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 …
Despite several attempts during Defiance’s four day beta, we failed to get any further than the title screen. If that didn’t bring to Trion Worlds’ attention that there were some serious issues to sort out prior to the game’s release, then we’d be very surprised. very easy to fritter away the hours on So all …
With only a pair of new releases last week, most of the UK chart top five has adopted a holding pattern this week. Top of the pile for a second week is Bioshock Infinite, despite a 75 percent drop in sales. Tomb Raider stays at #2, FIFA 13 at #4 and Luigi’s Mansion 2 at …
After playing through three of this generation’s most tedious shooters back-to-back – Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Sniper: Ghost Warrior and 007 Blood Stone – I decided that the next game to be tackled in my towering unplayed game pile would be Way of the Samurai 3. Although it’s a series I’ve heard of before, it’s …
After the busy month of March, April is looking rather quiet as far as new releases are concerned. Injustice: Gods Among Us, Dead Island Riptide, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Star Trek and LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins are the month’s big name games, all of which are due out on 26h April. Good work …
It would seem lots of gamers spent the Easter weekend getting acquainted with the charming Elizabeth – Bioshock Infinite is the new UK #1. It’s the best performing Bioshock to date, outselling 2010’s Bioshock 2 by 9,000 copies. However, it hasn’t managed to beat Tomb Raider’s launch figures. Lara’s latest hold in at #2. That’s …
It’s impossible to deny that Irrational Games knows how to make an entrance. Bioshock Infinite’s opening is the type that the majority of games fail to deliver, setting the scene and drawing you in almost instantly. First setting foot in the sky-high city of Columbia isn’t going to be forgotten any time soon, and if …
Two fine examples of box art have crossed our paths this week, so here’s our first – and what’s highly likely to be our last – box art review. To silence those dismayed to find that Bioshock Infinite’s artwork had been designed to “entice uninformed frat boy typesâ€, an alternative cover has been printed on …
Bioshock Infinite received something that last week’s Gears of War: Judgment didn’t – a mid-week release. We’d be very surprised if a million copies haven’t been shifted already, as it’s on track to become one of the highest rated games of all time. The Metacritic average currently stands at an almighty 96%, putting it higher …
Those with over-active minds, such as ours, have often wondered why Sega chose to bundle Altered Beast with the Mega Drive. It wasn’t exactly a system-selling game in terms of quality, and that’s us being kind about it. But ask yourself this – what game should Sega have picked instead? The five other games that …
With the baton passed over to Bulletstorm creators People Can Fly, Gear of War: Judgment could have only really gone one of three ways: The developers had enough new tricks up their sleeves to make the series feel fresh. They were able to do a very good Epic impression, giving us more of the same …
