This year’s EVO – A gaming tournament dedicated to PVP Beat ‘em ups – took place this weekend at Caeser’s Palace in Las Vegas. A host of fighting games were played – but the one that generally captures the public hearts, as usual, is Street Fighter IV. The competition was marred a little by the U-Stream broadcast going dead – …
You’ve all seen Super Mario Bros before, but have you ever seen the entire game being played out on a curb in the real world? No? Well then you really have to check this out. The entire video was created to go alongside a thesis about the magic that goes behind making CG animations track properly in real scenes. The …
This week’s Pach-Attack show has Michael Pachter answering some questions and giving his professional opinion on FPS clones and the future of storage. Towards the end of the video, Pachter makes a pretty bold prediction saying that he thinks that the ex-Infinity Ward folks over at the recently created Respawn Entertainment are working on a space-shooter. Is Michael Pachter going …
With Gran Turismo 5’s release finally hitting “just around the corner” status, we are starting to get more details about new features that will be included when it hits shelves in November. The latest information details a new feature called “My Lounge” which serves as an online hub that will give players access to all sorts of community-based features in …
I just received this video in my inbox and I had to share it. I thoroughly enjoyed Medal of Honor at E3 this year and would class it as a mix between all the good of Battlefield Bad Company with all the good of Call of Duty. But this video isn’t really about the game and is more about the …
[Blurb by Gavin Mannion link submitted by Felicity] We received an awesome link from Felicity this morning via our Submit News link and I do have to agree with her basic posting. Kane & Lynch 2 is looking truly awesome and what is more surprising is that they have managed to resurrect an IP that was severely bashed and have …
Have games become too easy lately? This has been the topic of many a debate over the last couple of years, with games complaining about hand-holding, rewind functions and all sorts of other gimmicks to keep those casual gamers (you know, the casual gamers that play hardcore FPS games) happy. College Humor have given us this hilarious and magnificent little …
You may remember that we are currently running a competition to win a voucher from SplitReason.com for possibly the best gaming t-shirts on the planet. Today is the last day I am going to accept entries and then the winner will be drawn on Sunday and announced on Monday. So if you want in then get those entries submitted before …
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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