It seems that Science (Science!) is not content with just accusing video gamers of being violent sociopaths; a new survey suggests that drivers who play video games are more likely to be terrible drivers. The survey, conducted by Continental tyres found that players of racing video games were more likely to take unnecessary risks, get more tickets and fines, and …
Sure, it’s been done before; we’ve seen the porcine plumber Mario and the lithe Luigi transported to darker, grittier settings – most notable in “There will be Brawl.†We’ve seen Mario/GTA mashups like Robot Chicken’s before, but this machinima by Country Club Pictures is special. The Mushroom Kingdom is a violent underworld, with Bowser as it’s criminal kingpin, and this …
Goodbye August, it’s barely been as windy as I thought it would be. We have a link to an interesting post about sex in games 5 years after the “hot coffee” incident 5 years ago, check it out. So today we revealed the news that Microsoft is not going to supply online subscription codes until the price increase hits, which …
Hey! Remember that story we ran last week, about the unscrupulous faux journalism exacted by the Daily Star? Rockstar apparently don’t like it when you make them out to be evil, opportunistic bastards. Thanks to Rockstar’s lawyers, the paper’s had to retract and apologise for their story claiming that Rockstar was developing a GTA game based on the real-life murder …
Those of you who were looking forward to getting their hands on the GTA episodes for the Playstation 3 and PC will be a little disappointed to know that it has seen a slight delay. The delay stems from a request from Sony, with Rockstar writing the following on their blog: “Due to a last minute game submission request from …
If anybody were to ask me right now what my favourite free-roaming sandbox game is, it would undoubtedly be Mafia : The City of Lot Heaven. More mature and story focused than the GTA games, its 1930’s Godfather and Goodfellas inspired Mafioso plot resonated more with me. I’m glad to report that the sequel – delayed, but due later this …
In part 1 we covered the basic of Red Dead Redemption including the side missions, environment, animals and free roaming but what about the shooting, main missions and the rumoured goods that can be purchased? We left our story after returning to Chuparosa to claim our bounty after which we headed down to the end of town only to stumble …
by Daniel de Bruyne GTA Chinatown Wars was originally released on the Nintendo DS earlier this year and now the boys from Rockstar have ported it over to the PSP. While the game was met with critical acclaim all around, the sales were not great which makes you wonder if the PSP audience are more likely to pick it up …
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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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