This week Yahtzee reviews Zack & Wiki, an adventure game on the Wii. It got me thinking really, adventure games have all but disappeared recently and it really is a loss as I remember wasting away many hours behind Police Quest and the like. I found Lost to be similar in some regards to those games but Zack & Wiki …
I really enjoy reading doobiwan’s evil genius column that gets published whenever he gets a new brainwave into his head. His latest one really hit home though as I am about to setup a new gamertag for my wife so that we can co-op N+ with some other friends over Live. The problem however is that I don’t want to …
Some big news coming out of the UK this evening. It seems that the latest press release from Sony EU has included some much sought after release dates. Killzone 2 and LittleBigPlanet are now both planned for an September release while Resistance 2 is coming in November. So Resistance 2 is going to be going toe to toe with Gears …
By Philip Dunkley I would like to give some background to this story before I even start with the actual meat of it. Firstly, I know that the 5FM Coke Fest Concert has nothing to do with gaming, but music and games are closely linked. Secondly, I have had hardly any sleep in the last few nights due to loads …
So Microsoft recently slashed the price of the Xbox 360 in Europe and in South Africa to help alleviate flagging sales. The PS3 has recently been beating the 360 in all European territories except the UK and this cut was planned to overturn that and to propel the 360 into the minds of all gamers just in time for GTA …
By Philip Dunkley I know this review is really late, but we kind of discovered it at the bottom of the draw the other day, and realised that we had not reviewed this, so we apologise terribly (Lazy: Mainly me since it was my draw), and will give you a quick summary of the game, as I do believe it’s …
By Simon Truempler People say game developers work in windowless rooms, have no social contacts to speak of, and know women only from hearsay. Every single one of them bridges the 4 inch distance to the screen with 2 inch bifocals – thanks to good ol’ Franklin. With that tool developers may not only glance efficiently from screen to pulp …
Microsoft have started correcting gamerscores for certain people who have been using save games to boost their points. Now if you find someone who has been playing for a long time suddenly has 0 gamerscore and the above image under their tag you will know they are a dirty cheat. One of the biggest casualties has been StripClubDj who …
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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