The much anticipated Gears of War 2 update landed last week and I finally got around to downloading it on the weekend and giving it a run. Personally the most important thing I was looking for was whether or not the matchmaking had been fixed yet and if the lag issues had been resolved. I couldn’t care less about the …
I have seen a lot said about Kodu over the past few months and I have to admit to say that I have had little faith in it would be a severe understatement. I have attempted to use many graphically powered programming languages in my life so far and without fail every single one of them has been a complete …
SimBin are very well known for their ability to create amazing racing sims and come from a background of creating mods for already existing games. Race Pro is SimBin’s first go at a console title and sets out to bring forth a precise simulator to your living room the likes which have never been seen. I used to be a …
Running With Scissors – the developers of Postal II are hard at work once again to create a game so controversial, so violent and so sick that it’s sure to make even the most desensitized gamers cringe. I have to admit that when I played Postal II on PC a couple of years back, I did actually have a lot …
We may not be getting any more price cuts anytime soon, however we received a press release from Microsoft notifying us that a new Xbox 360 bundle will be available from April 1st. The new bundle will contain an Xbox 360 Pro 60GB, as well as both Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box as well as Trivial Pursuit. The estimated retail …
I have to be honest and say that once it was released, I was a bit disappointed with Guitar Hero: World Tour, but only because I don’t like that the difficulty has been dumbed down quite a lot to appeal to more gamers. While I am more than happy to see new faces get into gaming and music, why not …
The highly anticipated free update to the phenomenal Street Fighter IV is almost ready to go, according to Street Fighter IV Project Manager Natsuki Shiozawa. The free DLC looks set to be named something on the lines of the “Street Fighter IV Power Up Pack”, or something like that as the naming differences between Japan and Europe/US have are going …
And they said that it couldn’t be done. We have heard about it, now we get to see it. This tech demo of the CryEngine 3 shows off Xbox 360 and PS3 footage of what the engine is capable of on consoles, meaning that the level of visuals seen in Crysis (or better) is not only possible on consoles, but …
A look at how Modern Warfare 4 could change competitive Call of Duty, with FaZe Vegas entering a new title cycle after their championship win.
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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