The world of videogames can be an unpredictable place at times. Not only were most people surprised that Lost Planet was getting a third instalment after Lost Planet 2 bombed at retail, but they were also surprised to learn that western developer Spark Unlimited are handling it. Spark Unlimited’s previous efforts, for the uninformed, include …
They say that it’s a fine line between love and hate. What does that mean? Nobody knows that. But it might explain why I ended up playing a game I don’t really like as much as one that warmed my cockles something silly. Super Hexagon version: iPhone I fully expected to love Super Hexagon. Reviews …
Not Enough Shaders were lucky enough to talk to Crash Lab, a studio formed last year of Rare (and later Free Radical) staff members Steve Ellis, Martin Wakeley and Lee Musgrave. As well as talking about their new iOS, Android and PlayStation Mobile game Twist Pilot, Not Enough Shaders were also able to squeeze a …
Here’s proof that mid-week releases are becoming more common in the UK – there are not one but two new games out today (Tuesday). Resident Evil 6 we can understand receiving a spontaneous world wide release. Just Dance 4? Not so much. Resident Evil 6 had gamers up in arms right from being announced, and …
Well, we can’t imagine many children being conceived over the past weekend – FIFA 13 has sold over a million copies since being launched on Friday, becoming the fourth game in the UK to do so within launch week. Those other three games are all Call of Duty titles if you’re wondering. FIFA 13 accounted …
The Nintendo DS wasn’t the first handheld to feature a touch-screen. Back in 1996, Philips planned to release a touch-screen handheld aimed at girls called the In2It, also known as Kidcom during its pre-production. Despite extensive focus testing, which entailed groups of children providing sketches of their ideal handheld and – somewhat bizarrely – also …
While PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and even 3DS owners are enjoying their new fangled version of FIFA 13 with their numerous new features, those who have purchased versions for other systems have been left shaking their heads in dismay. The lack of effort put into FIFA 13 for Wii is frankly appalling. Nintendo Gamer ran …
If variety is the spice of life then Nintendo Land is a vindaloo with extra chillies. We’re not just talking about the variety of mini-games present but also the variety of controllers required. Aside from the touch-screen GamePad, some games require just a standard Wii remote while others need a Motion Plus-enabled Wii remote. Haven’t …
This year’s Eurogamer Expo kicked off today, hosting the widest range of games imaginable. If you can’t find something to grab your attention at the show then you’re beyond even our help. As you may expect it it’s the anticipated likes of Halo 4, ZombiU and Call of Duty: Black Ops II that are drawing …
Note to all: this is how to transfer a game to mobiles. Okay, so it’s not a conversion of Rayman Origins per se – but that’s the point. The wonderful UbiArt framework has been retained, but the controls stripped down to accommodate the touch screen. Which leaves a sticky condensed residue of the essence of …
Remember the days when FIFA games were more often than not rubbish? Thankfully those days are long gone. FIFA 13 is going to set tills ringing this week and all signs point to it deserving to. It walked away with a 9/10 from Eurogamer who found much to praise, including the weekly updated team and …
If there’s one thing we have learned from videogames over the years, it’s to always attack the red flashing spot. That, and the fact that it’s always the games with a steep learning curve that end up being the most rewarding. To say that Port Royale 3 is initially confusing is an understatement – the …
Most Kinect games tend to look and feel on the budget side as, well, they are budget games. Not this one though – rather than use the same engine as Fable III it has been built from the ground up for Kinect. Voice-acting impresses and it’s clear that a great deal of polish has been …
Borderlands 2 has become this year’s biggest release so far, outselling the previous best – Mass Effect 3 – by 4,000 copies. 71% of copies sold at launch were on Xbox 360, with 22% on PlayStation 3 and 7% on PC. 2K Games are in fact the only publisher to have two games in this …
Going by the product description for Happy Street alone it does sound like a blatant clone of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing. The idea behind it is identical, at least – to create a community for overwhelmingly cute animals to inhabit. They even talk in similar garbled tones. When playing it though it doesn’t take much more …
