I spotted a tweet earlier this morning from our friend over at GEAR magazine who found this awesome image on the IGN site. Basically Nintendo appears to follow a pattern of releasing a new console ever 5 and a bit years and since the Wii was released in November 2006 it is all together reasonable to expect Nintendo to announce …
The last couple of years have been very good to us gamers, with every single year packing more than a handful of major releases. That said, I don’t think that many of you have fully realised just how MASSIVE the 2011 game release schedule is and just how many amazing games will be fighting to lighten your wallet. I dug …
The PS2 has always been the darling of the industry with sales now well over 100 million and it still selling well across the globe, especially in the emerging economies. However VGChartz has been crunching some numbers and has come up with a surprising situation, the Xbox 360 is selling far better now than the PS2 was at this point …
I have never heard of the game Night of the Sacrifice and I can’t say that after watching this trailer that I am even a little interested about it. They seem to be trying to pull off a paranormal activity styled game which if they get it right would be pretty impressive but I just don’t see that happening to …
Donkey Kong Country is a franchise that unfortunately isn’t particularly well known in this country. It found its genesis on the Super Nintendo, developed by now Microsoft-owned Rare. It quickly catapulted its way in to gamers’ hearts, becoming one of the console’s hallmark titles; thanks to its venerated game play and – for the time – revolutionary visuals. And though …
I’ve been a lifelong Michael Jackson fan so when the opportunity arose to review the new Wii dancing title I couldn’t pass it up. The family has been playing Just Dance on the Wii for the past couple of months and I was interested to see how this dancing title matched up against the current king. In truth there are …
Nintendo has announced that unless consumer interest in it’s Wii Speak peripheral it will start to phase the product out of existence. Now it’s not like I ever had any intention of buying this thing but I am surprised to see it’s already released and we didn’t know about it. Mind you as much as I love the Wii I …
While the New York Times isn’t the pre-eminent gaming media outlet that we generally follow it is highly respected and for the casual gamer this latest article will be a big deal. According to Seth Schiesel at the NYT there really isn’t much reason to buy a Nintendo Wii anymore and while Sony are offering a compelling alternative with the …
AI assistants, wearables, home robots, connected health tools and smart homes are changing familiar routines. Here is what they offer—and where their limits remain.
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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