There were rumours a short while back that Mirror’s Edge was going to be a PS3 exclusive. As insane as this idea was it had to be officially denied by EA Games and Sony, however it seems that the source of this rumour was something a little more plausible. Sony has announced that it has an exclusive marketing deal with …

Brett posted yesterday about the upcoming Death Tank, or scorched Earth to us older folk. Well it got me intrigued so I went on a mission to find out more about it and stumbled across this video. I can’t decide if I am excited about this game or worried that it’s going to be a complete failure. I devoted many …

  Microsoft has officially come out to clarify the confusion that is currently swirling around the Gears of War 2 debacle… What debacle you may ask? Well I asked the same thing as this is the first I had heard about it. Apparently a bunch of PC gamers got very upset because it was rumoured that Gears of War 2 …

With recent games all following the same type of control system, the resident evil system was always going to feel odd and out of place, not anymore. After Jun Takeuchi’s comments at E3 this was somewhat expected, he implied the change by stating, “So don’t be surprised if at the Tokyo Game Show, the controls are different… I’m not confirming …

Many developers will go out of their way to try and pull gamers into their worlds. From artwork, graphics, sound and animation there are tons of different ways to make the player feel like he is actually running around in the virtual world that is laid out in front of him. This video of Far Cry 2 explains a few of the ways that the developers have tried to do all they can to keep you feeling completely immersed in the experience. I have played a few games over time that specifically kept you in the players head, even when cutscenes or animations are taking place and it really makes a difference. The latest of which is Condemned 2, by keeping the player inside the head of the character almost 100% of the time you really feel a certain physicality in the world, which helps that much more when something scary happens because it makes you really want to run for your sorry life. No need to mention how good this game is looking, it is quite apparent.

So we are constantly hearing about how Too Human was apparently being developed for nearly ten years but we have never actually had the opportunity to see what the game looked like in its early years. Well, I have hunted down two videos of Too Human running on a Playstation 1, thats right folks, the PS1 for your viewing pleasure. The video above is gameplay footage from the game while the one after the jump is an early FMV sequence that was going to be used. The funny thing is that our current-gen games look to have actually overtaken the CG sequences that were being used originally. It is also quite clear from the video that the core gameplay changed significantly over the time it took the game to be developed. Check out the second video after the jump.

While we initially gave a review for Soul Calibur IV a short while back, we were unable to review one of the games new and anticipated features, online multiplayer. As usual, we at Lazygamer do things slightly different, so with that in mind, we bring you the review of Soul Calibur IV's online component. We are also going to be looking at the game not only from an online perspective, but a South African online perspectice. So, Is it a step forward in the world of fighting games, or is it just a lag fest that South Africans can happily ignore.... While both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game have full online multiplayer, we had the chance to play it over Xbox Live, although we are not aware of any differences between the two.... If you haven't already brushed up on a few characters and their moves, I suggest you do so before jumping online. While button bashing and random acts of cheapness may help out a little, your friends will be beating you to a pulp consistently if you aren't clued up with at least a few characters.... The game doesn't run quite as perfect as the offline modes, so a little bit of time is needed to adjust your timing for blocks, counters and special moves.... Jumping straight into a game with friends is incredibly easy, the lobby puts you altogether, matches up the next two players and only requires that they press one button to get things going. From there you will be able to select your character but more importantly, any of the custom characters that you have created in the character builder. The game supports 4 players online, so two players will always be spectating with the one of them taking on the winner in the next match. The spectating is actually quite fun as you can watch your friends beat each other to a pulp as you support or harass the one that you want to win.... The human element adds a lot to the game though, being able to complain at someone when they beat you, mock them when you win (doesn't happen to me often so I wouldn't know...)... It really is a good laugh and becomes just as great as those memories of having a bunch of friends over at your place with a few drinks and some controller swapping.... Soul Calibur has been the first fighting game in years to spark up my interest again and with the great online multiplayer modes added into the mix I can suggest that even if you think you may be remotely interested in this game, you should check it out.

One of my most anticipated games of the year is just about to be released and this is the moment that I get to breathe a sigh of relief. The reviews from the big guys are starting to come in and it looks like Rare has managed to add in some new features while keeping the simplicity and elegance of …