Natal, says Microsoft, is about more than just gaming. Marc Whitten, Xbox 360’s general manager has said that Natal has been created to enhance the living room experience just as much as it was for gaming. He said the device will replace the host of buttons and remotes – and at some point may even react to users reactions when …
The new Xcom game – a classic PC turn-based strategy franchise – was announced to be a First Person Shooter. While details are scant, the change has resulted in many people being pretty irate. That may happen again, as rumour has it classic Konami survival horror franchise might be turned on its head. Last Updated: April 22, 2010
I have had the honour of having a fair amount of hands on Red Dead Redemption time and in all that time the one thing that was obviously missing were the good looking in-game ladies. Granted there were a few ladies wandering around but most of them looked… well let’s just say they weren’t that appetising. However when I wandered …
Let it never be said that Activision are one to milk their popular franchises. Except that Activision really are milking their popular franchises. We’ve seen it most notably with Guitar Hero – a series so popular it spawned far too many versions leading to general public disinterest. Much the same happened with Tony Hawk – and to a lesser degree, …
If you’ve turned your PS3 on in the last few hours, you may have noticed that there’s a brand new firmware update available for your black glory box. It’s made no obviously changes to the XMB, so what changes has the large number heralded? The big thing, really, is that it’s preparing your PS3 to be able to run 3D …
Oh, how I love the Kevin Butler Sony adverts. Today we have something very special for you, Kevin Butler in really tight orange pants, with other manly, inspiring things too. The advert was created to push ModNation Racers, the new kart racing title for the Playstation 3 that allows a ridiculous amount of creativity and input from players. Hit the …
IGN have put together a compilation of what they call Heavy Rain’s most “effed-up” endings. Once you are done with the videos, it won’t be very hard to understand why. Heavy Rain released earlier this year, and while playing it for review, I was mesmerised by it’s sombre charm and loved every second of it. As you may already know, …
Super Mario Galaxy 2 has a release date set for the 23rd of May and that date cannot come quick enough for my family. Anything that has anything to do with Mario is getting scrutinised to see what’s new and what is returning and this latest trailer is showing us some awesome new things. The tummy slide looks like it’s …
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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