Silicon Knights – known most recently for their ill-fated mess of a futuristic Viking diablo-esque game Too Human have been given $4m by the Canadian government, giving them a bit of a cash injection for their next game. The money will see 65 new jobs open at the studio, and a new project from then due in 2 to 5 …
Remember how the Playstation Move’s nunchuck supplementary controller was saddled with the rather interminable, and terribly uncreative name of the “move sub-controller?†Well it’s now been given a new name – and surprise surprise – it’s rather interminable and terribly uncreative. Last Updated: April 12, 2010
Shigeru Miyamoto – creator of some of the most beloved franchises in video gaming history; like Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda – is somehow under the deluded impression that the stuff he’s done in the last 5 years is his best work. “Unusual†titles like Wii fit Plus and “Wii Sports Resort.†“Ten years ago I could never have been …
Richard Morgan, the sci-fi writer who’s currently penning the story for Crysis 2 has had some less than kind words for the folks at Infinity Ward who wrote the story for their blockbuster Modern Warfare 2. "I thought Modern Warfare 2 was an immense disappointment," he told CVG. Last Updated: April 12, 2010
Hello, my name is Nick de Bruyne and I am an addict. I play way too much Street Fighter IV. How much is way too much? Well, I’ve clocked over 700 hours in Street Fighter IV since its release last year. That means that in the past year, I spent a solid month playing Street Fighter instead of doing other …
Happy days for our readers because we have a great competition for you guys this week. The great folks from Ubisoft and Megarom have given us some goodies to give away, and it’s yours for the taking. All you have to do is answer a really simple question and send your answer through to us to stand a chance to …
When the Nintendo Wii first launched, interests were piqued when a game called Red Steel was announced. Red Steel promised to be the first Wii game to make proper use of the motion controller to for and FPS experience that gave people the ability to wield their Wiimote like a real sword. The game was received very badly, with most …
The biggest concern I have over Project Natal is that it simply won’t work properly in a real environment. I am expecting a fair amount of lag and some severe camera confusion when we have more than one person in it’s line of site. However according to the recent reports coming out of Spain it appears that Project Natal has …
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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