Posts By George Reith

Nintendo has no immediate plans for 3DS Lite

Nintendo has no immediate plans for 3DS Lite

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced that the company has no immediate intention of releasing a revised or more compact version of its upcoming handheld. The exec stated that "the first thi... Read More

Black Ops Double XP weekend for First Strike

Black Ops Double XP weekend for First Strike

Treyarch have announced that all users will receive double XP for their Black Ops matches this weekend. This double XP applies across all systems and coincides with the release of the game's first D... Read More

Homefront on PC to contain extra features

Homefront on PC to contain extra features

Homefront soon launches on Steam for PC, and Kaos Studios have recently unveiled a series of new features specific to the PC port of their upcoming FPS. Supposedly all vehicle controls will be... Read More

Gears of War 3: The Saving Grace For Xbox 360’s Hardcore Gamers?

Gears of War 3: The Saving Grace For Xbox 360’s Hardcore Gamers?

When Gears of War launched on the 360 back in 2006, it felt like the Xbox 360 had truly received its first defining title. With intense action, a dark and brooding story and some of the best graphics ... Read More

Killzone 3: The Best Shooter Since Half Life 2?

Killzone 3: The Best Shooter Since Half Life 2?

KILLZONE 3 VIDEO PREVIEW IN HD [HTML1] With Guerilla Game's flagship FPS franchise seeing its third major release (excluding Killzone: Liberation) next month, now seems like a better time than ever ... Read More

Iwata says “customers will decide” between 3DS and NGP

Iwata says “customers will decide” between 3DS and NGP

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata sits on the fence regarding the NGP vs 3DS handheld war, stating that the purchase is the customers decision. Nintendo's 3D tech is certainly intriguing but, with Son... Read More

Free Xbox Live gold weekend starts today

Free Xbox Live gold weekend starts today

For those who still haven't made the commitment to a gold account on Xbox Live, you can now enjoy the gold membership features this weekend starting at 5pm GMT. Now is the perfect time for you sil... Read More

SOCOM 4 given US release date

SOCOM 4 given US release date

Zipper Interactive's upcoming fourth addition to the SOCOM series will release in the US on APril 19th. Sony have stated that "there's no confirmed release date for SOCOM in the UK at this time." Ki... Read More

Microsoft’s Kinect is the ‘fastest-selling consumer electronics device in history’

Microsoft’s Kinect is the ‘fastest-selling consumer electronics device in history’

Peter Klein, chief financial officer at Microsoft, has stated that the Kinect motion detecting camera for Xbox 360 is the "fastest-selling consumer electronics device in history". Microsoft said ... Read More

Magicka devs working on bugs, whilst spoof infomercial trailer is released

Magicka devs working on bugs, whilst spoof infomercial trailer is released

[HTML1] Magicka developers Arrowhead Studios continue to work on the game, working on patches to fix the current online issues, adding content and implementing player requests like keyboard mapping... Read More

Release date set for TNT Racers

Release date set for TNT Racers

dtp entertainment and keen games today announce the UK release dates for TNT Racers, the great value fun and frantic arcade racing game for PlayStation3, PlayStationPortable, Xbox360 and Wii. ... Read More

Mastertronic partners with PopCap Games bringing casual games to retail

Mastertronic partners with PopCap Games bringing casual games to retail

UK publisher Mastertronic have signed a deal with worldwide casual games leader, PopCap Games, creator of record breaking game brands such as Bejeweled, Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies. As part of ... Read More

PS3 firmware update to patch security issues

PS3 firmware update to patch security issues

The incoming v3.56 update for the PS3's firmware will introduce a new security patch to Sony's home console. The company described the patch as minor but, if it can fix all the PS3's recent security... Read More

Catherine to contain a multiplayer mode

Catherine to contain a multiplayer mode

Japanese developer Atlus have confirmed that multiplayer shenanigans will grace their upcoming game Catherine. The latest issue of Famitsu held the details that the main menu will greet players wi... Read More

Nintendo justify 3DS battery life

Nintendo justify 3DS battery life

The 3DS will supposedly only last between 3-5 hours on a full charge with the 3D effect turned on. 3DS system designer Ryuji Umeza when discussing his testing of the 3DS battery noted “when I meas... Read More

Nintendo’s profit goes down 74% year-to-date

Nintendo’s profit goes down 74% year-to-date

For the nine month period ending December 2010 Nintendo's net profit fell 74 percent from a year earlier to 49.6 billion yen ($599 million). Revenue also declined 32 percent to 808 billion yen ($9.8... Read More

Nintendo explains the need for 3DS friend codes

Nintendo explains the need for 3DS friend codes

The 3DS is set to simplify Nintendo's previous online community structure by having just one friend code for the 3DS console itself, as opposed to a different friend code for each separate game. Des... Read More

Sony attempting to corner casual gaming market

Sony attempting to corner casual gaming market

While Sony's new PSP2/NGP seems fit to tame the hearts and minds of the core gaming scene, it seems Sony are also interested in tapping into the casual market by releasing Sony titles on Android ena... Read More

Breach released today for XBLA and PC

Breach released today for XBLA and PC

Atomic Games, a developer of simulations for US military and intelligence agencies and a pioneer in military action games, announced today its seminal game, Breach, is available today for Xbox LIVE ... Read More

Hydrophobia listening post launched

Hydrophobia listening post launched

For those of you who remember enjoying the little known XBLA title, Hydrophobia, at the end of last year you'll be surprised to hear of a new community feature from developer Dark Energy. The Hydr... Read More