Call of Duty is the biggest media franchise out there, and it's certainly one of the most popular game series around at the moment. For all the fans it draws in though, the series hasn't seen any majo... Read More
Battlefield 3 offers one of the more intense and all-encompassing multiplayer experiences out there but, in comparison to Battlefield: Bad Company 2, it feels like each step forward has seen an equal ... Read More
And you thought Portals were the sole reserve of Valve's first person puzzle series? Hell no son, they could be useful for so much more than escaping deranged AI run test centres. Check out below for ... Read More
I was one of those cantankerous types who came to Facebook late. Maybe it was the colour scheme, maybe it was my dislike of anything popular, but part of it was certainly the frustrating amount of upd... Read More
Not all games show their entire hand right off the bat. The majority of well remembered titles stay in the minds of gamers on account of a particular twist or surprise; an ace up their sleeve if you w... Read More
It's surprising that we haven't had any Skyrim DLC yet, considering the immense popularity of the game, yet Bethesda have recently popped the bubble of suspense by announcing Dawnguard. Bestowed with ... Read More
Part of what makes gaming so appealing is the power it grants to the player. In a world caught up in useless trappings like gravity and economics, it's refreshing just blitzing through a landscape as ... Read More
Glitches are a part of gaming that have always and will always exist. So long as human error continues to persist, developers will never quite get every single bug out of their code. Glitches come in ... Read More
If the rumour mill is any indication of the future (which it often isn't) then it seems like Valve may be planning some kind of hardware release in the coming years. Various patents and employee tweet... Read More
Back when I was a lad (he writes, attempting to not sound completely like an old codger) Final Fantasy was the franchise. It put the JRPG on the map with the release of FF7, and it subsequently sparke... Read More
Party games are the undeniable product of modern motion controlled gaming experiences, but coming along just behind them in force is the pet simulation genre. The Eyepet games have been Sony's attempt... Read More
When it comes to motion controlled games, the majority are some kind of take on the party formula. When Move Mind Benders popped through my door, I imagined it would some kind of psychic influenced pa... Read More
The licensed game is one of those evils of the gaming industry that is decried and lambasted at length by almost everyone involved in gaming. As if games based on movies aren't bad enough, it seems th... Read More
I love playing games as much as the next guy, but there is only so much punishment our collective wallets can take each month. There are also those awkward times when you can't try a game before you b... Read More
Back before online gaming systems were stable enough to host proper DLC, we all had to rely on expansion packs to add supplementary content to our favourite titles. PC gamers in particular will likely... Read More
I in now way claim to be an industry analyst, insider or designer (at least outside of my own imaginings) but, as an industry commentator, I can't help but want to speculate on the past, present and f... Read More
Games are normally about winning, but sometimes it's about a lot more than that. Victories come and go, but glory stays forever. Anyone who's played games socially will have those moments with their g... Read More
If you're reading this, the likelihood is that you play games. Whether you appreciate gaming as nothing more than a hobby or wax lyrical about the artistic achievements of your favourite franchise, it... Read More
Zombies have always been big business, and the success of Red Dead Redemption's Undead Nightmare DLC has shown how flesh eaters can be successfully transferred into even the most unlikely franchise wi... Read More
For those of you who avoid contact with other people and popular culture in general, you should know that Apple have delivered a new iPad recently, once again setting the bar for how other tablet PCs ... Read More
