Q: Which of these three screenshots has been taken from an upcoming Wii racer? A: The last one, which is – unbelievably – a shot from Midway’s Wii-exclusive Crusin’. The other two are from MSR and Roadsters on Dreamcast, both of which look immeasurably superior despite running on hardware that’ll be ten years old next …
It’s not uncommon for videogame soundtracks to be released alongside a game, but there’s usually a price involved. Nicely, the orchestral soundtrack for the rather marvelous Bioshock has been made available to download for sweet nothing. It clocks in at 23MB, and you can get it either by heading over to the Cult of Rapture …
After toning down Manhunt 2 and re-submitting it to the ESRB, Rockstar’s blood stained sequel now has a release date – 31st October – and a new M (Mature) rating. That’s only for US gore-hungry gamers though – it’s not yet known if the BBFC will let the new version go on sale, or even …
Xbox 360 sales should be on the up this week, thanks to the price drop and release of the black Elite edition. If you’re going to pick up a shiny new game to go with it, then Bioshock should be top of your list – it’s a first person shooter with both brains and beauty. …
A survey was recently carried out in Japan to discover what they consider most symbolic of good old England. The top three answers were fairly predictable: The Beatles, fish and chips, and Harry Potter. When English people were asked the same question about Japan their answers were Godzilla, Hello Kitty and vending machines selling used …
Nyko’s Wii Party Station is something that you’re going to be in one of two minds about – you’ll either think it’s shit, or really shit. Designed to match the Wii itself, it’s a white block with two beverage holders, a slot for your Wii remotes, a bowl for crisps or other snacks and an …
All hoofs are pointing to Jeff Minter’s Space Giraffe heading to Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday. Just 400 (£3.80) Microsoft Points and a bag of wool to you, squire. Early reviews suggest it’s going to be a love it or hate it thing, which isn’t a surprise seeing as that was the case with Minter’s …
It’s a right old boring chart this week – Purr Pals in the only new entry – so we’re going to do something different and take a peek at the top 40 in Denmark. Why Denmark? Because it’s the only other European chart – other than Irish – that Chart Track post on their site. …
So Microsoft are dropping the price of the Premium Xbox 360 pack to £250. That’s £30 off the price. Does that strike anyone else as a bit pathetic? It’s not even enough to buy a full price game. For completeness, the Core pack is dropping £20 to £180, and the Elite – which has an …
Premier Manager 08 on PlayStation 2 is the only game out this week. The Official PlayStation 2 Magazine gave it a 4, calling it shallow and unrealistic – according to their review they managed to buy “Petr Cech†and “Michael Essien†for £5 million each. Ha! Next week is looking much better – at least …
If there wasn’t a game in development based on the upcoming animated Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, then the world would come to a complete stand-still. Brash Entertainment obviously don’t want that to happen, so they’ve snapped up the rights. Due out on PlayStation 2, Wii and DS, it’s apparently going to be a bit …
Things are finally looking up for Atari: after selling off a handful of studios and licenses and focusing on smaller, cheaper to develop titles (and endless Dragon Ball Z brawlers), their profits are up 13 percent on last year. They’ve still got some way to go though, as they’re currently $243 million in debt. Ouch. …
TRANSFORMERS, ROBOTS IN DISGUISE! Shout it with me: TRANSFORMERS, ROBOTS IN DISGUISE! There, doesn’t that feel better? Everyone loves Transformers, and even though the game’s pretty rubbish, it remains at #1. Pokemon Diamond also stays decidedly stationary at #2, but the Pearl equivalent drops to #7. Bit odd, that big difference. Ah well, I’m sure …
As Edge said themselves this month, EA’s new Simpsons game looks like it could actually be quite good. Rather than using the movie for inspiration, it’s instead going to parody videogames themselves, with a Medal of Homer level, a Frogger inspired mini-game and a nod to We Love Katamari already shown to the press. The …
It’s a surprise to find that the first DS wrestling game isn’t based on the WWE knuckleheads, but instead a tardy Jack Black movie tie-in. It’s somewhat less of a surprise to find out that it isn’t very good. It’s more than satisfactory if you look at it as a piece of merchandise though, including …
