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
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