With last year’s E3 conferences all about the new consoles, this year the games were the centrepiece. Sony were keen on showing us quite a lot of them. If E3 was a fight – and it sort of is, let’s face it – Sony once again stepped it up. Microsoft’s Xbox conference was an improvement …
Towards the end of their Xbox E3 conference, Microsoft posted a one-word tweet on Twitter. That word? ‘Games’. Games. #XboxE3 http://t.co/j8j7YtYd8j pic.twitter.com/Zs0qoCOlME — Xbox (@Xbox) June 9, 2014 Simple yet effective, it summed up their conference perfectly. No talk about streaming TV shows or watching American sports live – just good old games. And boy …
It’s that time of year again. As most of you know, somewhere in America the annual gaming expo known as E3 (pronounced “eeeeeeeh!”) is happening. Specifically in Los Angeles from June 10-12th, but what does that mean for us British folk? The big publishers are all holding press conferences to showcase their new titles today …
Not even the Nintendo eShop is safe from World Cup fever – the 3DS’s Inazuma Eleven GO: Light / Shadow lead the charge, arriving on Friday at £34.99 a punt, while the NES’s Soccer arrives on Wii U Virtual Console for £3.49. Reviews of Inazuma Eleven GO went up earlier this month and were – …
Even with an 81% drop in sales, Watch_Dogs is the UK’s number one for a second week running. That’s no surprise. What is surprising though is that Mario Kart 8 has managed to remain at #2. At #3 it’s a new entry, and a surprisingly high one at that for Murdered: Soul Suspect. The individual …
By their nature, racing games are perfect system showcases. The rivalry between Saturn and PlayStation launch titles Daytona USA and Ridge Racer in particular had the ‘90s gaming press frothing with excitement. Even before that Nintendo’s F-Zero impressed just about everyone who laid eyes on it. Hot on the heels of F-Zero came the legendary …
We have a feeling that Square-Enix’s Murdered: Soul Suspect is about to die a death at retail. Even before it was released retailers were slashing their pre-order price to under £30, and that was for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions. Critics would have us believe though that it’s far from being a hidden …
Ubisoft’s unveiling of Watch_Dogs brightened an otherwise dull E3. Their futuristic rendition of Chicago impressed many while the protagonist’s ability to hack into just about anything with a computer chip promised true innovation. There was also an intriguing air of mystery surrounding it – this is something that seemingly came out of nowhere, from a …
If you’re able to tear yourself away from Mario Kart 8 for a few hours, two new Wii U games are heading to the eShop this week. The first is something of a surprise – 505 Games’ zombie-ridden How to Survive. Although it was officially announced for the Wii U alongside the PSN and XBLA …
Ubisoft’s Watch_Dogs is the UK’s new number one, smashing the record for the fastest selling new IP in the process. The previous record holder was 2011’s L.A Noire, if you’re curious. It has had the 17th best launch week in the UK, putting it alongside the likes of GTA, Call of Duty and FIFA. Although …