Anyone who knows anything about Street Fighter IV will know that the theme song “Indestructible” is one of the strangest and annoying, yet unfortunately catchy songs that you will ever hear. The song kinda sounds like some strange Boy Band song from the earlier part of this decade, and must be big in Japan or something, because all of us …
Yet another classic arcade fighter is joining the club of new game releases, this one being the much loved SNK weapon-based fighter, Samurai Shodown. The trailer for the new game titled Edge of Destiny shows off some of the all new 3D gameplay and quite a couple of recognisable characters. While the graphics don’t seem to keep up with Street …
It seems mergers and acquisitions are the order of the day. Following on the heels of news that Id Software has been eaten by Zenimax, EA have conglomerated their two venerable RPG studios – Bioware and Mythic -in to one colossal RPG/MMO development powerhouse. Bioware, of course, are famous for crafting some of the most engaging and memorable western RPG’s …
Ben Feder from Take-Two has been chatting to Eurogamer about the upcoming PS3 exclusive title The Agent. Well that may be pushing it really as he has actually been chatting about GTA and mentioned The Agent… but you get the idea. When quizzed about The Agent Ben had this to say “It’s a completely different storyline, there is completely different …
An interesting piece of information has come out of a tracking firm by the name of OTX. OTX routinely surveys gamers in America to find out the level of excitement and intent to purchase that is in the community for upcoming titles. Pre-E3 the brand awareness of COD: Modern Warfare 2 was 40%. Which meant that 40% of all gamers …
Sony and Microsoft are lining up once again to go head to head in the gaming wars and this time it’s going to be with motion controllers. During and shortly after E3 I was firmly in the mindset that Microsoft’s Project Natal was the better option mainly because of the added ability to control your media and dashboard interaction without …
According to Sony, the downloadable PSN version of the much beloved Final Fantasy VII has been downloaded over 100,000 times since it’s release in early June. The 12 year old classic was one of the first Japanese RPG’s to garner mainstream western attention and still regularly features in many “Top Games†lists. While 100,000 copies is quite an achievement for …
They have both been released and the time for professional comparisons has come and gone… The debate between Prototype and inFamous rages on and it’s high time that someone settled this. Up to the plate steps Yahtzee with his unique view on life and all things gaming related, can he settle this age old battle once and for all? And …
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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