Have you been itching to return to the rapturous world of…err…Rapture? Did you feel slighted when it – like so many other games – was moved to a vague 2010 release? Hopefully this’ll bring a smile to those of you’ve who’ve been submerged in the delay-fuelled depression. Bioshock 2, from developers 2K Marin and Digital Extremes has been given a …
The Beatles were, and arguably still are, the most popular band on earth. The first videogame bearing their name went on sale just under two weeks ago and is already making records. One of the band’s most iconic songs – the anthemic, era-defining “All you need is love†was released as a timed exclusive DLC on the Xbox 360. Well, …
No, the headline isn’t a mistake. Sony’s PS3, unlike the Xbox 360, doesn’t have a built-in hardware scaler. This means that when a game is running at a higher than native resolution on the PS3 it has to rely on software scaling, and the scaler in the television. This can sometimes have a significant performance hit – which can account …
Trinley Dorje is, by all accounts, your average 24 year old guy. He listens to hip-hop and plays videogames. He’s also the He’s also the Karmapa Lama, making him the only politically recognised senior Buddhist leader. So probably not your average 24 year old then. Unlike the rest of us, he dresses in red and gold robes and is a …
Let’s get my conspiracy theory out of the way first. Honestly who here thinks that the Halo ODST embargo being lifted a day after the Uncharted 2 embargo is a coincidence and not a very good attempt by Microsoft to undermine the PS3’s killer title? From what I can see the Uncharted 2 embargo was lifted on Saturday while Halo’s …
That is the advice coming out of Austin Texas at the moment where a bunch of the gaming worlds lead developers have congregated to drink, eat and be merry… oh and apparently talk about developing stuff or something. Generally these conventions don’t make it into the news arena as they are boring but game development company Turbine has broken that …
It is widely agreed that the upcoming PS Globe technology from Sony is the best of the motion control technologies and that their E3 event was the worst. Honestly I don’t think they were ready for Microsoft’s announcement which then forced them to show their hand and they fluffed it a bit. But back at Sony labs they have put …
Earlier this year Valve announced that Left 4 Dead 2 was going to be set in New Orleans and instantly some obscure group started screaming racism. This was quickly ignored but I did also say at the time that setting a zombie game in a city that is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina is possibly a stupid idea. I wasn’t …
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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