One of the most criminally under-appreciated gems of the last generation was Pandemic Studios Mercenaries – Playground of Destruction. Featuring a huge sandbox where you could pretty much fight the war in any way it pleased you while bringing to bear outrageous amounts of firepower, it was a lot of fun – for me, at least. Anyway, the sequel is …

Now this is pretty awesome, all you need to do is install the Google Media Server application onto a machine on your private network and then instantly (just like magic) you will be able to access the top rated, move viewed and featured movies on Youtube.com… What makes it even better is that you will also be able to download …

  So the big noise in Oz at the moment is all about why Fallout 3 was refused classification or in other words, BANNED… The official reason is this Corresponding with the list of various "chems" are small visual representation of the drugs, these include syringes, tablets, pill bottles, a crack-type pipe and blister packs. In the Board’s view these …

So I posted those awesome screenshots of Damnation yesterday and got nailed for not knowing that it was a cross platform title. Which meant I had to head out and find out some more info about this game. Eurogamer has put up a nice first look story about Damnation and it sounds like the game has some great potential but …

Could it be that we may end up with a movie based on a game that is actually pretty good? Don’t hold your breath but this is looking pretty impressive. Mark Walberg is in it which gives it some credibility to start and I don’t see Mr Boll anywhere which just adds to the appeal… Last Updated: July 11, 2008

Now how’s this for timing, after just posting about the games that I would never have invented I get a press release about the new Summer blockbuster… Hell’s Kitchen – The Game… Yes if your dream in life is to be a foul mouthed celebrity chef then this game is for you. According to the press release you will get …

Now it’s often when a new game is announced that I sit back and think “Wow that’s a good idea, that’s going to be awesome” Things like destructible environments, regenerating health or flamethrowers as weapons come to mind… but what about those games that have made people absolute millions that even when I sit back and think of them now …

Resistance 2’s screenshots are already looking fantastic and the more ‘story’ trailers I see the better this game looks… This may end up being the PS3 game of the year… Last Updated: July 11, 2008