Digital games sales are growing rather rapidly each year. I’ve certainly been spending more on downloadable titles with every passing year – and you likely have too. EA CEO John Riccittiello believes that this year, digital game sales will overtake those of traditional boxed retail products. He might be right, as far as revenue is concerned – particularly in the …
2010 was a good, but not exactly superfluous year for the PS3. Barring standouts like God of War III, Heavy Rain and GT5, there weren’t that many noteworthy exclusives for Sony’s console. Well, not that many if you compare it to the exclusives bound for the PS3 this year. Make no mistake, Sony has a line-up for 2011 that’ll make …
Game Informer magazine has run a feature article which debuts gameplay details and screen shots for the latest in the Elder Scrolls series: Skyrim. Scans of the article are pretty easy to find online, but for those who couldn’t be bothered, here’s all the information that is known so far. The biggest changes have come to the levelling and combat …
While I’m (hopefully) going to be a massive fan of Bulletstorm thanks to it’s over the top violence and focus on fun I can’t say that I am blown away by the bizarre teaser marketing that it is currently receiving. Cliffy B may be a great game designer and developer but from what I have seen in the below 3 …
But shame, let’s not spoil Sony and Square Enix’s fun! Let’s all act surprised just for a moment despite the fact that Amazon let the cat out of the bag a few weeks ago. Still, I would be failing in my duty as “Unofficial HD Re-release Guy†if I didn’t tell you about this. So this is me telling you …
This week, Sony’s PS3 security got busted wide open thanks to the public release of the console’s root keys, used as a digital signature to let the machine know that the software it’s attempting to run is legit. Sony are aware of the violation, and have responded with confidence that that can prevent hackers, homebrewers and – of course – …
Are you an Xbox gamer fond of hackey-slashey-lootathon games, of the Diablo ilk? While Blizzard ponders over bringing their much-loved game to consoles, you’ll be delighted to know that Runic Games has announced that Torchlight, their popular Diablo-esque RPG will be getting the Xbox Live Arcade treatment. Although it is a Diablo clone of sorts, it does have a high …
Maybe when I’m big I will also be allowed to head on over to CES in Las Vegas and check out all the cool toys, however until then we will have to rely on reporting back on the best bits as seen by others. One of the coolest things that I have seen so far is the PS3 3D headset …
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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