Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is coming to the Xbox 360 on August 18th, but thanks to Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade deal, they will snag exclusivity on the game for at least four weeks. I had the chance to play some co-op together with one of the game’s developers at E3 and I must admit that I was …
Hello Games, the fine folks who brought you Joe Danger on the PSN have revealed why the chose that platform over the Xbox Live arcade – and it seems that XBLA is a place where independent games mostly go to die. Speaking at Develop, Hello Games’ Sean Murray iterated that while the top 10, widely marketed games go on to …
Research firm Ipsos MediaCT surveyed a thousand gamers to see if they favoured digital distribution or physical media. The results were pretty clear – 64% of gamers prefer something tangible. The primary reason? The second hand market. There is, naturally, a greater perceived value in something that can be resold. Last Updated: July 2, 2010
Are you tired of HD graphics? Sick of all those high polygon counts spoiling your fun? Well you’re in luck because this week, Doom 2 heads to XBLA. Now for those of you who keep tabs on such things, you would already know that the first Doom was blocked in our country, thanks to zi Germans’s concerns that a violent …
Sonic the Hedgehog is everyones favorite blue hedgehog. Come to think of it, he is the only blue hedgehog I’ve ever seen. Freak. Sega has just announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 will no longer see its initial release window but has now been pushed back to “late 2010”. They had the following to say: “The additional time will allow …
Lara Croft’s oversized breasts have seen way too many games over the past decade and a half, and even with the improvements made by recent revamps, the whole thing felt like it was going a little stale. If you didn’t already know, Lara Croft is getting her name on the newest game titled Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light. …
Major Nelson has let us know that we have two more XBLA games headed to the Xbox Live Marketplace this week. Puzzle Chronicles is an RPG/Puzzle hybrid that promises “an active puzzle combat mechanic, deep story, and robust character development” and for most of you, After Burner needs no introduction. After Burner Climax will also be available this week and …
This is just all sorts of hilarious and we have the combination of UNO and an Xbox Camera to thank for it. A mother decides to stand up for her poor precious widdle baby-waby-boo that she probably imagines could do no wrong by writing to Xbox Live support to find out why his account was banned from Xbox Live. Lo …
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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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