Whether you like pre-orders for video games, developers and publishers will keep wheeling them out to catch our attention. Sometimes you might get questionable pre-order deals, As pink-bunny-suit Josh Atkinson talked about. But in other cases you could get a massive amount of options for your pre-order, and that is THQ and Relic Entertainment's plan with Company of Heroes 2 for th...
Read More »Sony has announced when gamers can expect to see the new smaller and lighter version of the PlayStation 3 on UK shelves. Featuring a new design, consumers will have a choice of two models of the new Super Slim console, a hefty 500GB HDD model and one that features 12GB Flash Memory, with the 500GB version launching on September 28th followed by the 12GB on October 12th. In relation to previous ver...
Read More »When I sat down, yes sat down, to play the demo for the Kinect-only Fable: The Journey I didn’t expect much. The motion control genre has always been lackluster for me. Most games are full of inaccurate controls & have severe delays to my actions causing me to repeat the same gestures over and over. This generally adds up to a frustrating rage fit rather than an enjoyable experience. Wit...
Read More »Do last minute release dates work? The iphone 5 has been a bigger hit than already suspected. Its preorder capacity has already hit new records with 2 million preorders in 1 hour. The new Nintendo console set for release this November, the ‘Wii U’ has also taken huge preorder numbers. Both Nintendo & Apple recently have had public press releases regarding details of their respected...
Read More »The London Screenwriters’ Festival have announced that they will deliver a video game script lab as part of the London Screenwriters festival. Steve Ince has been chosen to deliver the script lab on writing for games. Six applicants will be selected for the three hour lab. They will be chosen through an application process. Participants will be expected to have a good understanding and worki...
Read More »The minds behind GDC have decided to take their GDC Online conference and rebrand it as GDC Next. This is the last year for GDC Online, and this conference will take place in Austin, Texas from October 9th to the 11th. GDC organizers have also created a special conference for App Developers: the creatively named App Developers Conference. The ADC will highlight developments in app technology, whic...
Read More »Do you like taking unnecessary risks? Do you value your life at around 60 dollars? Do you live somewhere in or near London? Then step right up and bungee jump away to win your copy of Borderlands 2. On September 23rd at Ely’s Yard, Brick Lane, London, you can jump from a special Borderlands 2 bungee crane to receive a copy of the highly-anticipated game. As for me, I think I’ll just bu...
Read More »Today may be a great day for WipeOut fans everywhere as rumours of Sony’s originally closed Liverpool Studio might be getting revived. Playstation and WipeOut mourned in sheer confusion and sadness a few weeks ago as Sony decided to close down one of their original founding studios ‘Sony Liverpool’. The Liverpool based developer is best known for their critically acclaimed WipeOu...
Read More »Warface is yet another soon-to-be released Free-to-play game which seem to be coming thick and fast recently. Developed by Crytek, makers of the legendary Far Cry and Crysis series, and co-published by Trion Worlds, Warface will be playable at the Eurogamer Expo 2012 later this month for the first time. It will show off new cooperative and competitive multi-player gameplay, with the development te...
Read More »Nintendo have announced one of their strongest launch line-ups ever for the Wii U. Launch titles include a number of third party titles such as Fifa 13, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Zombi U and Rayman Legends. On launch day, gamers will also be able to pick up Nintendo’s in house titles including Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U. New Super Mario Bros. U is the next 2...
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