Being sent something in the post for getting a high score isn’t unheard of – back in the 80s Activision used to send out sew-on patches to those that set new records on certain Atari 2600 titles. You could then get an adult to stitch them on to your BHS jacket and show them off …
The Official Xbox 360 Magazine isn’t the best of reads, and with the ability to download demos for free via Xbox Live there’s almost no reason to buy it at all. It’s no bolt from the blue, then, that Future has had to come up with some type of bribe to make people subscribe. A …
GAME are now closer to having a monopoly on the UK highstreet, as they’ve bought out Gamestation for £74 million. MCV have some more on the story, talking about financials and shareholders. This is unlikely to be good news for anyone – smelly as many Gamestation stores were, they were GAME’s only direct competition. Many …
You might be aware that this was originally released in Japan just a few short months after the DS itself. The lengthy delay for its Euro appearance is due to a couple of things – the publisher being one; it’s gone from being handled by Ubisoft, to upstart outfit Rising Star and has ended up …
I want to declare my love for the Dusk. I want to shout from the rooftops. I want to show it off and parade it. I completed Hotel Dusk last week, clocking in at 30 hours, which I put in over the space of four days. I was gripped. It was the first time in …
Four new titles in the top ten – that’s not bad going, considering how quiet the last few weeks have been. God of War II has taken the top spot, with PC-thing Lord of the Rings Online in at #2. Oblivion on PlayStation 3 comes in at #3 – despite Game not stocking it, or …
Today on the Virtual Console we have Final Fight for 800 points, Battle Lode Runner for 600 points and Mighty Bomb Jack for 500 points. First up, Mighty Bomb Jack, and it’s making us see how rubbish our memories are. We spent hours on our NES, and still remember it fondly, so why is every …
Sony’s PR team haven’t been at their best recently, what with the fake blogs and all, but they’ve really managed to outdo themselves this time. It has come to light that during the God of War II launch party – held in Athens around a month ago – guests were invited to eat warm offal …
There’s a neat Lord of the Rings Online video over at GameTrailers showing the bard’s gameplay. Players can play their bard’s instrument ingame by tapping away at the keyboard, making their own sweet music. Quite a nice touch. How long will it be before someone makes something like World of Guitarcraft? While you’re at it, …
“I’m a mechanical, I’m a mechanical, I’m a mechanical man! I cut down trees, I wear high heels, suspendies and a bra  or something like that. It’s been twelve years since the original Command & Conquer defined the real time strategy genre and Westwood perfected what they’d started with Dune II. Back then happy hardcore …
This pinball game is as deceiving as a fluffy kitten with a fistful of semtex shoved up its arse. The first reason is that although it features cute and cuddly characters, there’s a very dubious overtone – according to the manual the big nasty boss man enjoys wearing ladies’ lace knickers while the game’s hero …
PlayStation Eye is the next-generation equivalent of the EyeToy, but it’s not a toy. Oh no, it has “sophistication”, and comes with editing software EyeCreate rather than anything fun. Sony: taking the ‘play’ out of PlayStation, one step at a time. The built in microphone sounds a bit interesting though. It can track voice location, …
There’s nothing out on Wii or PlayStation 3 this week, and the only title out on 360 is the Game-exclusive Tetris Evolution. The humble PlayStation 2 is literally ‘sorted’ for new releases though. God of War II is the biggest thing to appear on the console for a while. The original was a very good …
The new DS version of Transformers will come in two separate versions, à la Pokémon. You can choose the Decepticon version, which will see you destroying the Earth, or the Autobot version, where you save it. Both games include wireless multiplayer for up to four people and customisable vehicles, while each version will have some …
Apparently it’s true. Within the first four days of its release, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl sold over a million copies in the US, making it the fastest selling Pokémon game to date. More than half a million people pre-ordered a copy, which must be some kind of record. On the surface it doesn’t look like …
