Official NPD stats are out on the 14th of January but Nintendo are the first of the big players to break rank and release some figures of their own. While the figures are not exact they have estimated sales of 3 million Wii units in the US alone for the month of December and that lifetime sales of New Super …
Can you imagine a world where Mickey Mouse is more recognisable than Super Mario? Well if you can you are likely more than 35 years old as our Italian plumber overtook Mickey as an icon in the early 90’s and hasn’t looked back since. In Disney’s latest attempt to fix this they have thrown oodles of cash at legendary game …
So Christmas has come and gone and the haze from over eating and drinking is beginning to lift. I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and are now recharging those batteries for New Years Eve. So did you get what you wanted this year under the Christmas tree? This year as a family we scored a family Nintendo Wii, …
Proving that the PS3 is the console of choice for the discerning gamer, Metacritic’s first annual Game Platform Power Rankings have demonstrated that the best games are found on Sony’s console. A total of 5 of the top 10 rated games of the year appeared on the PS3, including the game that took the number 1 spot, Uncharted 2. Microsoft’s …
The much anticipated NPD sales figures are in and I am truly shocked at the hardware results. These figures include Black Friday where all the stories were about how amazingly well the PS3 sold and how it trounced the Xbox 360 in all areas so I was expecting the PS3 to be pushing the Wii hard this month and possibly …
A press release hit my inbox late yesterday that informed me of a rather peculiar announcement. Why is it peculiar? Well, it’s because a new Prince of Persia has been announced, but isn’t the sequel to last years re-imagining. The new title goes by the name Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. It looks like Ubisoft will be blending in …
Bad games are very much the car crashes of the gaming world, you should really be doing your best to avoid the area but you just can’t help slowing down and taking a look at the destruction that surrounds them. The latest game to have the dubious honour of being voted the worst Wii game ever is Wheelspin from Awesome …
I just had this link sent to me and decided that it had to be put up on the site. This video stars the Rabbids in their own version of Twilight – New Moon and shows the two different sides battling it out in the middle of a forest, well… not really… you will see OK. Don’t worry, no spoilers. …
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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