Video games are changing. Gone are the days when people bought games, played them for a while and then moved on. With titles like Call of Duty and Halo, we now see many gamers buy a title, play through the single player, and then literally spend the next couple of months playing the game. You are getting hours, days, months …
One of the biggest shocks to come out of the Ubisoft offices in recent months was the news that the next Assassin’s Creed will feature an indepth multiplayer component. Now Assassin’s Creed has been one of my favourite single player titles and when I first heard that they were going to be adding multiplayer to the mix I rolled my …
What do Tetris and Duke Nukem have in common? Well both their sequels have been in development for years and there is no sign of either of them every making it to our consoles. In a recent interview with the creator of Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov, Gamasutra asks him what he has been doing since making the most famous of all …
If you don’t already know, EA has pioneered a new system for their games so that new games include a code that unlocks multiplayer. If you have bought the game second hand, or are renting or borrowing it from a friend, no multiplayer for you. That is unless, of course, you pay EA for a code on Xbox Live or …
It’s been to long since I last played some Red Dead Redemption and this video has brought back all those awesome memories again. This official RDR trailer really does explain the awesomeness that is RDR multiplayer very well, especially the beginning of the round duel that’s a really nice touch. Last Updated: April 26, 2010
Capcom has announced a unique way to get their Lost Planet 2 demo into people’s homes this month. They have revealed that they will donate R148 272 ($20 000) to charity if one million people download their new Lost Planet 2 Multiplayer demo that is available right now on Xbox Live and tomorrow on PSN. Last Updated: April 22, 2010
Late last night I was chatting to Nick about the upcoming Gears of War 3 and the universal opinion (of the two of us) was that Gears 2’s multiplayer was disappointing and they completely screwed up the shotgun. We had other differing opinions about how the Lancer worked in Gears 2 compared to 1 but by far our biggest …
We’ve already gone into great depth about the single player campaign for Red Dead Redemption but I myself have always been more of a multi-player gamer so when I received an invite to head down to Sydney for a preview of the multi-player segment of Red Dead Redemption nothing was going to stand in my way. That is nothing except …
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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