Dragon Age: Origins… I love you and I hate you. “Love” and “hate” are powerful words, but they are key here, as BioWare’s first fantasy foray into the next-gen range of consoles takes the familiar mold that we’ve come to expect from Canada’s finest RPG developer, and stuffs it full of the kind of mature … Continue reading »
Batman: Arkham Asylum didn’t exactly set a fire under fans during pre-production, but it was Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros. who had the last laugh as their now groundbreaking title went on to win several Game of the Year awards, and our highest possible praises. This time things are different: the eyes of industry are … Continue reading »
The multimedia juggernaut that is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and its nemesis Battlefield 3 may be several weeks away, but the war has well and truly begun. Employees from each title’s publisher have been attributed to some interesting comments, the latest of being EA CEO John Riccitiello’s prediction that Modern Warfare 3‘s fan-base … Continue reading »
It’s old – not only is Resistance: Fall of Man set over sixty years ago, but having been released way, way back in the dark ages of 2006 it’s also the oldest RETROspective review we’ve done for the current crop of consoles.
Pick up gun. Shoot everything that moves. Rinse and repeat… It’s the standard formula for a vast swathe of first and third person shooters out there, each with their own unique little twist on an otherwise very familiar (and very profitable) formula. We’ve been following the hype around the F.E.A.R. franchise’s third instalment, and a … Continue reading »
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been arguably the most hotly anticipated game at this year’s E3 show in Los Angeles, and exactly as expected, long-standing franchise developers Infinity Ward and newcomers Sledgehammer Games were keen to show off all the action and carnage in what’s expected to be the final title in the series’ … Continue reading »
Sony’s biggest announcement, and the most exciting announcement of E3 so far is the official unveiling of Sony’s Playstation VITA, a handheld successor to the PSP, and formally known as the Next Generation Portable. Despite the terrible impact of the recent earthquakes in Japan, Sony insist that the PSV will be ready for launch in … Continue reading »
Still playing a video game console? Pfft. That was so last decade. Things have moved on since then. If you take just one thing away from Microsoft’s announcements at this year’s E3, it’s that they want you to be doing a lot more with your “video games console” than just playing games. Some of us … Continue reading »
June is just around the corner, and although there is a huge amount of buzz around what may or may not be shown-off at E3, let’s not overlook the fact that the June release line-up is looking stacked, with fans of action games in particular being utterly spoiled for choice. On 7th June in the … Continue reading »
Jeff Rubenstein, Social Media Manager at Sony Computer Entertainment America, has announced on the official Playstation America blog that the Playstation Store and all further Playstation Network Services will be up and running by the end of the month. Unfortunately, there is nothing more definite than that, with Sony effectively saying it could be any … Continue reading »
War has been declared as Electronic Arts and Activision get set to unleash the latest in their massively popular first-person shooter series Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 this fall. The stakes? Literally a billion dollars, and a hell of a lot of bragging rights. But what sets them apart? Which title are you looking … Continue reading »
Check out our update and our poll Developer Infinity Ward have officially released the first trailer of their heavily anticipated sequel in long running Call of Duty series, Modern Warfare 3. Despite only being recently announced, the game is set for release on 8th November on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and is already shooting … Continue reading »
Eurogamer are quoting unnamed sources who suggest that the Xbox 360 is set to follow in the PS3′s footsteps and offer full Stereoscopic 3D support on compatible televisions after a firmware update. The sources even suggest that the Xbox 360 is even more capable than Sony’s counterpart at handling the complexities of producing a true … Continue reading »
They’ve announced a release date of 8th November and the game appears to be racking up pre-sales, but so far we have had very little official information on what to expect from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. All that is set to change tomorrow when Infinity Ward unveil the first gameplay trailer of their … Continue reading »
Earlier this morning Sony Computer Entertainment Japan issued a press release announcing a new type of game to be released on the PS3 that ties in more than ever before with it’s handheld counterpart: the PSP. The games will be part of the “Remaster” series and will essentially be HD remakes of PSP titles, much … Continue reading »
Check out our update and our poll Infinity Ward’s mega-franchise Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is set to return this November in its third instalment. Already perhaps the worst kept secret in videogaming, it now appears that the story-line has been leaked to the internet. Although these details haven’t been officially confirmed (big surprise), they are … Continue reading »
My esteemed colleague Richy summed up his feelings regarding Gears of War 3 rather well in his coverage of the beta: pre-order now. It appears that you did. One million of you, in fact. Gears of War will be released on 20th September, but it’s already a record breaker. According to developers Epic Games and publishers … Continue reading »
Nick Caplin is fast becoming a household name amongst European PS3 users. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s Head of Communications has now released details of the complimentary Identity Protection programme which he had previously announced. As Caplin points out, the legislation for Identity Protection is different in each country, and Sony are working hard to accommodate their vast … Continue reading »
Fans of first-person shooters are absolutely spoilt for choice this year, but with so many games now competing for your hard-earned time and money, developers are trying desperately to cram in new features, bells and whistles to make the old formula feel new again and release the next “big thing”.
