Everybody knows that Donkey Kong was popular in the ’80s, but it’s easy to forget just how popular. The arcade classic kick-started a craze, with Donkey Kong appearing on just about everything his stupid face could be slapped onto. It was an arcade game like no other at the time and managed to notch up …
You won’t find Wonderboy or Alex Kidd on this list of Sega’s long lost heroes – we’re going even deeper into the depths of obscurity. Presenting eight former heroes that Sega have seemingly forgotten about: Tempo Despite starring in three different games on three different formats – Game Gear, 32X and Saturn to be exact …
It was a great weekend for Team GB over the weekend and it’s has been another great week for SEGA – London 2012: The Official Video Game remains at #1 in the UK chart for a second week running. Not only this but Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games has stayed …
Konami has made the news this week and for reasons a lot more exciting than announcing that Metal Gear Solid 4 will belatedly be receiving trophy support. Congratulations are in order, first. Three of Konami’s employees – from their Konami Sports & Life subsidiary – competed at the London 2012 Olympics, one of which managed …
The freemium model is a bit of a curious fit for an official Olympics game. It doesn’t quite give the right message, does it? If you want to succeed, you need to build on your natural talent through plenty of good solid practice. Or just bung us a few pennies and we’ll sort you out. …
You can’t deny that Deep Silver hasn’t picked a good week to release Risen 2: Dark Waters. There’s absolutely nothing else out at retail. The PC version of Risen 2 was released to a sea of 6s and 7s back in May. There are no reviews of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version at …
We’ve had a soft spot for Harvest Moon ever since the series made its debut on the SNES, but our fondness for the franchise wasn’t the reason we were eager to play this 3DS endeavour. It was the plot that compelled us to pick up and play it – the story is a novel one, …
Anybody who thinks that the Wii U line-up is a bit on the dusty side should take a good look through the history of video games. Specifically, the launch of the Mega CD – some of the biggest and most renowned games released alongside it were approaching eight years old. We’re not talking about the …
As predicted by us last week, Sega’s London 2012: The Official Video Game has managed to rise up to the top spot of the UK charts. We hope people realise it doesn’t contain a mini-game involving pushing The Queen out of a helicopter. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes drops to #2. Mario & Sonic …
The amount of gamers collecting games that are still in their factory seal is on the rise, as this month’s eBay round-up shows. Why collect sealed games? The appeal of owning something never touched by human hands is very alluring, especially if it’s hard game to find to being with. It’s like… uber collecting. Or …
This week can only be described as being like a ‘special dream’ for Nintendo fans – not only is there a new piece of hardware out, but also half a dozen or so new releases to go alongside it. Oddly, the 3DS XL launches this Saturday rather than on Friday as you may expect. The …
UK publication Xbox World comes with a rather nifty free gift this month – an alternative “collector’s edition” cover for the upcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. It’s printed on glossy paper and what’s more is that it’s reversible to give you a choice of images. One side features Optimus and Grimlock standing proud while the …
If Saber Interactive doesn’t have a very well used copy of Gears of War in their studio we’d be very surprised. Not only have they managed to emulate the look and feel of Epic’s gung-ho trilogy, but even the menus and a few of the play mechanics have been shamelessly copied. We’re not just saying …
Those who keep an eye on the UK charts will know that this year has seen plenty of shuffling going on for that elusive top position. Even the big name releases have failed to stay at #1 for more than a couple of weeks. That changes today – LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes has …
Last month Google unveiled their entry into the tablet market, with the Google Nexus 7, the budget-priced 7†Android tablet that aims to surpass the Kindle Fire and potentially Apple’s iPad. The Nexus 7 finally started shipping last week and I was lucky enough to take delivery of one on Wednesday. I opted for the …
