This isn’t the first time that we have seen something like this and I am pretty sure that it isn’t the last. EA is making its move to try and entice gamers into buying brand new copies of games rather than buying them second hand (which EA sees no money for). While this does, of course work as a method …

It has been announced and confirmed by both EA and Lucasarts that the upcoming Star Wars MMO The Old Republic has been scheduled for a 2011 spring release. LucasArts had the following to say in a statement: “While we have not announced a specific date, we can confirm that we are targeting a spring 2011 release for Star Wars: The …

One of my fondest arcade memories of all time (and the major reason that I was sad that I didn’t own an N64) was the hours and amounts of cash that I pumped into playing NBA Jam Hangtime at the local arcade. Sure the earlier ones were awesome fun on my Megadrive but Hangtime really hit the money. A new …

Did you love Dead Space? I tried to but as you all know, I was too pansy to keep playing the game. (I’m just getting there slowly, ok…) There isn’t much to say here, just more to look at. This cover for the new GameInformer magazine shows off some new artwork for Dead Space 2 and has our hero looking …

Need for Speed: Nitro arrives as it’s own unique game made especially for the Wii. It is incredibly different to other NFS games as it hopes to bring something special to the Wii instead of being a direct port from one of the other titles released by targeting a different type of gamer. How does this unique version stack up …

EA banked quite heavily on the Wii. With the magic of hindsight, this can generally be accepted as a “bad idea,” considering the system still only seems to be generating games sales revenue based on first-party titles. EA head John Riccitiello is rather unhappy with the situation, one that’s undoubtedly contributed to the company’s reported losses "To be honest with …

It seems the battle for which is the better soccer football game may be won. Traditionally, Pro Evolution Soccer – has always been the fan favourite, offering what enthusiasts deem better gameplay over FIFA’s more polished, flashy licenced offering. That though, has been changing. Over the past few years, and subsequent game revisions it seems that PES has been stagnating, …

The skater is a special and unique creature. When seen in the wild, one will notice that their way of living is somewhat different to other creatures. Bathing is not their primary concern and they have aggressive tendencies when performing their ritualistic dance, which involves battle cries and breaking their skateboards on other objects or people. What any observer will …