A snippet of news, this time not coming out of Gamescom is that Far Cry 3, the successor to Far Cry 2 is in development. The project is in its infancy but word has it that the game is likely to remain in pseudo-Africa. In an interview with a Offical Playstation Magazine, one of the Ubisoft scriptwriters said that the …
It’s almost time for the HD motion-controller “revolution.†Both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 will be getting their waggle on soon. The Playstation 3 will be receiving the decidedly Wii-like Playstation Move next month, while the Xbox 360 will receive full-body controllerless motion control via Kinect in November. If the new wave of waggle has your interest piqued, …
Recently there has been a lot of discussion around the launch titles for Kinect, mainly around the fact that there are no hardcore or core games being released and the video footage that we are seeing isn’t filling anyone with much confidence about the device. But here’s the thing, Kinect is not being designed for you. If you are reading …
This week’s FFD focuses on our old friend, the Xbox 360. We have seen countless amounts of fanboys on the net claiming that the Xbox 360 is becoming redundant, and we usually shrug it off as the usual trolling you would see on any given day, but do they actually have a point this time around? Sure, the opposition have …
The Madden NFL games are one of EA’s most popular and lucrative franchises. Reason being that in the United States, Football is huge, really huge, so fans are happy to throw their money at EA every time a new version arrives. I’m a huge football fan (go Steelers), and getting Madden in South Africa has been a problem for the …
If you’re a gamer over 25 you most probably have great memories of Mortal Kombat and are salivating over the idea of a true return to the series. By a true return I mean we need blood, gore, over the top violence and a serious lack of realism. The latest Mortal Kombat is promising all of those in glorious HD, …
We recently posted that Castle Crashers would be releasing very soon on PSN, a whole two years after being released on the Xbox 360. With a great game like this though, the wait is well worth it. Behemoth have posted the news up on the official US Playstation blog, and we have confirmation that it will in fact be released …
The full track list for Rock Band 3 has been leaked due to the joys of Youtube and the advent of high definition video. According to a Rock Band community site, an interview at Gamescom this week showed the full track listing being scrolled through in the background of the video. The now removed video didn’t escape the clutches of …
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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