One of the biggest video gaming mysteries in recent times is why Activision chose not to promote Singularity. Any other publisher would have been proud to have a first person shooter with many comparable elements to Bioshock in their catalogue, but Activision were quite happy to let it slip out on the quiet and vanish …
If we were gambling men we would have put money on FIFA 12 being the last FIFA to be released on PlayStation 2. How wrong we are: FIFA 13 has been confirmed for release on Sony’s ageing console, making it the first game to be announced for the system this year. A PSP version is …
Do you know why men are more obsessed with gizmos, gadgets and modern technology than (most) women are? It’s down to something called occasionally referred to as ‘sharper spear complex’ – mankind’s desire to create better, stronger and more efficient weapons. It’s a trait trapped in our DNA from our long distant ancestors who would …
This week’s UK chart has seen a slight shuffle in the top ten – Sniper Elite V2 remains the UK’s number one and is followed by FIFA Street, FIFA 12, Prototype 2 and Mass Effect 3. Outside of the top ten there’s a little bit of action going on, but the emphasis is on the …
I’ve been playing Don’t Run With A Plasma Sword recently. It’s been hard to put my finger on why it’s not entirely satisfactory, but I’ve got there: it’s a packet of Party Rings. It’s unarguably a great name for a game. The sense of humour is carried through to the loading screens, where you’re given …
There are very few games out this week, but those which are being released are very good. PlayStation 3-exclusive Starhawk hasn’t had a great deal of publicity but that could quite possibly change – early reviews are incredibly positive, including a 9.0 from IGN. “This is a smart shooter that understands what makes games fun,†…
Ten years ago movie tie-ins were incredibly lucrative and publishers were quite happy to make games out of anything they thought might turn a quick profit, even if the source material wasn’t ideally suited to being turned into a game. Looking back through the release lists, a decline in movie tie-ins has been happening since …
Activision has released a teaser trailer for their movie tie-in Men in Black: Alien Crisis. Let’s see what we can learn from it, shall we? A teen rating for a teaser trailer? Ok, we’re intrigued. Do you have what it takes to be conned out of the best part of £30 on another rushed out …
The Carnival Games series has been on a slippery slope since the Wii original. This is a fact made even worse than it initially seems when you bear in mind that the first Carnival Games wasn’t all that great to begin with. This didn’t stop it from being one of the Wii’s multi-million sellers though …
Another week, another new UK #1. This week it’s the turn of Sniper Elite V2, which must be a good cause for celebration at Rebellion seeing as their last game – NeverDead – sunk without trace. Prototype 2 drops down to #2 and is followed by FIFA 12, FIFA Street and Mass Effect 3. This …
US publication Game Informer has been treated to the world’s first look at Bethesda’s upcoming PC MMO Elder Scrolls Online. There are only a few screenshots floating around online at the moment, but using our limited photoshop skills we can exclusively reveal how the final game will look: We jest, of course, but we do …
A quiet Saturday night resulted in having a look around various online retailers’ pre-order sections to see what’s coming out soon. With summer almost here the answer was ‘not much’ but we did find some unannounced games. If Play.com are to be believed, 1st June will see the release of Worms Collection on Xbox 360, …
I can’t imagine why I’ve never been asked to contribute to Thought For The Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. I’d totally base one around iPhone game Crow. It’s got moral choices, you see. Really unsophisticated ones, which do little but switch the game into hard mode if you try to be good. I …
The original Sniper Elite on PlayStation 2 and Xbox became something of a cult classic. A quick look on Amazon reveals that even the 2010 Wii version has held its value, with the current cheapest copy knocking on for £18. As such, there’s probably more people eagerly awaiting Sniper Elite V2 than most realise. It’s …
It’s not often that we’ll dedicate a whole blog post to something that has been posted on another website, but GameSpot UK’s interview with Excalibur Publishing – of Farming Simulator and Street Cleaning Simulator fame – is quite the eye opener. We mean that without a hint of sarcasm. Excalibur’s games are often mocked on …