Remember how No Doubt were suing Activision because they weren’t happy with the way their digital likenesses were being used in Band Hero? They were a little peeved to discover that their avatars could be made to perform any of the songs in the game – believing that their likenesses would only be used for their own songs. It’s just …
The MAG beta is coming to an end and it’s time to look back and answer that all important question. Is it any good? Well in a nutshell… No… nah we’re just joking it is apparently really good. Unfortunately we didn’t get a Beta invite (must have got lost in the mail) but GamesRadar has put up a pretty lengthy …
It’s a well known fact that the Xbox 360 version of cross platform titles have consistently been the better quality when it comes to graphical comparisons. This was often down to the fact that the PS3’s anti aliasing ability went missing while the 360 is actually pretty good at it. Well things may be about to change, Digital Foundry have …
We haven’t insulted Home for quite some time and have recently saved all our bad puns and unwitty insults for the Avatar accessories or pets. However it seems that Microsoft and Sony are now in a ludicrous race to ultimate idiocy in the online avatar world and Sony has just pulled out in front. Not only has the above flashing …
I don’t know if you have spotted it yet but our friends over at Vodacom are running an awesome competition (check the banner on the left). Basically for every EA game you download from their database in December you will get an entry into the draw to win one of the following truly awesome prizes. Dynamic BMW 1 Series 1 …
The demo for Guitar Hero: Van Halen is now available to download on Xbox Live. The demo includes four songs overall, “Eruption” and “Panama” from Van Halen and then Dope Nose (Weezer) and “The End of Heartache” (Killswitch Engage). I don’t want to rip the game, seeing as I have not even played it yet but I really feel like …
Today sees the release of yet another updated arcade classic making its way to Xbox Live Arcade. This time it’s Qix, which for those you too young to remember is a game where you have to use your diamond-shaped marker to capture areas on the playing field by drawing lines, known as Stix – all while avoiding enemies known as …
Did you love Dead Space? I tried to but as you all know, I was too pansy to keep playing the game. (I’m just getting there slowly, ok…) There isn’t much to say here, just more to look at. This cover for the new GameInformer magazine shows off some new artwork for Dead Space 2 and has our hero looking …
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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