The website industrygamers.com is reporting that they have received an official letter from Sony sent to developers which outlines not only what happened, but the steps being taken to fix the situation, which includes bringing in the FBI to apprehend those responsible. Although the contents of the letter have yet to be confirmed, it does … Continue reading »
It’s going to be a busy year for the guys at Namco Bandai as the list of sequels due for release in 2011 and 2012 continues to grow. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon kicks things off on 14th October in the UK and is no less than the 13th title in the long-running aerial action series and the first … Continue reading »
Forget the conjecture and the hearsay; the official word from Sony as of today is that the network is staying down “for at least a few more days”. This is not encouraging, and not just because I have a Brink review to do. As previously reported, this persistent delay is hitting developers as hard as … Continue reading »
In other news, David Vonderhaar, Treyarch’s Game Design Director has tweeted that plans are afoot to make it up to PS3 users who missed out on the launch of the Duty: Black Ops Escalation Map Pack and Double XP weekend. Well, happy days are here again! Oh, and he also asked that PSN users stop … Continue reading »
Nick Caplin, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s Head of Communications has finally taken the bull by the horns and announced on his official blog that Sony Europe will be offering a form of Identity Theft Protection and a couple of free games to PS3 and PSP users too as part of their Welcome Back programme. The … Continue reading »
Fallout: New Vegas publisher Bethesda is promising gamers on their official forums that they are working hard to address the range of crippling bugs and issues reported, and especially their 1.3 patch that rendered Xbox 360 copies of the game almost unplayable. The flawed patch in question caused severe problems with loading existing save games, something that … Continue reading »
As the PSN debacle appears to be nearing its conclusion, what are the consequences for Sony and the industry as a whole? Microsoft have known for a long time now just what a minefield internet security can be, and you can be sure that a lot has been going on behind the scenes to ensure … Continue reading »
It feels like first-person shooters are absolutely flooding the market these days. With Medal of Honour and then Homefront failing to really make a dent in Call of Duty: Black Op‘s dominance over the market, it seems a shooter really has to do something special to stand apart. That’s where Codemasters’ tactical take on the … Continue reading »
Having trouble logging onto Xbox Live? Yeah, so are we. As previously reported, Microsoft have issued a statement regarding a phishing scam that may affect users of Modern Warfare 2. However, the Xbox Live service is currently displaying it’s own obscure status code and a message declaring that some components are completely unavailable. Have Sony … Continue reading »
Right about the time I finally stopped laughing at the “revelation” that Nintendo’s next foray into the console world would be officially dubbed the Stream (like the truly puerile person that I am), Nintendo themselves finally confirmed what most of the developed world already knew: that they would be unveiling the Wii’s successor at E3. And … Continue reading »
If you grew up with a SNES and loved JRPGs then you’re in luck: the ESRB, who assign games their age and content ratings in North America, have assigned ratings for Playstation Network ports of Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI (FFIII on American SNES consoles) for download onto both PS3 and PSP. Although no official release dates are … Continue reading »
