It’s not like us to cover general gaming news, but today’s story regarding Activision’s Deadpool has piqued our interest. We aren’t entirely sure though if it’s for the best of reasons. Not only has Activision confirmed that it’ll be with us at the end of June – just two months away – but it’ll retail …
Sloppy sequel Dead Island Riptide has entered at the top of the UK chart, dethroning Injustice: Gods Among Us after just one week. Don’t go rolling your eyes just yet – Chart Track informs sales are less than half of the first Dead Island. Once bitten twice shy? Perhaps. The mediocre Star Trek at #4 …
Let’s go to Japan! Not literally of course, the last minute flights would be cripplingly expensive. But it has been a while since Street Viewtiful – our regular jaunt around the world of games via the medium of Google Street View – went to Japan. For many it’s the spiritual home of the video game, …
Dead Island Riptide reviews are in, and for a second time running Techland has managed to divide the critics. Considering how rarely this happens nowadays it really is quite the feat. We’re talking about everything from The Official Xbox Magazine and GameCentral‘s duo of 4/10s to an 8.0 from GameInformer. Then there are the scores …
It would seem that after years of making niche titles such as The First Templar and the “banana republic†city building series Tropico, Haemimont Games has had to bite the bullet and create something with a more mainstream vibe. Indeed, it’s not hard to imagine somebody picking up a copy of Omerta off the shelves …
When Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe was released, we felt a bit sorry for NetherRealm Studios. Not only did they have to pen a script to explain why Batman and Superman were at each other’s throats, but they also had to fit the outlandish cast of Mortal Kombat characters into the mix. Until a Justice …
We have to admit that we’re slightly surprised to learn Injustice: Gods Among Us has taken the top spot in the UK chart. It’s the first fighting game to enter at #1 since UFC Undisputed 3, in fact. Batman and co push Bioshock Infinite down to #2. At #3 it’s a new entry – Fire …
With Bioshock Infinite still setting tongues waggling nearly a month on from launch, we thought we’d base this month’s eBay round-up on the sterling shooter series. Leading the way is this autographed 48 page hardback ‘Mind in Revolt’ book, which was #13 of just 15 signed copies. Another 40 copies were made but not autographed, …
Flaming Nora – Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS has been on the receiving end of some incredibly high review scores. The Metacritic currently stands at an impressive 91% from 31 critics, and not one of those reviews is below 80%. Eurogamer and Pocket Gamer both handed out 10/10s for the turn-based strategy game, while EDGE …
We could start this article by sharing our views on the morality of luring children into fast food resultants via free toys, but then we remembered our tagline: “finding the fun”. That subject would be precisely no fun at all to discuss. One, believe it or not, allowed you to mould a moustache out of …
Sometimes a game will be hit with delays, yet when it’s eventually in the hands of those who have been waiting patiently, it’s very hard to tell where that extra development time has been spent. A good example is Aliens: Colonial Marines – if we had to guess what the developers got up to during …
This week’s UK chart sees Bioshock Infinite claim the top spot for a third week running. With the price starting to fall towards that magical £24.99 mark, chances are it’ll be there next week too. Chart Track informs that Irrational Games’ sterling shooter managed to outsell Tomb Raider by over 2,500 copies. Lara’s latest holds …
The humble video game controller has gone through a lot of changes over the years. Compare the NES pad to the Wii remote, and you could argue that it’s come full circle. But there have been plenty of evolutionary dead ends along the way. Here are five we left behind. Original Xbox controller The original …
Blimey, it’s a barren week for new releases. The lone arrival on the high street is The Croods: Prehistoric Party!, for all Nintendo formats: Wii U, Wii, 3DS and DS. Reviews? News10’s Game Guys called the Wii version “rather bad”, and Capsule Computers didn’t think much more of it on Wii U. Still, the film’s …
This superhero brawler has a shorter tutorial than most. How short you ask? It lasts all of twenty seconds, give or take. Tapping anywhere on the screen performs attacks, while holding both fingers down blocks. After enough damage has been dealt a special attack can be pulled off via an icon at the bottom of …
