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 …
It has been announced that Doom developers Id Software have been bought by Bethesda’s parent company ZeniMax. In the case that you have been living in a cave, you should know that Id Software was one of the most influential videogame development companies in the history of videogames. They were the first company to bring us the original first person …
As the title suggests, there is a new update available for the Playstation 3 that can be downloaded right now via the Playstation Network. It looks like there are no major additions with this new update, so don’t expect anything major when you download it. Sony has however not released official details on the update yet, so if any new …
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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