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As big fan of narrative-driven videogames, Patrick Streutjens started writing news and articles for PayneReactor in 2003.

The autopsy of a villain.

Nothing makes a hero more heroic than a worthy opponent. Videogames are one of the few mediums that allow you to become the “embodiment” of the hero yourself, with many games allowing you to customize your hero’s appearance and backstory.…

The Sudden Stop celebrates its 7th Anniversary.

In the long and rich history of the Remedy community, there has never been a shortage of fan created content. Over the course of several years I have seen some amazing mods, artworks, fan films and websites. Some of those…

Control’s release date to be revealed soon?

It was about a month ago when we informed you about Control’s latest trailer, showing off more of The Oldest House. Yes, we’re referring to that eerie one that was narrated by James McCaffrey. It has been relatively quiet around…

Resident Evil 2.

The Resident Evil franchise and I have troubled history. The franchise has had an undeniable influence on modern 3D gaming as its first entries redefined the survival horror genre. Considered by many as some of the best atmospheric games on…

The Hong Kong Massacre.

One of my most favorite isometric games is Ruiner, a ruthless twin-stick, cyberpunk shooter that featured an amazing soundtrack. It had great pacing and smooth gameplay and managed to revitalize my interest in twin-stick shooter games. I was quite amazed…

Hideo Kojima visited Remedy.

Hideo Kojima was in the Netherlands not too long ago. He is visiting my home country more often now to visit Horizon Zero Dawn developer Guerilla. When Kojima departed from Konami, he undertook a long adventurous trip to meet with…

Remedy releases CrossFire story trailer.

We are barely two full weeks into the New Year and apparently there are no brakes on the Remedy news train! In late 2018 we learned Remedy had completed the majority of their development duties on the story mode of…