Capcom really knocked one out of the park recently when they announced the much yearned follow up to the mightily popular Marvel vs Capcom series. With a ton of characters to play and a new shiny 3D engine based on the same winning 2D gameplay formula, you would think that Capcom already have a winner on there hands. I duked …
Microsoft Europe executive Chris Lewis reckons that Kinect and the quieter, slimmer Xbox 360 S will extends the console’s life for another 5 years. Should that be true, it means we’re effectively only half way through its life cycle. Last Updated: June 22, 2010
In a recent interview with Digital Foundry, Sony Europe’s Richard Marks revealed that they too looked at depth sensing cameras for their motion control, but ultimately settled on Move. Why? Because certain game experiences require buttons. Last Updated: June 21, 2010
Nintendo’s 3DS had a really good showing at E3. It caused stampedes of gamers trying to get in to the long queues to play the device. By all accounts it works – and it works really well. Despite that, and despite not actually seeing or using the device himself, Sony’s Kaz Hirai has downplayed the technology, calling it imprecise. Last …
E3’s over. Done and dusted! The big 3 console manufacturers put on their big E3 shows to ply you with their upcoming wares. There were many things shown – some incredible, some dull, and some, frankly baffling. Let’s take a quick recap of each in order, and see who – despite it not actually being a competition - I think …
One of the top titles that was on display at E3 this year was obviously the upcoming Call of Duty Black Ops from Treyarch and Activision. I was given a behind closed doors demo of the upcoming shooter but unfortunately it was all hands off and so I can only report on what I saw and not what it’s like. …
While at E3 I managed to get some hands on time with Ubisoft’s upcoming fitness title for Kinect, Your Shape Fitness Evolved. When I first heard that Ubisoft were planning a fitness title for Kinect my initial thoughts were that they were simply cashing in on the phenomenal success of Wii Fit and it would simply be a carbon copy …
I’m not sure if we can really call this a game or not, actually the closest thing I can think to call it would be a breathing simulator. Yes this strange collection of bytes helps you to breathe correctly. To do this you stick the Innergy finger adaptor thing on your finger and it measures your heartbeat. This is different …
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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