Desktop Dungeons is making big waves worldwide with its quick, tough and fun gameplay that has destroyed productivity more than a looping GIF of Beyonce falling down the stairs. Now nominated for two IGF Awards, QCF Design and Desktop Dungeons proudly sits nominated for categories previously won by heavy hitters like Braid and Limbo. We caught up with the trio …
The part of L.A. Noire that has me really excited is the idea that we are going to have to read the subtle changes in a characters face to see if it is lying, scared or truly innocent or not. The technology that Rockstar have put behind this title is truly ground breaking and if it all goes according to …
There was a lot of talk about how GT5 had over 1000 cars that you could take around the track but the cruel reality was that the vast majority of people didn’t want to take 100 different types of Daewoo’s around the track. Test Drive Unlimited 2 has taken a completely different route with their car list, while TDU2 may …
It’s always pretty staggering to see how popular certain titles are and how many people are actually playing them. This latest Infographic comes from Spijkermat.nl and is a cross section of an average 24 hours in the life of the Call of Duty Black Ops servers. Over the last day 323 956 712 people have been killed online which is …
Siliconera may have spotted what it was that Epic were meant to announce at the VGA’s before that last minute cancellation. Apparently Epic has registered the title, Gears of War Exile, along with the above logo. So what could it be? The rumour about a Kinect enabled Gears of War is still hanging around but the logo doesn’t hint at …
Bulletstorm is loaded with bad language, buckets of violence and burning sphincters, which makes it an instant win for many gamers. If you’re not convinced, however, then you’ve got a chance to give it a spin before dropping money on the latest title from People Can Fly and Epic Games. Cliff Bleszinski tweeted that the demo will be arriving on 25 …
Final Fantasy XIII was in development for years but you won’t have to wait that long for its sequel, which is imaginatively named Final Fantasy XIII-2. The direct sequel to Square Enix’s 2010 release will be out this year. Motomu Toriyama, who directed FFXIII, will be directing XIII-2 as well. A premier trailer for the game was shown to a …
Who is Robert Nay? He’s a 14 year-old boy who lives in USA. He’s also just programmed his first game, which toppled Angry Birds from the No. 1 spot on the App Store’s free app chart. His game is a physics-based puzzler called Bubble Ball. The game has been downloaded more than two million times since he put it onto …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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