Browsing all articles from April, 2010.
2010: The Top Ten Games You Should Care About.
Now that the behemoth that is Modern Warfare 2 has been released to the masses and 2009 begins to draw to a close in terms of major games releases, its time to look forward to what 2010 has in store.
In many ways 2009 has been a great year for gamers; the PS3 became affordable, slim, and [...]
Left 2 Rot? Will Left 4 Dead really die?
Left 4 Dead 2 is now finally with us and it looks as though the mass exodus from the original game has begun in earnest, with barely a few thousand players playing the game at the time of writing compared to the sequel which has ten times that amount after only its first full day [...]
The best of First Person Shooter Lego.
For those of us that have grown up with it, there’s something eternally endearing about Lego.
Whilst most of us probably don’t play with it anymore (unless of course you have children who *cough* require Mum or Dads ‘expert guidance‘), I’d be willing to bet you’ll still always a soft spot for it and probably occasionally [...]
Seasons Greetings, Valve Style.
Are you a fan of Valve’s Left 4 Dead or Team Fortress 2 and looking for the ideal way to express your love for the games whilst sending your friends and family some Seasons Greetings at the same time? Perhaps you are looking for the ideal way to send some seasonal cheer to your clan mates? Valve [...]
Lego Star Wars Saga now on Steam.
Lucasarts continues to pile their back catalogue onto Valves Steam digital distribution service; this time bringing Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga for your enjoyment.
The game essentially combines the first two Lego Star Wars games allowing you to play through all six of the movies. It features 120 playable characters, co-operative mode, redesigned levels and [...]
Watch the Halo Legends 1st Episode.
Halo Legends first episode, The Babysitter, went live on Halo Waypoint this week. For some reason however it was only up for 24 hours but that has not stopped it from appearing on You Tube and we have embedded both parts below. Best watch it while you still can and don’t forget to let [...]
First Play: Left 4 Dead 2 (Demo).
With Left 4 Dead 2 being released in a weeks time, have Valve done enough in just a year to give players a better experience and justify people spending their hard earned money in these testing financial times? Perhaps the demo of The Parish campaign can give us a better idea.
In many ways the answer [...]
European Bayonetta Special Edition Unveiled.
SEGA Europe have today unveiled their Special Edition version of Bayonetta for Europe.
It will come presented in a special slipcase which includes a copy of the game, art book and soundtrack cd from the game. A rather nice package all in all although no word yet on what the price premium will be.
I am slightly disappointed [...]
Sony Europe: Is there anybody there?
I’m truly beginning to wonder exactly who is staffing the offices at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe but I do have one request for the senior management of Sony. Can we please swap them with the staff from the US or Japanese offices? Please?
It’s genuinely rare that I become frustrated with anything much more advanced than [...]
Review: Shattered Horizon (PC).
Shattered Horizon is the first game to be released from the Finnish Futuremark Games Studios. If the name sounds familiar, it should, because Futuremark have been making PC benchmarking software for over 10 years with 3D Mark probably being the most famous amongst the gaming community. Many of you will no doubt have run one [...]
