American stat-trackers NPD have released their fabulous February findings – and for only the 2nd time since the Wii’s launch in 2006, the Xbox 360 was the top-selling home console in the region. While the folks in Redmond are obviously doing a happy dance, there’s probably a good reason for their victory. US supplies of both the PS3 and the …
Hey folks! It’s time for our Friday debate – and today you can leave your console allegiances at the door. We’re here today to discuss the two multiplayer shooter heavyweights – Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield Bad Company 2. Superficially, they’re quite similar games – Dramatic, explosive single player campaigns and frantic team-based multiplayer with experience and levelling-up systems. They’re …
The headline pretty much says it all… but since it’s my rule that there needs to be a decent amount of text I guess I could also tell you that the music is awesome and the fact that there is a huge videogame based on a South African event is fantastic. For those that are interested the song is called …
I managed to get my hands on a Blur beta key and sat down last night for a quick race to see how the game is getting on before getting back to the important business of Battlefield Bad Company 2. I have never hidden the fact that I am not much of a racing fan but Blur is not much …
We have seen Battlefield Bad Company 2 taking it to Modern Warfare 2 in their marketing but who is winning where it really counts… on our consoles? The biggest loser this week is Forza 3 dropping 7 places with Battlefield being the obvious biggest winner. Last Updated: March 12, 2010
The PlayStation Move has only officially been around for just over a day now and already the Internet is buzzing with how awesome it is but at the same time there is quite a lot of noise being made around it’s possible failings. I have tried to collate the most common and reasonable complaints being levelled against the Move as …
Earlier this week Infinity Ward went on a marketing campaign to let everyone know that there first DLC will be arriving on the 30th of March so all those suffering from Mapathy will be saved. DICE have responded in a direct attack on MW2 by also announcing it has a cure for Mapathy and their cure is free and will …
Joystiq has gotten their grubby paws on the PlayStation Move at GDC and has taken pictures from every angle possible. Most of them are pretty standard stuff but this one really has me baffled. We can see the standard USB port for charging and what looks like clip holes for possibly adding something onto the bottom and then a weird …
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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