Some shocking news is coming in from the States where yet another perfectly normal innocent child has been turned into a violent killer by the despicable deadly videogame, Halo. As the story goes, Daniel Petric’s parents had decided that the had been playing too much Halo 3 on his Ekcsbox 360 and had decided to lock the game up in …
IGN’s ninja spies have sent word that LucasArts’ next-gen current-gen Indiana Jones game has been shelved. The next iteration in the franchise, presumably for the PS3 and Xbox 360, was to be a “A next-generation adventure for the danger-seeking archaeologist, this future entry in the series features environments from all over the globe, with gameplay bolstered by next-gen physics, character …
Square Enix announced a demo of FFXIII would come with the Blu-Ray edition of Advent Children (seriously, how many editions of this movie have come out?) in Japan. So, as most rational beings would do , people assumed it would hit other markets too. However, as Destructoid reports, the demo will only come out in Japan. Why? Who knows, but …
Wedbush (Why do I feel like Elmer Fudd every time I say that?) Morgan’s gaming-industry soothsayer Michael Pachter has consulted his crystal ball and is anticipating an April price cut to Sony’s gaming behemoth. He expects Sony to reduce the price of the PlayStation 3 to $299, in an effort to spike console sales. Similarly, he predicts Microsoft to slash …
An American woman and her daughter were enjoying a night of Wii-Sports Bowling when the woman achieved an unexpected strike of a different sort. As she was motioning forwards to bowl, their little family dog jumped in front of her and managed to get itself severely clocked in the pip by the Wii-Mote. Apparently, the dog was dead but in …
One of the sad things about the latest Tomb Raider not doing so well in the retail stakes is that 30 people have now been laid off from the developers, Crystal Dynamics. One of those ex-employees, Eric Lindstrom, has been posting on a forum and answering questions from the public. He goes on to say that a M-Rated Tomb raider …
In yet another case of bureaucracy pointing fingers in the wrong direction, Californian congressman Joe Baca has proposed legislation that would label videogames as being bad for one’s health. All games with an ESRB rating of T (Teen) or higher would be forced to carry a label stating that “WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media …
It’s been almost a year since Toshiba threw in the towel for ill-fated HD-DVD. While sales of the Blu-Ray format have yet to reach the levels of current home video king DVD, market penetration (*chortle*) is on an incline. Figures show that of the almost 11 million blu-ray players sold in the US, over 70% are in the form of …
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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