While you may not believe it – tucked in your duvets, embracing your 12-fin oil heaters or sipping on warm, cocoa-flavoured milky drinks – Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade kicks off with Twisted Pixel’s *groan* explosive follow-up to their underappreciated gem, The Maw. That’s right – The first game this “Summer†is ‘Splosion Man, 4-player co-op action puzzle platformer featuring …
As 2010 rolls nearer, even more information and images are being released for the new Prince of Persia: Sands of Time movie. We have had a few on-set photos and even one movie grab, but today we get to look at the first 2 movie posters for the up and coming film. One has to question Jake Gyllenhaal’s role as …
There is a story doing the rounds at the moment that the studio behind the hit PSN titles, flOw and Flower, may be planning to release a title using the Natal accessory from Microsoft. That story has little to no backing however it did use a quote from ThatGameCompany (the developers) which I thought was a little strange. Last Updated: …
One of the greatest contributions made to gaming in this generation has definitely got to be services like Xbox Live (Not new but vastly improved) and the Playstation Network, making it simple and easy for gamers to hook up and play games together. As South Africans, we like to watch our bandwidth due to the ridiculous costs involved and if …
Thanks to a press release that we received from Nu Metro, we now finally know that Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will get an October release, and should hit shelves on Friday the 9th. I have done a pretty good job of harping on about Operation Flashpoint and it’s only because the original made such a big impact on me all …
Microsoft are busy rolling out a preview program – similar to the pre-NXE launch preview – and are currently looking for test subjects preview participants. To gain entry in to the preview lottery you’ll need to visit Microsoft Connect ,sign in with your Windows LIVE ID/Gamertag and fill in a short questionnaire. According to Microsoft’s Major Nelson : We’re looking …
Harmonix, further differentiating themselves from Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise, have announced what may be the most revolutionary service to impact the music rhythm game genre – the Rock Band Network. Set to launch sometime this year, Rock Band Network will allow large-label music artists, indie musicians and end-users alike to submit their own master songs to "Harmonix-trained freelance game developers" …
I must warn you there is a video after the break that may cause great anger, distress and emotional sadness. It is apparently so virulent that millions of people around the world right are now so angry that the Internet itself may explode from the hate that it needs to transport. The video depicts what happens when you let a …
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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