You may remember psychopath Lamar Roberts and his equally loony teenage girlfriend, Heather Trujillo. The pair gained notoriety in 2007 when they killed 7 year old Zoe Garcia with a series of punches kicks and throws, allegedly in re-enactment of the Mortal Kombat videogames. They also gained notoriety for demonstrating to the world exactly how not to babysit. Fans of …
What in the world is going on? Gaming companies are really starting to wisen up. Know I know that Valve has always been pretty switched on but it’s always good to hear news like this. You see, according to Jason Holtman from Valve, a lot of pirates are playing illegal copies of games because they just don’t have proper access …
A post by MooDy on the 360 forums, highlighting Ster Kinekor’s new pricing, has some interesting implications. SK’s pricing on its AAA titles has reverted to being sane, down from their ludicrous pre-Christmas highs. While it could be a crazy random happenstance, it seems recent events may have allowed the distributor to realise that ripping off your customer base does …
Heavy Rain by Quantic Dreams is one of the most anticipated games on the PS3. I think it even trumps Killzone 2 on salivating factor. Artist Morgan Yon has done 5 new concept art images for the company that made Fahrenheit (I loved that game so much). So check the link at the bottom for more coma-inducing gorgeusness. For those …
The president of Square-Enix, Yoichi ‘Kill-joy’ Wada has told Reuters (via Eurogamer) that we won’t be seeing Final Fantasy XIII in English before April 2010. However, it will be released in Japan on Playstation 3 this year. That exclusivity in Japan will surely push many systems out of the retailers doors as the Xbox360 version development won’t start until the …
Not to be outdone completely after the solid thrashing Microsoft gave them, Sony told Eurogamer (and some other people I assume) that the Playstation 3’s sales are up 40% from the previous year even though their December 2008 wasn’t as good as December 2007. However, the sneaky foxes at Microsoft caught wind of Sony trying to save some pride, so …
Fresh figures from NPD reveal that American sales of the Xbox 360 were higher than those of the PS3 by a ratio of nearly two to one last December. Warehouses relinquished stock of Microsoft’s discounted console to the tune of 1.44 million, 15 % up from 2007’s Figures. The status quo is not quite as rosy for the PS3; December …
Next week, Skate 2 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 hits local shelves and kickstarts 2009’s line-up of gaming. Gametrailers have posted up a Skate 2 Preview that pretty much covers everything there is to know about what the game will offer as well as what newcomers and fans of the original can expect to get from the experience. If …
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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