Game of Thrones has just finished its darkest season to date. The show is known for its unrelenting depictions of murder, torture, and sadism, and this year added a brutal rape scene and the burning of a child, stirring up controversy and debate about the necessity of including such content. One cannot deny that Game of Thrones possesses a knack for delivering genuinely surprising twists and subverting fantasy tropes, and this season’s finale “Mother’s...
A common criticism of any Game of Thrones season premiere is the relatively slow pacing and focus on dialogue. For a show with such complex and varied plotting, however, an episode of table setting is necessary to remind the audience of where all the principals are and what they’re doing. Sunday’s episode “The Wars to Come” (which you can easily watch (or rewatch) through platforms like Vudu, HBOgo or DirecTV, was rife with portentous dialogue and...
As if Telltale didn’t already have enough on its plate with The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, and Tales from the Borderlands, they’ve just announced at Spike’s VGX awards a partnership with HBO to bring us an episodic Game of Thrones game next year. Telltale says the game is still going to be about the story – not a constant hack and slash or giant fight sequence that we see in most games. They plan to utilize fully the political spectrum that is...
I have to be honest, I have not watched a second of the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. But I hear it is immensely popular, and what does one do to maximize capital out of a blossoming franchise? Why, you make a game based on it of course! Now while it is common knowledge that barring a few (and I do mean a FEW) exceptions, games based on licensed properties tend to not be very good. Cyanide and Focus Home Interactive hope to be the exceptional exception rather than the...
Cyanide is developing an RPG based off of the insanely popular novels titles “A Song of Ice and Fire” written by George R.R. Martin, the novels has sold over 15 million copies and fans have already seen it adapted into an HBO series. Martin himself will be overseeing the project that will make use of the Unreal 3 engine. The game will feature 30 + hours of gameplay and will allow fans to take control of Mors; sworn brother of the nights watch and also Alestar; a...
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