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The Gaming Industry Shouts Out Some Love For GamingBolt – Video

The Gaming Industry Shouts Out Some Love For GamingBolt – Video

[HTML1] Here is a video showing just how much the gaming industry loves us and has even heard of us when I asked man people.  First up we have star James C. Burns who does the voice over of Sgt. Fra... Read More

God of War: Ghost of Sparta Review

God of War: Ghost of Sparta Review

People say some specific games are given higher scores because the standards of the systems they have been released on are low, or because of the fact that the game did the best it could with limitati... Read More

Limbo Review

Limbo Review

In the world of Limbo, your only friends are a tiny ray of light, or a wooden log that can help you get across a pond, or your own wits, that can help you get through extremely tough puzzles and mind-... Read More

Donkey Kong Country Returns: A Retro Revival

Donkey Kong Country Returns: A Retro Revival

Retro Studios have their task cut for them- the Texan game developers, who shot to fame in the early 2000's following their masterful revival of Nintendo's sci fi space trotting series, Metroid, with ... Read More

Mafia II Review

Mafia II Review

With games like Grand Theft Auto IV, and more recently, the spectacular Red Dead Redemption having come out of the Take-Two Banner, a lot was expected of Mafia II, the sequel to what was a beautiful, ... Read More

Why Fable III Might Be The Game The First One Should Have Been

Why Fable III Might Be The Game The First One Should Have Been

The story of the Fable series is incredibly interesting- it is a tale of crushing disappointment, bitter resentment, and unfulfilled promise on the one hand, and a charm that appeals to everybody,... 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

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

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

US military bans Medal of Honor

US military bans Medal of Honor

It's a pity, actually, since Medal of Honor looks to be a spectacular game. Yes, you read it right. Medal of Honor has been banned in the States by the US military. This ban will have effect in the PX... 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

Top 10 Most Visually Impressive Games of 2010

Top 10 Most Visually Impressive Games of 2010

Eight months in to 2010 and we have already seen a flurry of great games with spectacular visuals. The Big Three have delivered in terms of sheer brilliance in the quality of the games. The overall ar... Read More

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Review

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Review

T. S. Elliot, Poet and critic extraordinaire, once said that art does not exist in a vacuum and  can only be a viewed in relation to a personal history. I think the same can be applied to games, as y... Read More

NPD July Figures Out, Xbox 360 Tops US Charts

NPD July Figures Out, Xbox 360 Tops US Charts

The NPD figures for July '10 are out, and this month seems to have been really good for the developers and publishers. With the combined US sales of non-PC game software, hardware, and accessories dec... Read More

Top 10 The Legend of Zelda Games Of All Time (#10 – #6)

Top 10 The Legend of Zelda Games Of All Time (#10 – #6)

A series like The Legend of Zelda which has a lot of games, most of them different from each other, evokes passionate responses from quite a few people. In a series which has had games as illustrious ... 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

FIFA 2011: An exclusive interview with the team at EA

FIFA 2011: An exclusive interview with the team at EA

We had an exclusive opportunity to talk with the talented team behind FIFA 11. David Rutter and Sid Misra, the Producer behind the Wii version shed light on how the game will be different from the p... Read More