Last week Jake mentioned that he wasn’t sure if the PlayStation 2 would still be around in winter 2008. Future Publishing must be hoping that it will be – they’re just about to re-launch the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine. A drastic fall in sales is likely to be the main reason, although we’d wager that …
Incoming! EA’s Medal of Honor: Airborne has pushed Bioshock off the top spot and into third place, with Tiger Woods 08 sticking at #2. The reportedly rubbish Two Worlds has somehow managed to enter the chart at #4, which probably automatically makes it South Peak Interactive’s best selling game so far. Stuntman: Ignition is on …
It seems that every day developers and publishers mishear Nintendo’s plea for casual and accessible games. They seem to hear Iwata-san crying out for glorified screensavers. Today is no exception. Let’s see what today’s stupid barely-interactive idea is: Two additions to the Zen Games series were announced today by growing UK games publisher, Mercury Games …
It looks like the cherished N64 shooter Sin & Punishment could finally be making an appearance outside of Japan, via the Wii’s Virtual Console. Not only has it been listed as one of the upcoming releases on the Japanese Virtual Console schedule, but according to numerous Nintendo sites, Australia’s rating board – the OFLC – …
There are no less than six stat-filled RPG epics out this week. In fact, if you class Monster Hunter 2 on PSP an RPG, that figure grows to a monstrous seven. There’s also Blazing Angels 2 and Medal of Honor: Airbourne if you fancy shooting people to bits rather than hitting them to death with …
Nintendo were once concerned about their family image, famously forcing Acclaim to remove the gore from the SNES version of Mortal Kombat and – less famously – remove all signs of alcohol from Duke Nuke’em: Zero Hour on the N64. With the Wii still yet to see its first birthday, we’ve already seen a barrage …
Speed Racer is a film being made by those there Wachowski brothers. It’s due next summer, when video game incarnations for Wii and Nintendo DS will be released. Because, as the real news has been reporting of late, Nintendo seem to be on to pretty much the most popular thing ever with the Wii. And …
Bioshock has managed to hold onto the top spot for another week, which is some achievement given that it isn’t a big name movie license. There’s a new #2 though, in the form of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08. Stuntman: Ignition goes in at #9, while Brain Training: Wii Degree has shot up from #23 …
It’s already apparent that EA are pulling out all the stops for their upcoming Simpsons game, but it also looks like they’re putting effort into the box art, with each cover featuring Homer in a ‘hilarious’ situation. We’re not sure why Comic Book Guy is blue though. Perhaps he’s pretending to be a smurf. A …
As sequels go, Stuntman: Ignition is a long time coming – the PlayStation 2 original was released a good five years ago. The change in publisher – Atari flogged the brand off to THQ – probably has something to do with it. Going by the demo on Xbox Live, it’s a lot more forgiving than …
It looks like the Official Nintendo Magazine will have the exclusive low down on Red Steel 2 next issue. At least that’s what their ‘next month’ page suggests – it features two kanji symbols and the phrase: “Your move, young grasshoppa…â€. It continues: “Bigger. Better. Bolder. Bloodier. And oh – it’s onlineâ€. Perhaps Ubisoft will …
Comparing Space Giraffe to Tempest 2000 – undoubtedly Jeff Minter’s best known title – is a bit like comparing Super Mario Kart to Wipeout. Certainly, they both fall into the same genre and feature similar power-ups, but the tactics you need to master to ensure success are vastly different. Any novice can pick up Space …
The phrases “re-invented” and “all-new” strike fear into my heart when mentioned in relation to the Worms series. But they apply to the single player missions and party games respectively in Worms: A Space Oddity. It’s for Wii, so there are “gesture-based maneuvers” and all that jazz, but we’re promised “classic Worms game modes” too. …
Good work everybody: Bioshock is numero uno, pushing the lacklustre Transformers to second place. It’s the second fastest selling 360 title (behind Gears of War) and Blue Dragon has charted highly too, in at #9. GRAW 2 is back in at #10 thanks to the belated PlayStation 3 version, released last week, and also takes …
It’s been a busy week in the world of gaming, with Games Convention 2007, Sierra’s Game Day and the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) all taking place. Rather than bore the pants off you with details of the new Spyro game, FIFA Street 3 and Homie Rollerz on DS, we’ll get straight to the good stuff. …
