Sony have been updating some of the classics from the previous generation to look much shiner on current hardware. Notable releases like the God of War Collection, the upcoming re-mastered versions of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus and the 3d-enabled Sly Cooper collection. They’re great, especially in the case of the Team Ico collection, allowing newer gamers to experience …
Well, in a manner of speaking. Phil Spencer (VP of Microsoft Game Studios) has said that the company views Kinect being “as core as Xbox Live†for the Xbox 360. In the future, he added, core gamers can expect to see Kinect being utilised across all genres of games on the Microsoft console. The Xbox Live analogy is a useful …
Halo Reach will be getting its first map pack, title the Noble Map Pack on November 30th and will be adding three new maps to the current list. The map pack will be available via the Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points and will also be adding achievements worth 250 gamerscore. We received a full press release from Microsoft …
Don Mattrick, head of Microsoft’s interactive division, has told the New York times that every Kinect unit sold will make a profit for the company. Unlike the Xbox 360 or PS3 which were both originally sold at a loss to generate sales the Kinect is going to follow the WIi’s example and sell at a profit instantly. Last Updated: October …
Have you been itching to get your hands on the new Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit from Criterion? Since the moment that I saw the first few seconds of the reveal trailer in the EA media briefing in Los Angeles back in June, I have been counting the days. EA has now announced that a NFS: HP demo will be …
Ever wanted to watch a video about Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J and Chuck (Zachary Levi) playing some epic Halo Reach against each other? What makes this video epic is that Snoop and LL clearly seem to have more money than skill, so they resort to some extravagant distractions in order to win the match. Now I know you will …
Well someone’s not happy. That someone happens to actually be a group of US Marines overseas who weren’t very happy to find out that their Xbox 360 had fallen victim to the infamous Red Ring Of Death. Since getting it repaired was a bit of a tall order, they decided to do a little repairing themselves, with some very large …
This weekend I noticed that there was a demo for Costume Quest on XBLA, and I honestly didn’t know much about it. When I mentioned the game to a gamer buddy of mine, he hadn’t heard much about it either. It’s a game from Tim Schafer’s company Double Fine who if you don’t know, employs some of the minds behind …
An explanation of third-party MW4 aimbot, ESP, radar and visual tools, with a closer look at beta claims, retail compatibility and account risks.
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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