So if you’ve been living out your dark caped-crusader fantasies by playing what is arguably one of this years greatest titles, Batman: Arkham Asylum, then you probably already know about the DLC coming soon. The DLC entitled ‘Insane Night’ is said to be released on the 17th of this month for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. You may also already …
6 Months. That’s how long the videogame industry has been really feeling the pinch of the global recession as far as sales are concerned. Particularly upset by the downturn is EA’s John Riccitiello, who said it is "discouraging that one of our highest-rated and best-marketed ‘Madden’ titles in years is facing strong headwinds." Despite EA’s obvious disappointment, Madden NFL 10 …
If there is one thing that Bruce Wayne is good at, it’s making money. Oh… and fighting, being a detective, stealthiness, intelligent thought… ok, maybe he is good at more than one thing. Reports have come in via an article on the LA Times website that now shows that Batman: Arkham Asylum has already sold an amount that is as …
Todays episode of The Lazygamer Podcast marks the dawn of a new era as we switch from our usual recording methods to online voice recording, which in this case means better quality at the same low size. We are still working some of the kinks out, so bear with us as we bring you another great show. What we think …
So you thought that just because Batman was a fictional character that he wouldn’t be able to swoop you up in the darkness and punish you for your evil ways. Well, you are wrong because it seems that Eidos and Rocksteady have laid down a trap in their game code to catch anyone out who is playing a pirated copy. …
Licenced comic book hero games have, to a large extent, been rubbish. Since Superman on the Atari 2600, gamers and comic book fans have been bombarded with sub-par realisations of their favourite heroes. While recent games such as X-Men Origins and GI Joe prove that decent super-hero games do exist, there is still a pervasive, innate perception that games within …
Well I may have to mention for the sake of the non-believers but Radical Entertainment proved themselves to be serious competitors as developers for the sandbox genre. In other words, because of the fact they focused gameplay on fun and just plain awesomeness (rather than the typical repetitive missions and rote missions), their latest title, Prototype proved itself even against …
Since the dawn of time, man and beast have by instinct lived out their lives in competitive battles. Its just our nature… and I guess it explains the fanboy generation too then. Onward to my point: Years may have past since time’s dawn but the truth is our nature is still the same. Hence since Sony’s release of the PS3 …
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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