we've had Disc Jam, Laser League, the return of Windjammers…

Regular readers of Cultured Vultures will know that we’re quite fond of our racing games around here, especially arcade racers. Whether it’s tearing through the streets on Burnout Paradise, ruining our friend’s days with blue shells in…

Developer: Big Bad Wolf Publisher: Focus Home Interactive Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC Review Copy ProvidedThis review is part of an ongoing series of the episodic adventure game The Council, where you control Louis De Richet as he…

Perhaps one of the more disappointing aspects of EGX 2018 was how little interest there was in Dreams. During the weekend, queues filled out the convention centre for games like Spyro or AC: Odyssey, while Dreams didn't have nearly as many…

Bandai Namco love their 3D arena brawlers based on animes, huh? There's Naruto, One Piece, Seven Deadly Sins, Jump Force and now My Hero One’s Justice, a game based on the popular My Hero Academia series. If this game is any indication, I…

The Sonic Kart racing games have been some lowkey, underappreciated bangers, taking the core concepts of a kart racing game and adding a few of its own touches to make the gameplay feel more unique. Unfortunately, Team Sonic Racing might be…

It’s quite possible that Soundfall takes the title as one of my favourite games at EGX 2018, outside of Soulcalibur VI of course. It’s high praise coming from a guy who simply cannot stop talking about the weapon based fighter, but…

People travel to gaming conventions like EGX for a number of reasons. Perhaps they’d like to see some of the latest and greatest in video games, or to take a rummage through the merchandise stands. Maybe, they’d even like to meet some of…

Bandai Namco have officially confirmed the existence of Raphael in Soulcalibur VI, a few weeks after one of those pesky leaks outed that he and Cervantes would be returning to the series. At least now we get to see what he looks like in…

Taking a leaf out of Nintendo's playbook, Sony have announced that they will be launching a classic version of the PlayStation console, appropriately titled the PlayStation Classic. It'll include 20 of the PS1's greatest hits, and will cost…