Friday 13th – pretty unlucky for gamers that don’t own a DS, as that’s the only format on the receiving end of significant new games this week. Pokemon Ranger is likely to chart the highest. It isn’t a proper Pokemon game but has something to do with capturing the critters by drawing rings around them. …
A Namco retro collection for the DS doesn’t sound like something to be excited about – they turf out their back catalogue about once a year on whatever formats are doing the rounds. So why is Namco Museum DS shaping up to be a must have? Clue: Pac-Man Vs. First released on GameCube in 2003, …
A few years back the videogame section of The Guinness Book of Records was removed and a mild uproar ensued. The publishers have now done some research to discover that, yes, the videogame section is “very popular†with its readers. We can now expect a whole annual filled with the popular pastime later in the …
The £69.99 price tag for Guitar Hero II hasn’t stopped 360 owners opening their wallets, helping it to clock in at #5. Command & Conquer 3 holds on to the top spot, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles up four places to #2. Brian Lara is on the move too, up into third, while Medal of …
WH Smith and Play.com have joined the ranks of retailers slashing the price of the PS3. WH Smith are offering the PS3 for £399, but only until 10th April, so if you want one you’ve got to hurry. Play meanwhile, are offering the PS3 for the same price, but chucking in a free HDMI cable …
Press releases – no matter what the game in question is, be it a budget priced bowling game or a tech-heavy PC FPS – always focus on how ‘mind blowing’ the physics are or how ‘photo realistic’ the visuals will be. The press release for Blast Entertainment’s upcoming Mr. Bean game – due out on …
Sonic Spinball, The Story of Thor and Vectorman where released on the Virtual Console today. I had a look to see if they were worth 800 points. Before we start, all games have PAL issues. So beware. A lot of people say that Sonic went shit with the advent of 3D. Those people are fat …
Yes, this is the same ‘life of a pirate’ sim that was released on Xbox and PC back in 2005. The belated conversion is likely down to the developers changing hands – Atari did the publishing honours first time round, but now Firaxis is part of the Take Two stable. It’s a game that suits …
It’s Easter, so you would think that there would be plenty of new games out for the plucky youngsters who receive cold hard cash instead of chocolate eggs this weekend. Not so – you can count the games out this week on one hand. Guitar Hero II on Xbox 360 is the biggest release; literally …
A collection of gaming tidbits. » Obviously biased but pretty much honest UK:R reveals that PS3 hardware sales are slumping after its first week in the UK. Which is pretty much to be expected after a big launch, but an 82% drop in sales is pretty significant and stock remains plentiful. Has everyone who wanted …
The little known Monster Attack on PlayStation 2 is probably the biggest hidden gem for the system. Released just before Big Ben Interactive popped their cogs, only a limited number of copies were made and review copies never reached the press. The idea was simple – run around Tokyo destroying UFOs, giant ants, Godzilla clones …
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars has managed to knock Resistance off the top spot, while the disappointingly bland Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has risen from #18 up to #6. The similarly average Medal of Honor: Vanguard is the only new entry in the top 10, marching in at last place. Theme Park – another …
Edge magazine has decided to pull Mr. Biffo’s column for the upcoming issue as they felt it was “too much of a personal attack on a certain individualâ€. Sony boss Phil Harrison, to be specific, after he appeared on stage at a Marillion gig and tried to auction off a PlayStation 3 without much luck. …
And so Theme Park DS will forever be known as the first and last game to be developed by EA Japan – a studio that’s had a muddling existence since being set up almost three years ago. Anyway, developed is not quite the right word to use here: this is actually an enhancement of the …
It was Rare’s first game – way back when they were known as Ultimate – so it’s apt that it’s their first Xbox Live Arcade effort. Clocking in at 400 Microsoft points it’s good value for money too, offering the 1983 Spectrum original, a jazzed up remake and an online multiplayer mode. In 1983 you’d …
