Despite being a card-carrying member of the geek-club, I am not a Star Wars fan. That doesn’t mean that I’m a Star trek fan either; Science Fiction, in general, fails to elicit much excitement from me – with Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy being a notable exception. This custom mod by Popular Science reader Brian De Vitis may …
By Bryan Banfield Star Wars fans rejoice! Our good friends at BioWare have done it again. Star Wars: The Old Republic is the first fully voiced Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). This means that every person, player and NPC you encounter in this amazing Star Wars universe will be able to interact with you in full high quality …
LucasArts have been exploiting making excellent use of their rich back-catalogue of late, porting old favourites to just about about every platform imaginable – as well as creating new games based on classic IP’s. When asked about the possibility of a revival of their beloved X-Wing and TIE fighter space-shooters in a recent interview with G4, LucasArts President Danny Rodriguez …
LucasArts have been in the news quite a bit lately, particularly because they’ve chosen to re-release most of their halcyon hits as downloadable titles. In addition to that, it seems they may have a brand-new IP in store for Xbox Live Arcade users. Yeah, you read that right. A game from Lucasarts that ISN’T tied to the Star Wars universe. …
There is quite a serious debate in certain circles about whether or not re-releasing back catalogue titles is purely a quick money scheme or if the companies are offering die hard fans a nice easy way to play these old retro titles. I sit in the formers camp where I generally see companies wrapping old titles (that should now be …
Well with Teken 6 rocking our saliva glands and other awesome titles like Streetfighter 4 and lets not forget Marvel Vs. Capcom. Apologies to fans of MK Vs. DC but i still feel that DC had no place in a MK game since they’re not that bad-ass. But back to the point Soul Calibur has always been a fairly popular …
Star Wars is cool… flame throwing, hovering, half robotic bounty hunters are way cooler. Meet the Bounty Hunter from Star Wars, The Old Republic the upcoming MMO from BioWare and Lucas Arts. I have a rule of avoiding all MMO’s that come my way, not because I don’t like the idea but because I am petrified of getting sucked in …
In an interview with MCV, 2K Head Honcho Christoph Hartmann said BioShock series could have 5 sequels, like Star Wars. However, he promises that it wont be a cash-in, so it will be unlike Star Wars then. In the same interview he said: “For BioShock, because it’s so story driven, the question obviously arises: how long can you do it …
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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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