GameSpot editor “leaves”

We’re not one to talk about other sites, but there’s something strange going on over at GameSpot. The US reviews editor, Jeff Gerstmann, has left, apparently due to an argument surrounding his review of Kane & Lynch. There are all sorts of rumours flying around. Eurogamer are claiming that a source “close to the editorial …

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Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

Some games catch you completely unawares, and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is one of those games. When I initially heard about it at some games show or another, I was ready to write it off as “some game that looks a bit like Tomb Raider”. Developers Naughty Dog have been limited to Crash Bandicoot and Jak …

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Mother puss bucket

The guys at NGamer – which comes with a handy Jam Sessions DS case this month – have been treated to an exclusive look at the Wii and DS versions of Ghostbusters: The Videogame. I wish Vivendi weren’t calling it that; just plain old ‘Ghostbusters’ would suffice. As mentioned here, the Wii and PlayStation 2 …

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PES Patch

It’s common knowledge that the next-gen versions of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 are broken. Even on a great connection, the online play is laggy and slow, with action stopping while your opponent dribbles around you and scores. For a game based on timing, the teleporting of players around the pitch is unforgivable. Having played the …

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Vagina Squez

It would appear that Activision’s Spanish for Everyone really isn’t a game for everyone, featuring a highly dubious plot containing hidden sexual overtones. Furthermore, the “exceedingly racial stereotypes” have prompted a few complaints, causing copies to be returned to US stores. Ten year old Shaun catches a ride to Mexico with his Aunt to get …

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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008

At my college there was a large contingent of special needs students. Among the “needies” we had ‘Lurch’, a boy who was about seven feet tall and appeared to have his elbows glued to his body, ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, a wheelchair-bound girl with a large hump on her back, and The Rock, who …

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Thneed for Speed

Bad news for EA, as unlike its two immediate predecessors, Need for Speed: Pro Street doesn’t debut at #1. It is #2, but then it’s supposed to be a bit poo, so that seems entirely appropriate – if needlessly childish. It could yet be Christmas #1 though, being supported as it is by a ridiculous …

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Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am

One moment Midway claim that Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am won’t be released in the UK due to being of limited appeal, then the next thing we know there’s a copy coming through our letterbox completely without warning. And there was us stupidly thinking that publishers love getting press coverage for their games. …

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Lies, damned lies, and Wii statistics

The BBC’s Economics Editor and presenter of Dragons’ Den, Evan Davis, was this week confirmed as a regular presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme from next year. He could tell you all about supply and demand. So could games retailers at the moment. This week we had 1,400 Wiis disappearing from Amazon in 10 minutes …

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SWAT: Target Liberty

An abundance of obscure Japanese RPGs aside, the PSP hasn’t exactly had the best of the best when it comes to software this year. Exclusive titles have been few and far between, and even when they do appear they often fail both critically and commercially. Sadly this top-down tactical shooter fails to buck the trend… …

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Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

They’re an odd couple, Kane and Lynch. One’s a “flawed mercenary”, though perhaps better described as a brutal killer, and the other’s a paranoid schizophrenic, although perhaps better described as a foul mouthed paranoid schizophrenic mass murderer. We get the impression Eidos were trying to stir up a bit of controversy with the game’s main …

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Unbiased opinion at its best

I’ve written about my love of Super Mario 64 – the best game ever, FACT – many times. But I’m definitely not assuming that Super Mario Galaxy isn’t as good without giving it a chance. So to prove it, after playing Super Mario Galaxy for only a few hours, here are three ways that it’s …

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Pros and cons

Alarm bells were ringing when the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine gave Need for Speed Pro Street an incredibly negative write-up, and it turns out they were right – US reviews have been less than great. It’s still tipped to be Christmas number one though, but I reckon Guitar Hero III could be in with a …

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TimeShift

Like Stuntman: Ignition, TimeShift is another game that was once being published by the cash-strapped Atari but was flogged off to another publisher (Sierra in this case) to help with their money woes. It was initially due out late 2005 on the original Xbox but has since been delayed more times than humanly possible to …

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Money for old pixels

Sega have had a rummage through their back catalogue and have decided to dust off a couple of old classics. House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return is set to follow in the footsteps of Ghost Squad on Wii, in that it’ll be billed as a Wii Zapper title. Going by the screenshots, House …

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