Far Cry from originality – has Ubisoft recycled its game maps?

If there’s one rule game designers should take into account, it’s this: bullshit simply will not fly in the internet age, at least not for long. Ubisoft should have known better, writes Don Rowe. Creating game worlds from scratch is hard and expensive. Every blade of grass, every bird, every blood-soaked temple to the sun … Read more

Five reasons 10,000 BC is the next hot holiday destination – a Far Cry Primal couch travel guide

Everyone’s looking for the next “must-go” holiday location. At The Spinoff we think we’ve found a place that will become a fixture on people’s travel bucket lists. Take a trip to 10,000 BC and prepare to have your pre-conceived notions bludgeoned to death.  Traditionally visitor numbers to the Mesolithic Period have been low to non-existent. A recent … Read more