Robert Zak, Author at Explosion

Posted by Robert Zak

I'm a writer aspiring towards an as-yet not fully determined goal. For the time being, I enjoy writing about film, gaming and technology. Having previously worked as Editor of a Mobile Phone News website, I find it relieving to be writing at Explosion about things that I have a genuine child-like passion for. Despite that, expect to see cynicism towards JRPGs, harsh words for gimmicky Kinect and PS Move games, and ridiculing of the recent trend of games that somehow claim to transcend gaming and 'art' (I'm looking at you, Flower).

Now we know everything about the Wii U, is it really the first Next-Gen console?
Early this morning, an official Nintendo videocast revealed some decisive information about their upcoming console venture. We know now that the price for the cheaper...

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by Robert Zak 12 years ago12 years ago

Early this morning, an official Nintendo videocast revealed some decisive information about their upcoming console venture. We know now that the price for the cheaper of the two Wii U models will stand at $299 (Deluxe Edition: $350), and that it will be coming out on December 8th (conveniently in time for Christmas). This seems...

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Are current big-budget games really the last of their kind?
If there’s one thing that you’re guaranteed when listening to the words of Ubisoft’s creative director Alex Hutchinson, it’s a little bit of controversy. It’s...

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by Robert Zak 12 years ago12 years ago

If there’s one thing that you’re guaranteed when listening to the words of Ubisoft’s creative director Alex Hutchinson, it’s a little bit of controversy. It’s only a couple of weeks ago, after all that the man said that games journalists of exhibiting a ‘subtle racism‘ in favour of Japanese games developers. More recently, he declared...

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Do All Games need an ‘Easy’ Mode?
The last couple of days have given rise to a good talking point in the gaming community. Just yesterday, Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki came...

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by Robert Zak 12 years ago12 years ago

The last couple of days have given rise to a good talking point in the gaming community. Just yesterday, Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki came out and admitted that he was considering adding an Easy mode to the game that’s considered one of the toughest of its generation. He spoke about this consideration with a...

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