This is not going to make Nick happy. Regular readers would know that our stalwart Zimbabwean refugee Nick is pretty damned excited about the upcoming return of the NBA Jam franchise. It was originally supposed to be exclusive to Wii – but ratings boards exposed high definition versions destined for Xbox box and PS3, presumably for their download services. EA …
Today is the 67th birthday of Sir Mick Jagger – the rubber-lipped frontman of the hardest working rock ‘n roll band, who seems to be made almost entirely out of wrinkles. It’s also the 37th birthday of Kate Beckinsale – the leather-clad vampire Death Dealer who seems to be made almost entirely out of sexy. Here’s the news we didn’t …
I enjoyed the NBA Jam series when I was a kid and I am glad it’s coming back but not as glad as Nick who was like a lost puppy reunited with his mother after playing the game at E3. Hell he would have traded in every game he had for another 10 minutes on the Wii with this thing …
This is the kind of news that gets me really excited. You may remember that I dished out my Best Sports Game of E3 award to the new NBA Jam coming to the Nintendo Wii (not to mention that it bagged the award from the Game Critics Awards as well). You may also remember that in my hands-on preview, I …
The NBA Jam series is finally back. The question on everyones minds though is, did it lose the original magic that made it so much fun back in its prime? The New NBA Jam will be coming exclusively to the Wii, and we have played it on the E3 showroom floor to bring you our impressions. Read them all after …
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 …
Midway is dead. Warner Bros. picked up its festering barely re-animated corpse, along with most of its intellectual property (Braaaaaaaaains!). One licence that they didn’t acquire though is a particular favourite of mine, and if the rumours are right is one that we may see again – courtesy of EA Sports. According to ESPN, EA sports have been tasked with …
Every archive has that one photograph that stops you mid-scroll: a crowded market square …
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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