It has been announced and confirmed by both EA and Lucasarts that the upcoming Star Wars MMO The Old Republic has been scheduled for a 2011 spring release. LucasArts had the following to say in a statement: “While we have not announced a specific date, we can confirm that we are targeting a spring 2011 release for Star Wars: The …
Bioware are taking aim at a new audience with their latest work, Mass Effect 2. While still assuredly an RPG, it appears the game’s trying to covet fans of a different genre, shooters. Mass Effect 2 project director Casey Hudson has told Kotaku that the game’s shooting mechanics have been tweaked to appeal to the sort of gamer who plays …
When Sony originally announced that the PS3 would have a 10 year life cycle we collectively scoffed and stated that it’s pretty much impossible for a piece of gaming hardware to really last 10 years without it becoming obsolete. Well we may have been wrong as the PS3 was designed to easily outlast the Xbox 360 and now Microsoft are …
It’s 2 days before the new Army of Two is released and the early reviews are starting to come in already. It’s not a major surprise that the reviews aren’t glowing but it does appear to be doing better than the last one and if you enjoyed the last Army of Two you are most probably going to love this …
When we think of celebrity sportsman being embarrassed by games that share their likeness it is hard to go past Tony Hawk Ride but there are others that get let down by their virtual selves and sometimes it happens on Live TV. Below we have a video clip of Mike Tyson, the baddest man on earth, partaking in that manliest …
You know how it is, you get home from actually working for a living, boot up the 360 or PS3 and try to unwind to MW2 or your gaming drug of choice. Within 10 minutes you have some 12 year old brat screaming how he owned your ass grandpa and that he wants to stick something somewhere that isn’t pleasant …
Were you honestly expecting Gran Turismo 5, the game that’s been in development for far too long now, to actually be released in March like Polyphony Digital said? Well, it’s not – as Sony Computer Entertainment have just confirmed the game has been delayed. the game’s new release date has been changed to the very vague date of “TBA†The …
This is actually pretty unbelievable unless everything that happens in America is pre-scripted and follows that true Hollywood path of last minute excitement. In a recent Major League Gaming tournament a team entitled Triggers Down was playing a capture the flag match and had the enemies flag and was returning it to their base to win the match and progress …
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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