It appears that yet another blogger who seems to have no idea what he is talking about, has felt the urge to trash one of the major consoles publicly. He rants off saying that he has finally decided to switch to the PS3 after constant disappointments from Microsoft have left him feeling cheated. The problem is, that it’s currently one …
The Force Unleashed broke two sales records this week by becoming the fastest-selling Star Wars title as well as the fastest selling Lucasarts title in the history of the company. Despite a Metacritic average of a measly 72 (of a possible 100) for Xbox 360 and 69 for the Playstation 3 it has managed to push out a massive 1.5 million copies in it's first five days on the shelves. Not only does this give us all a good display of how powerful a brand can be, but also how brands and marketing are able to trump review scores almost every time. I reviews the game on Xbox 360 for this site and I can honestly say that I am glad that people are buying it, mostly because I think that it's a fine game and one that a casual console gamer will easily enjoy. The fact of the matter is that review scores can only go so far and to be honest, most of the consumers out there don't read game reviews. It's only the hardcore gamers that keep themselves up to date with review scores, not the casuals. In this day and age, which has gaming taking over as the largest entertainment industry we have to realise that the casuals are overtaking us regular gaming folk. Then again, how many people rush out to watch new movies without taking a look at the review scores either, I know I do. Games cost a ton more than movie tickets though, which means that an impulse-buy could sting significantly more if the game is not all that you had hoped.
Mirror's Edge, the interesting and strange take on first person games is set to hit shelves on November 11. With the crazy season of games releases coming our way, most of us are going to be holding back our cash for all the games that we really want. Good news is, that according to digitalgames.fr, the Mirror's Edge demo will be hitting XBL as well as PSN today and is reported to be enough of an experience for interested gamers to get a feel for the controls and the gameplay. This game has caught my attention but at the same time I fall into the category of gamers who just isn't sure whether or not it's going to be worth my money, so the demo will post probably make or break it for me. I really hope that they have put their best foot forward on this one.
 This is being marked as a rumour at the moment but it should be confirmed soon enough (if it’s true). According to CVG.com the PS3 version of Bioshock is absolutely fantastic and includes new never before seen areas and puzzles. It doesn’t drop the ball in any way and has walked away with an awesome review score of 93/100 …
So the Xbox 360 price cuts are just starting to take effect and I am expecting big announcements from Sony (Home) and Nintendo (something.. there has to be something) just around the corner. The silly season is racing up on us, anyone else spotted Christmas decorations yet? So lets take a look at where we stand right now. The Wii …
Is there maybe something wrong with the air in Europe or are they just utterly insane? Remember the terrible “This is living’ PS3 advert or the even more bizarre penis one? Well it seems that ad agency has unbelievably still not been fired and have now come up with the brilliant thin sexy girl in a fat man body idea… …
Is it finally going to arrive? PlayStation Home has been just around the corner for quite some time now but is the long wait nearly over? The rumours is that we can expect Home to land alongside Firmware 2.50 in October 2008. I know I am opening myself up for yet more flaming now but I am going to say …
The console gaming company that said digital distribution was not the way of the future has just become the first to offer a previously full retail title* as a download only. As of Thursday you will be able to download the entire Burnout Paradise game directly from the PSN. The game is priced at exactly the same price as the …
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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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