Microsoft has announced overnight that they will be bringing a matte silver limited edition Halo Reach themed 250Gb Xbox 360 to the market on the 14th of September to coincide with the launch of Halo Reach. Honestly I actually think this or the matte black 250Gb looks far better than the shiny black version that most people are going to …
A wondrous lazygamer reader called Felicity submitted a link via our community news section to GamesRadar who have combed through the official Blizzard site to being you an awesome listing of some StarCraft 2 propaganda posters, that launch trailer and some songs. This poster is easily my favourite but the rest are great as well and can be seen through the link. …
Ok, so maybe the update won’t do exactly that (would be cool though). Red Dead Redemption is now officially the biggest selling US game of 2010 with a kabillion sales ( actually 1.5 million over both platforms) and it seems that there are a few bad apples that need some scolding. Rockstar have announced on their blog that they are …
Remember that straight-up rip of a PS3 ad that recently aired in New Zealand? The one that blatantly plagiarised the Kevin Butler persona? Well, the persona, the VP of awesome himself has seen the copycat ad and found it wanting. It’s a pretty classy response, and much better than one involving litigation and men in suits. It looks as though …
What do you do if you love gratuitous violence, have a whole bunch of school art supplies and are hopelessly bored? Why, you recreate the original Mortal Kombat’s fatalities using paper, of course! Created by animator Eric Power – a man with far too much time on his hands – the video after the jump will highlight some of the …
Once upon a time, says Rahul Sood; founder of Voodoo PC, Microsoft were actively planning on implementing cross-platform play to bridge the gap between their Xbox 360 and PC gamers. The idea was that people playing games that were available on both systems – like Unreal Tournament and Gears of War – would be able to have a go at …
If you’re unaware of the story of Raoul Moat, one that’s dominated the headlines in the UK earlier this month, I’ll fill you in. Raoul Moat, spurred on by jealousy, stupidity and quite possibly, years of torment from being a ginger shot his ex-lover and her new partner -killing him. He also blinded a police officer by shooting him in …
Hawt-diggity-dayyymn does Blizzard know how to put together some incredible cinematics. Starcraft II releases in only 5 days, and if this (what should be the last) trailer doesn’t get you hyped up for the game, then I honestly have no idea what will. I’m not a big RTS player, I’m not a big Starcraft fan. Heck, besides Diablo, I couldn’t …
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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