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FIFA 11 Creation Centre Hands On

FIFA 11 Creation Centre Hands On

Character and team creation facilities are nothing new within sports games, but a dedicated creation application on pc is a bit of an oddity. Rather than just having a 'create a character' mode ... Read More

A Look At Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

A Look At Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

Assassin's Creed is probably one of the biggest names in the industry, and for every different person, it evokes different feelings. Some call it repetitive, predictive, boring, and "vague." Other... Read More

Halo Reach – ‘Tip of the Spear’ Level Dev Walkthrough

Halo Reach – ‘Tip of the Spear’ Level Dev Walkthrough

Take a look at what are supposed to be Bungie devs playing one of the levels from Halo Reach.. looks like they need some practice.  They are playing 'Tip pf the Spear' in 2 player co-op.  It is obvi... Read More

Resident Evil 6: Can it Redeem the Franchise?

Resident Evil 6: Can it Redeem the Franchise?

Capcom's famous Resident Evil franchise finds itself in familiar territory- almost a decade ago, the series was growing stagnant after three quick releases, the old formula growing thin, the dated... Read More

‘DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue’ Announced In Detail With A Trailer Already

‘DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue’ Announced In Detail With A Trailer Already

A sequel to a pretty good arcade game has been announced already entitled "DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue".  You didn't read that wrong either, there are thongs in this game that play a significant rol... Read More

Why Vanquish Might or Might Not Be The Game It Is Being Hyped To Be

Why Vanquish Might or Might Not Be The Game It Is Being Hyped To Be

Platinum Games sure finds itself in an enviable position. The newly formed company, which is comprised of some of the best talent in the gaming industry- including the masterminds behind several games... Read More

Portal 2: Is It Worth The Hype?

Portal 2: Is It Worth The Hype?

Valve is probably the most exalted PC game developer in the market right now. Probably even more than Blizzard. Of course, Blizzard used to be totally invincible at a time- Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo... Read More

Halo: Reach- Revolution or Evolution?

Halo: Reach- Revolution or Evolution?

Halo. The most prestigious, the most loved, the most grandiose shooter franchise of all time. It is said that console shooters would be nothing if it weren't for Halo. Halo: Combat Evolved is to conso... Read More

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow- A Work of Art or a Rip Off?

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow- A Work of Art or a Rip Off?

Castlevania is, quite arguably, one of the most loved franchises ever. Making its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the game immediately became a mass seller, and stunned all gamers and crit... Read More

Call of Duty: Black Ops- Call of Duty’s Return To Glory?

Call of Duty: Black Ops- Call of Duty’s Return To Glory?

Call of Duty is one of the most respected shooter franchises right now. Often compared with the likes of Halo and Goldeneye, Call of Duty is obviously a very influential, and a very high quality serie... Read More

WTH! Halo Reach running on the PlayStation 3?!

WTH! Halo Reach running on the PlayStation 3?!

This is really funny. We came across this funny image which shows Halo Reach, a Xbox 360 exclusive running on a PlayStation 3  kisok. Apparently the store used their only display unit in the Games se... Read More

Five Reasons Why Metroid: Other M Could Be The Best Game of the Year

Five Reasons Why Metroid: Other M Could Be The Best Game of the Year

The story of Metroid: Other M has been one of sheer cynicism and initial sceptisicm, followed by gradually growing cautious optimism, until now, finally, as the release of the game is less than a mont... Read More

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days hands-on preview

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days hands-on preview

So a few days ago we got our preview copy of Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days from Eidos via Express Games. We all know and accept that the original Kane and Lynch was far from perfect, but after some exte... Read More

Halo Reach – Forge 2.0 Lets You Customize Everything

Halo Reach – Forge 2.0 Lets You Customize Everything

Halo Reach is actually shipping with maps that were made in Forge 2.0 by the games designers.  The create  your own map mode known as Forge in Halo 3 has been taken to the next level in Halo Reach.Â... Read More

Crysis 2 ‘Nano’ Collectors Edition is Massive

Crysis 2 ‘Nano’ Collectors Edition is Massive

This 'Nano' Edition of Crysis 2 was leaked and then pulled from a Swedish retailer site but will run you $200 with a massive package. Crysis 2 will be released this 2010 holiday season for the Xbox 36... Read More

Backbreaker demo thoughts

Backbreaker demo thoughts

I have been waiting for Backbreaker to release for a very long time now. I think I originally saw it in a subscription to a gaming magazine I had purchased nearly 2 years ago. Finally I got my grubby ... Read More

Can Metal Gear Solid: Rising rise over Guns of the Patriots?

Can Metal Gear Solid: Rising rise over Guns of the Patriots?

Metal Gear Solid, a franchise which has spanned over two decades (24 years to be precise) is one of the most respected series around in the video games industry. The series has always been heavily con... Read More

E3 2010: Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – Multiplayer Demo/Walkthrough

E3 2010: Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – Multiplayer Demo/Walkthrough

This is a video of the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer being played live at E3 2010.  The narrator walks through some of the highlights and the features of the multiplayer in the game.  It... Read More

E3 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops Preview/Interview

E3 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops Preview/Interview

At E3 2010, Call of Duty: Black Ops was not playable, but I was shown a demo of two separate levels.  The first level currently called "WMD" begins with you in control of an SR-71 Blackbird that as t... Read More

What Makes Naughty Bear so Naughty?

What Makes Naughty Bear so Naughty?

If there is one game coming out this month that isn't getting enough media attention, its Naughty Bear. Yes, it may have a title that sounds more like a dirty movie than a video game, but it also has ... Read More