So have you ever felt like torturing yourself but have an adverse reaction to physical pain? Yeah me neither, but I do know some people who deserve a bit of pain and suffering and if they have a Xbox 360 I now have the perfect list of presents for them. About.com has put together a lost of the top 10 …
By Philip Dunkley Unreal is a franchise that brings up a lot of sentiment for me and many other gamers out there. From the humble beginnings of the original Unreal, through the various stages and paths the franchise took, on various platforms, it was always the PC gamer’s game. I remember plenty of LAN tournaments taking place, and the frantic …
So as the title goes… Who said the following (and not it isn’t Jack Thompson)? We must do more to protect our children from excessive sex and violence in the media… Media content has gotten more graphic, more violent and more sex-based… Yeah just another two bit politician trying to get famous from attacking video games, but why should this …
I don’t even know if I have seen all the Alien movies, after I watched the first one I had nightmares for months after that and ever since then this series has always put my hair on end. Now that I am ever so slightly older and wiser I can say that I am looking forward to playing the new …
By Philip Dunkley Ubisoft has really landed on a winner with the Tom Clancy franchise of Games. With a new IP coming out this year in the form of EndWar, they look to continue the success that they have already had with past games and will surely want the current series in the franchise to keep performing as well as …
By Etienne Vlok Let’s be honest here, for a moment. Tie-in games, for the most part suck, and badly at that. In most cases, it would probably be more apt to call them cash-in games: you have a built-in audience – most of them not hardcore gamers – who are eager for more material using the same source. As recently …
As most of you know I am very very excited about the upcoming game Alone in the Dark and I really am expecting it to be a huge hit this year. It seems that Megarom has noticed my little addiction and has kindly sent through a Dev Diary which as a developer myself I always find very interesting. Hervé Sliwa, …
By Philip Dunkley This is going to be such an easy review. It goes something like this. If you have never played Guitar Hero before, what is wrong with you?! If you were contemplating getting this game, but not quite sure if the price tag of the bundle is a bit too expensive and could eat away at the bank …
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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