And so Theme Park DS will forever be known as the first and last game to be developed by EA Japan – a studio that’s had a muddling existence since being set up almost three years ago. Anyway, developed is not quite the right word to use here: this is actually an enhancement of the …
It was Rare’s first game – way back when they were known as Ultimate – so it’s apt that it’s their first Xbox Live Arcade effort. Clocking in at 400 Microsoft points it’s good value for money too, offering the 1983 Spectrum original, a jazzed up remake and an online multiplayer mode. In 1983 you’d …
Jeux France has posted scans from Portugese gaming magazine Maxi Consolas, confirming Sega’s NiGHTS exclusively for the Wii. UK:R posted a picture of NiGHTS on the cover of a Swedish games magazine a few days ago, but I didn’t know exactly what to make of that at the time. Maxi Consolas has showered us with …
Rockstar have unveiled the Grand Theft Auto IV trailer online tonight (despite their website initially falling apart under the load). You can view it at www.rockstargames.com/IV/ or alternatively just download the video here. As the words above suggest, it’s set in Liberty City, rather than the ’80s or Tokyo like many had speculated. You can …
Apart from the so-so Nanostray, there haven’t been any other vertical shooters of note for the DS, which is odd given the screen orientation and the popularity of the genre in Japan. Danny Phantom just so happens to be an old fashioned shooter, which may surprise you, being based on a Nickelodeon license and all. …
EA’s Medal of Honor games have been on a slippery slope for some time now, and Medal of Honor: Vanguard won’t be turning that slope into a ramp. Or whatever. Even the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine – who gave Rising Sun 9/10 – were unimpressed, chalking it up with an average score. Call of Duty: …
There are a few things that you might be surprised to learn about this well-timed movie tie-in. The first is that it isn’t two-player; quite astonishing given that co-op brawling was the main attraction of Konami’s Turtles titles. The second is that Shredder doesn’t feature – instead they’re out to stop an army of ancient …
Sonic and Mario were bound to star in a game together eventually. An appearance by the spiky one in either the next Mario Kart or Super Smash Bros Melee would have been a safe bet, but if you were a betting man then your money would have been lost – Mario & Sonic at the …
Non-gamers who stray into game shops are already confused when faced with the choice of an Xbox 360 Core or Xbox 360 Premium bundle, and it’s a situation that isn’t going to get any better – from 29th April the black Xbox 360 Elite will be available in the US. Priced at a reasonable $479.99 …
David Gibbon. That name strikes fear into the hearts of a certain tiny, former-Digitiser-reading section of society. He was responsible for Ceefax’s games coverage for a period, and became known for his… unique style of reporting. He’s now found on largely respectable site Digital Spy, and has kept up the standard. Digital Spy don’t cover …
The first thing we noticed in this puzzle game remake is that there’s no tutorial. It doesn’t take long to realise why though: like all decent puzzlers, it’s so easy to pick up that it doesn’t need one. Another possible reason is that Namco Bandai assumed that everyone played the original Gunpey – although that …
165,000 is certainly more PlayStation 3s than I expected to be sold in the UK this past weekend. It’s remains too expensive given the lack of essential titles, but I have to hand it to Sony, it has sold well. Indeed, it’s the UK’s fastest selling home console ever (EVER!), ahead of the Wii’s 105,000, …
It’s depressing how effective marketing is on me at the best of times, but when it still has influence after fifteen years, there has to be something wrong. That’s right, I only bought Kid Icarus from the Wii Shopping Channel because it appeared in Captain N: The Game Master, the probably rubbish Nintendo-based cartoon of …
It’s not all doom and gloom for Sony. The PlayStation 3 is doing some good in the world, thanks to Folding@Home. Folding@Home is distributed computing software, designed to put your computer’s idle processor time towards protein folding simulations. The idea is that it will help scientists better understand proteins, and perhaps one day help contribute …
In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, Sony’s UK managing director Ray Maguire spouts assorted excuses for the high cost of the PlayStation 3 in Europe. Ray Maguire says: “The cost of retail is vastly more in the UK than it is in the US and that’s before you even stop to consider the US doesn’t have …