Is being a silver member getting you down? Tired of sitting alone while the world plays multiplayer games, downloads cool stuff and play the Halo Reach beta? Well chin up, because things are going to change for a while. Bungie and MS have announced that the Halo Reach beta will become available to Xbox Live Silver members for the weekend …
If you’re the sort who just has to have officially licensed peripherals and paraphernalia, then you’ll be rather happy to know that Sandisk has started shipping the ridiculously overpriced Xbox 360 Flash Drive. What reasons are there to get this premier, high-priced drive over other suitable ones? Last Updated: May 6, 2010
If there is one thing that you have to love about the internet as a whole, it’s that nothing ever gets by unnoticed, ever. The guys at IGN took the proverbial fine-tooth comb to the Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer and to be honest, the amount of hidden imagery and details is staggering to say the least. In this …
So as most of you know by now, the Halo Reach beta is available and in full swing. Halo Reach will be Bungie’s last Halo title (or so they say) and instead of finishing yet another fight, they opted to go for a prequel of sorts instead. Halo Reach promises to regenerate the shooter’s experience while still keeping it quintessentially …
Ubisoft have announced the sequel to it’s action air-combat title, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. The first of the series was met with great sales and managed to pass the million mark, ensuring it’s success and forcing Ubisoft to take a good look at releasing a sequel. Well not only have Ubisoft announced H.A.W.X 2 but the game is already set to …
The platform exclusive game that’s been in development for over 5 years is finally going to be available. No, not Gran Turismo 5 – that one’s still caught in purgatory. We’re taking about 360 exclusive psychological thriller/horror Alan Wake from Max Payne developers Remedy. The Finnish developer’s game – announced all the way back at E3 2005 – is finally …
Every year Microsoft offers up $75 000 in it’s Dream.Build.Play competition for semi-pro and indie developers to vie for by submitting titles developed on it’s XNA platform. This year Microsoft received 350 valid entries from 110 countries and has whittled that down to 4 winners. Last Updated: May 5, 2010
Gametrailers has posted up a fantastic interview with Id Software’s Tim Willits and in it they give us a ton of information about the upcoming FPS shooter/racer. The entire interview is really interesting and has gotten me very excited about the game, especially when Willits says that Id Software is confident that it will be their best game yet. Is …
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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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