As a multi-console owner, I have a tough time deciding which machine to get multi-platform releases for. Sometimes, my decision – as far as multiplayer games are concerned – is based on which group of friends I’d rather play online with. Other times, it might come down to which version offers more content. More often than not though, my …
Folks on NeoGaf have put a thread comparing the graphics in Mafia II on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 as well as linked to a YouTube video that does the same. It’s a no-brainer that the PC version looks absolutely stunning when compared to the console versions, as is always the case but what about the other two? When …
Mafia II is looking really good, and now thanks to an advert in MCV magazine, we know that we will be getting a demo as well. If you want to try before you buy, the Mafia II demo will be available on August 10, just over 2 weeks before the release of the game on the 27th, giving any of …
There are many reasons to want to buy Mafia II when it comes out in August. Maybe you want to buy it because the first game was so incredibly good. Maybe it’s because you love games based around the middle of the last century. Now, something that will ensure that the game lives up to its age-rating is a small …
In my personal opinion, anyone who missed out on the original Mafia has missed out on one of the best open world free roaming titles to have ever been released. While I hear that the Xbox version wasn’t so hot, the PC version had tight controls, great graphics, a massive city and a fantastic campaign that, when all bundled together …
Were you – like Brett Miller, lucky winner of our competition – fortunate enough to have obtained one of the special collector’s editions of BioShock 2? Did you know that the posters you got in that set contain hidden messages? Neither did the rest of the world, until somebody held a blacklight to them. Creepy – and brilliant! For those …
Gearbox Software are wasting no time with Borderlands and have announced that they are already hard at work on the DLC for Borderlands, titled Zombie Island of Dr.Ned. The DLC will be made available “later this year” and is going to run you the price of 800 MS Points or the equivalent of $10 on PC and Playstation 3. Gearbox …
I have had my eye on Borderlands for quite some time now and the time had finally come for me to see it with my own eyes and get the chance to actually play it as well. The problem you see, is that even with 6 machines running the game I wasn’t able to get a play in throughout the …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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