It’s peculiar that is Ubisoft’s first Xbox Live Arcade release, considering the vast number of 360 titles they’ve published recently, but what’s really bizarre is that it’s a joint release between Konami and Ubisoft. Seeing the two publishers’ iconic logos on the loading screen next to one another is a little… unexpected. This isn’t the …
Pac-Man and gambling aren’t usually paired together, although plenty of gamers ploughed coins into Pac-Man arcade machines back in the day so there’s probably a tenuous link there somewhere. Which is probably why the mellow yellow pill popper has made an appearance on new National Lottery scratch cards. The cards cost £2 each and offer …
Certain websites – such as 1UP and N-Europe – have seen fit to write full blown news articles about Best Buy – who aren’t a video game specialist in the slightest – changing the release date of Metroid Prime 3 Corruption to 31st December 2007. The more intelligent amongst us realise that online retailers often …
Tom Clancy and Xbox 360 is becoming an unbeatable combination, so yes, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 is #1 this week. Final Fantasy XII is down to #2, and at #3 it’s the return of Vice City Stories, thanks to the cheap PlayStation 2 release. Impressively, Sonic and the Secret Rings on Wii rises a …
Back in my day, cheapo LCD games consisted of three sprites in slightly different positions. Proper animation and colour were but a dream. Today it’s possible to go out and pick up a cheap handheld with a proper colour screen and everything. Last year Logic 3 launched the GamesPower 50, with 50 built-in games and …
Like everything that isn’t a house or petrol, the price of Xbox 360 games has come tumbling down. So much so, that some older 360 games can be found for around a quarter the price of a new game. It’s not just cheap gaming thrills on offer too: there’s also the chance to bag a …
There’s another game based on World War II out this week, but it’s not a first person shooter or even an RTS – it’s a new Castlevania for Nintendo DS. It’s still based on the resurrection of Dracula, only now there are zombie soldiers to contend with. Reviews suggest that it’s pretty decent, although not …
If the term Web 2.0 isn’t enough to make you want to shove your fist in a blender, then beat yourself around the head with the blender just to make sure, then try Sony’s new favourite phrase, introduced at GDC: Game 3.0. They just want to be hated, don’t they? It’s about user-generated content and …
Sony’s Phil Harrison gave a keynote speech at the Game Developers Conference today. But that’s not at all interesting. What is more worthy of mention, is the announcement of LittleBigPlanet, a lovely looking new PlayStation 3 game. Cream over the trailer. Made by Media Molecule, the creators of Rag Doll Kung Fu, it shares that …
Sega are running a poll on their website to discover which of their franchises gamers would most like to see make a return. So far almost 5,000 people have responded, with NiGHTS well in the lead with a nice 55 per cent. Streets of Rage follows with 23 per cent, then it’s Samba de Amigo …
Colour me confused: Ubisoft will be releasing the legendary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game on Xbox Live Arcade this month for a handsome 400 points (around £3.60). You know, the one that was released by Konami, who still own the Turtles cartoon license. Which is what the arcade game was based on. Digital Eclipse …
The Game Developers Conference started today in San Francisco. As far as I can gather, the exciting news so far is a 512MB Memory Unit for Xbox 360, an increase to 150MB for the size limit on Xbox Live Arcade games, and vague details of Nokia’s N-Gage plans. There’s a whole week of this. Let’s …
My, wasn’t Matt confident that Sonic and the Secret Rings would make the top ten? He was bloody right as well: it’s the second highest entry, at a perfectly respectable #5. Meanwhile some Sims thing at #3 is the highest, leaving Crackdown and Final Fantasy XII at #2 and #1 respectively. Ghost Rider – which …
It used to be a gentle pleasure to watch non-gaming idiots play racing games, leaning from side to side and rotating the controller as if it’s going to do anything. But now gaming has caught up with human intuition. This is Excite Truck, and it’s bloody wonderful. In fact, it’s the best thing on the …
Much like Vanguard, you should consider this review unfinished. Which isn’t just to say that Vanguard is an evolving game, but that is was quite literally released in an unfinished state. Developer’s Sigil had a furious accountant held to their heads, and after almost five years of development, it was decided they should just released …
