The latest Xbox update came with it the ability to spend real money on fake clothing and props for your Xbox mini-person. The premium items – such as branded apparel and game-centric items such as lightsabers, Big Daddy dolls and Halo armour are proving to be unnervingly popular, with masses of people doing exactly what Microsoft had anticipated; spending their …
The original title won many different awards back in 2007. These included an Annual Interactive Achievement award for Racing Game of the Year as well as Develop Industry Excellence Award. And now the title has become one of Sony’s biggest selling IP’s, boasting over 3.5 million sales. The second title of the franchise (MotorStorm: Pacific Rift) has also reportedly sold …
When it was announced, I bemoaned Treyarch’s decision to base their latest Call of Duty on World War II again instead of opting for continuing Infinity Ward’s quasi-fictional Modern Warfare setting. As somebody who’s been playing games for two decades I’ve played through a lot of World War II games, most of them shooters. If you’re like me, you’ve …
It seems like the major release period for games has been moved from November/December to January/February with yet another major title seeing it’s release date slipping to Q1 2010. Army of Two: The 40th Day has joined a growing list of titles that aren’t going to be seen in the pre-Christmas rush. Last Updated: August 14, 2009
Nintendo have made a name for themselves in this generation by releasing bizarre controllers and peripherals that have then gone on to storm the market. The Wiimote was laughed at the first time we saw it and Wii Fit was ridiculed near and far. Both have gone on to destroy the market and no one’s laughing anymore. Last Updated: August …
Doom is one of the all time great FPS titles, flying around on my level plain blowing Nazi’s (styled demons) up with my shotgun was a great experience growing up and it really helped form a solid base for my gaming career. So you would think that news of Doom 2 coming to the XBLA would be exciting, well it’s …
MMORPG.com, the go-to site for information on all things muhmorepuguh-related have sat down, had a cup of tea, and then proceeded to read its leaves. The site’s managing editor Jon Wood has put on his magic prognosticator hat and peered in to the future. Instead of getting an early look at Saturday’s lotto numbers, he’s journeyed in time to see …
The Xbox Live Games on Demand Service – Which requires a credit card, automatically excluding us – allows you to download digital copies of classic retail games. What it doesn’t cater for though is digital importing, as it’s been confirmed that IP-based restrictions are in place, meaning you can’t download the delightful Japanese launch games (Bullet Witch? Yay!) unless you …
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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