We see what Warner Bros. have done here and we approve. With the last Batman game only a few months old and another one already hinted at, rather than overuse the character they’ve decided to instead base a game around the Batman universe. There’s nothing we hate more than seeing a character or franchise milked …
The nominations for March’s BAFTA Games Awards were announced yesterday, and the portable category makes interesting reading. What was previously referred to as the Handheld award is now Mobile & Handheld, which neatly reflects the shift that seems to have occurred. In 2009 and 2010 it was all PSP and DS. In 2011, one mobile …
The last two weeks have been rammed with new releases. This week however is more like a typical February with just two releases of note – Tekken 3D Prime Edition and UFC 3. The 3DS already has two very fine fighting games, and if Nintendo Gamer’s review is to be believed, Tekken doesn’t quite manage …
We doubt that many people are planning to buy a PS Vita just to play a revamp of an old Amiga game, but we can’t argue that System 3 aren’t putting effort into the upcoming Putty Squad. The most interesting new addition is the ability to collect stickers by using the Vita’s GPS system. These …
Released: 1997 Formats: PlayStation, PC There was no doubting that Theme Park was going to be a success. It was colourful, fun and innovative and we’re sure that running an amusement park ranks highly amongst the dreams of children. But running a hospital? We’d imagine that 99.99% of all people who actually do run a …
Looking back on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox era you can count the special edition box sets on one pair of hands. The cardboard sleeve editions of ICO and The Shadow of Colossus and a few metal tin editions of are all that spring to mind. There may have been a version of Crash Bandicoot …
A new line of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing toys were recently spotted at an American toy fair, where an attendant confirmed that a sequel to Sega’s hit racer is in development and due out this year. No doubt Sega will slowly drip-feed the character roster between the official announcement and the game’s release. However, …
The chaps at Chart-Track never cease to amaze with their chart-related facts. According to them EA’s Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has become the first new RPG IP to go straight to number one since Pokemon Red in 2000. An original Game Boy game, ladies and gentlemen. Final Fantasy XIII-2 drops to #2 followed by new …
With a different developer behind it and an edgier look, Ridge Racer Unbounded may not resemble Namco’s classic that we all know and love. There is going to be at least one feature from the older games though – the ‘day one edition’ will include five retro-themed paint jobs similar to those seen in previous …
Some games are dangerous. There was no mobile round-up last week, because Triple Town monopolised my time to the point that I’d not played the rest of the games I was intending to write about. Actually, that’s not quite true, because I did get around to writing about Kimi Raikkonen ICEONE Racing elsewhere. (It’s not …
Just like last week, this week had us checking our calendar to make sure it really is only February. Catherine, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and The Darkness II are the big new releases and all are worthy of your time and money. Catherine is one of niche appeal though – it’s an interactive anime with …
Every month Matt pulls a magazine out for under his bed and gives it a fine going over. Stop giggling at the back there – we’re talking about video game magazines. This month: issue 64 of EMAP’s Nintendo Official Magazine from January 1998. The history of the Official Nintendo magazine license has a curious history …
The recent announcement of Platinum Games’ involvement with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance just goes to show how unpredictable the world of video games can be at times. If only it were a little more unpredictable then maybe would we end up with one or more of the games below, fabricated from our very own imaginations. …
Last week’s trio of big name releases has given the UK top 40 the shake up it so desperately needed. It’s Final Fantasy XIII-2 that ends FIFA 12’s dominance at the top of the chart, which is followed by Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection at #2. Soul Calibur V enters in at a rather apt …
Talk about a long time coming. If there was one arcade game that Mega Drive and SNES owners wanted to see on their systems back in the ‘90s then surely this was it. Due to Acclaim having the console rights, Konami was only allowed to release it on computers back in the day, and so …
