There are certain things that get games a lot of publicity, obviously the big one is sex or nudity which if you put it in your game every single website on the planet will try and find a reason to write about it. The other is humour, everyone likes a good pay off line and the makers of Ju-On: The …
Do you sometimes find yourself having difficulties when deciding how to comment on specific news articles? This wonderful chart could be just the thing for you. This chart focusses on how the fans of the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 are likely to react (which is what you should do) in the case that juicy news is posted …
I have a soft spot for these cheap imitation consoles but I am pretty sure Nintendo doesn’t share my feeling. However what really gets me is the marketing blurb for this blatantly obvious knock off. “The graphics and images are so realistic, you will wonder why others spend so much more.” Realistic graphics from a 16 bit cheap knock off… …
by Lady Ramkin I have to admit that I wasn’t very excited to start playing Ice Age 3, as I was afraid it would be just another movie-game that would possibly prove to be disappointing. The Ice Age franchise has been very successful, and licensed games have recently upped their game, so we’ll have to see if this will be …
Before any of you get excited, no there is no news on the supposed HD capable Wii that’s rumoured to be in production. Instead, we have some software that can out-Wii the Wii itself, and run commercial games at a higher resolution than the console manages. The result? Mario galaxy running in what is essentially HD – 720p. The software …
The Wii is – without doubt – a sales powerhouse. It’s been dominating console hardware sales since its release, and hasn’t really showed any signs of slowing down. Until now, that is. Recent sales data from Gfk ChartTrack shows that whilst still ahead in lifetime sales (by a large, large margin) Wii sales have slowed in favour of the Xbox …
We have been treated to quite a large amount of quality titles on the Xbox Live Arcade and PSN over the past 2 years but in general the Wiiware versions of games have been pretty poor. Hopefully that is about to change with the release of Furry Legends which appears to be a puzzling platformer with a dose of time …
If you have an old T-birds leather jacket in storage, it’s time to dust that sucker off and slather your hair with halvoline. Grease is back, this time in videogame form. 505 games has announced that they’ve secured the licence to produce games based on the original Broadway musical. The Wii and DS titles will allow players to dance and …
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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