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 new trailer has been released for Alan Wake title “Explosive Action Trailer” and shows off some new, albeit short extra bits of gameplay. Needless to say, the game is looking mighty fine. The trailer focuses on using explosions of light to deal with your enemies as you live through his terrifying experience. I have an issue with this game, …
The Playstation 3 will be seeing a new optional Firmware update very soon, according to the EU Playstation Blog. I know what your first question is, the answer is no. What the update will be including will be a couple of nifty features such as the ability to transfer data between two consoles linked with a network cable as well …
I just can’t get enough of Gearbox’s Borderlands, so this bit of news puts a smile on my face. Mikey Neuman has been tweeting recently about a Borderlands surprise, but that surprise may have been spoiled by ps3trophies.org, who’ve leaked 5 new trophies for the game. Trophies that appear to be related to some new DLC. Here’s the list of …
Microsoft have let us know that Forza Motorsport 3 – the Xbox 360 racing sim we scored high because we’re blind, drivelling fanboys and not because it’s a good game – has sold over a million copies to other blind, drivelling fanboys in its first month. While Microsoft and Turn 10 would have undoubtedly liked more, it’s not bad at …
Common Sense Media is a somewhat right wing, religious group who dole out parental advice to people who probably shouldn’t have had children in the first place. Displaying a complete lack of their namesake, they’ve compiled a list of games to avoid buying kids for Christmas, as well as suitable replacements. While their goal is a noble one, and …
With Final Fantasy XIII being released in just 3 days time in Japan you can imagine the land of the rising sun is starting to get a little Final Fantasy crazy at the moment. Famitsu has just released the first FFXIII review and surprisingly it has missed getting that all important 40/40 which has been bestowed upon Super Mario Bros …
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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