A new Capcom sanctioned short film based on Street Fighter will hit our eyeballs this Thursday, and thanks to Hollywood actor/martial artist Joey Ansah (Bourne Ultimatum), we may have a real gem on our hands. If there is one thing that we all know about movies based on videogame franchises, it’s that they usually suck really hard. As gamers, we …
Just a quick post to let all of you know that the Halo Reach Beta is now available for download. For those of you who somehow didn’t know by now, you will need a copy of Halo: ODST in order to get access, so if you don’t have one, it ain’t happening. The beta itself can be accessed via ODST’s …
How’s this for a weird marketing campaign, if you head on over to Twitter and follow @Crysis then send them the following message you could find your Twitter tag plasted on one of the walls in the upcoming Crysis 2. The message to send depends on your region and we are all pretending that we are in the UK so …
It’s that time of year again folks. The time of year when we bring up the same old question that we bring out about pretty much every major Microsoft published exclusive. Will we get screwed on free DLC once again? Alan Wake will be receiving some free Add-On DLC as a reward to those who buy the game brand new. …
Bungie and Infinity Ward are both known for their ability to pump out incredibly successful first-person shooters, being the creators of Halo and Call of Duty respectfully. Two hot topics this week are that with regards to Activision, Infinity Ward is out and Bungie is in. It’s all a little complex right now, as Infinity Ward has lost all of …
The highly anticipated Halo Reach beta begins on May 3rd and the latest reports from Bungie show that the beta won’t be running for quite as long as a lot of you may have hoped for. The beta will be running for a total of 16 days, beginning on May 3rd and will end on May 19th. What you might …
We don’t know why it seems to happen in the videogames industry but from time to time you get two games coming out in the same release window that go completely head to head. The two titles we are referring to of course, are Blur and Split/Second. The last time we saw something like this take place was with the …
[UPDATE: Entries closed on the 1st of May but we have convinced Ubisoft to give us some extra codes to try and ensure that everyone who wants a code gets one. These are now limited and there is no guarantee you will get a code if you register now. I will turn off the registration when the codes are out …
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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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