Adverts starring acting’s Nicole Kidman have doubtless contributed to the positive movement of the second dose of DS Brain Training, which is up three to #2. It’s still Potter at #1 though, and Shrek retains #3. It’s a way down the chart before you happen upon the sole new entry, that being Ninja Gaiden: Sigma …
It’s tough to decide between MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship. Best motorsport series in the world? It’s close between them. Most entertaining rider? Rossi and Haga both have their charms. Best commentators? Jack Burnicle and James Whitham are excellent, but Randy Mamola – with Toby Moody and Julian Ryder on Eurosport – probably pushes …
It’s official: publishers are idiots. Last week was rammed with new releases, so much so that you would have been forgiven for thinking that Christmas was around the corner, but this week there are just five titles out. And one of those is Lucinda Green’s Equestrian Challenge. The super tough Ninja Gaiden Sigma is well …
A pattern has started to form: of all the big movie license tie-ins released this year – Shrek the Third, TMNT and Pirates of the Caribbean specifically – the DS versions have scored the highest overall, according to the ever helpful Game Rankings. Transformers: The Game doesn’t break this trend: the DS version – available …
Even the most casual of gamers are more than aware that the PSP is awash with PlayStation 2 conversions, but when it comes to ports of PSone titles the only one we can think of is Medieval. Sony went out of their way to improve it for the PSP though, with a graphical makeover and …
In our eyes it would be a good idea for publishers Playlogic to drop the ‘II’ at the end of the title of this survival horror romp, and go for one of those trendy nonsensical subtitles instead. Not only because the first Obscure was relatively unknown, but because it was never released on GameCube, whereas …
Last week was full of new releases, so it’s no surprise that there’s a load of new entries in the chart. Actually, some of them are surprises – the license-free Overlord at #13, Hour of Victory at #23 and the utter rubbish Tenchu Z at #31. Cowboy thing Call of Juarez at #26 startles me …
Midway have revealed Ultimate Mortal Kombat for the DS. You know, the one that’s also available on Xbox Live Arcade for about a fiver. As you can see by the screenshot they’ve put a lot of thought into how the top screen will be used. Hopefully next week they’ll announce a Wii version of Dr. …
People have been speculating about it for long enough. Today, along with the UK public smoking ban, South Korea introduced VAT on money transactions in online games. Not a tax on virtual gold as such, but a tax on the payment of real money for virtual gold. It’s not that big a deal, though it …
It’s a bizarre one, this. Initially it gives the impression of being a typical RPG, asking you to choose a character class – Warrior, Wizard, Skank, etc – and give him (or her) a silly medieval name. Then an overhead map appears that you can move around, which includes a castle that can be built …
A game has been pulled from shelves for calling players a “Spastic” and a “Super Spastic”. As the BBC reported earlier today, MindQuiz, a shitty Brain Training rip off from Ubisoft, has been pulled from shelves after a Belfast woman complained. Ubisoft blamed it on a mis-translation from the Japanese, which sounds dubious at best, …
Christ on a moped – it’s a right old busy week for new releases. The Darkness, Harry Potter and the Girl with the Visible Bra Strap, Overlord, Resident Evil 4 and Driver: Parallel Lines on Wii, Hour of Victory, Puzzle League and More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima are just the highlights, with some belated …
There’s a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV. You can see it below. It’s an improvement on the first trailer, but it doesn’t really reveal an awful lot. However, there looks to be some kind of system for hanging onto vehicles as they’re in motion, which could be useful. Worryingly though, the series’ trademark …
Famitsu has awarded Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol on DS a rather handsome 31/40, which is good news – oh yes! – as the GameCube mini-robo romp was just about the loveliest thing ever. The recently updated Japanese website features a list of the new characters that Chibi will encounter on his mission to spread love and …
Rumours are circulating that GTA IV might be pushed back a few weeks from its 19th October release date to give time for sales of Halo 3 – due 26th September – to simmer and also so that it falls into Take-Two’s 2008 fiscal year. Obviously it’s all bollocks – GTA IV’s release date was …
