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Posted 23 Aug 2010

New Neverwinter in 2011

Atari revealed today that a new online co-op Neverwinter game for the PC is to be released in 2011. The game is currently being developed by Cryptic Studios. The story focuses on a Neverwinter that has faced many great disasters in the last hundred years. With much of it’s population scattered, different factions are fighting for control of the city… Continue »
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Posted 21 Aug 2010

Stargate Resistance Review

Stargate Resistance is a third-person shooter based on the television series Stargate SG-1. It is set during the second decade of the Stargate Program and after the end of Stargate SG-1. The game sees the return of the System Lords as they attempt to re-enslave the galaxy and it is up to Stargate Command(SGC) to stop them. There are two… Continue »
Posted 08 Mar 2010

Steam coming to Mac!

We first reported on these rumours here, so it’s worth getting some context on this story. As a long-time Mac user this news blows my mind in ways I couldn’t even fathom, but Valve have finally seen the white, brushed-steel light and decided that in April, us glorious users of OS X will legitimately get to play Source-enabled games, including… Continue »
Posted 06 Mar 2010

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 review

Bad Company is back. They’ve returned with a better single-player campaign, better jokes and bigger action. The game returns with an upgraded destruct-everything-around-you Frostbyte engine that made Bad Company such a compelling game. So compelling, even PC gamers wanted it. The story revolves around Sarges “last” tour with the military. And what an end to his career it ends up…. Continue »
Posted 02 Mar 2010

Greed Corp review

W!Games represents a new lease of life in Dutch software development. The largest piece of entertainment produced in the country was Guerilla’s €43million monolith, Killzone 2. Perhaps with smaller ambitions, W!Games releases it’s second title, a rather more interesting affair then it’s first release; My Horse & Me. Set in a rich environment and world which will be revisited in… Continue »
Posted 07 Feb 2010

Massive Action Game Review

Massive Action Game, or MAG as it’s been marketed as, is Sony’s triumphant announcement that indeed, PSN is a primary online platform for gaming. Whether recent rumours of subscription-based or pay-for services are next up for PSN, you cannot deny that MAG is a particularly epic showpiece for the service as it stands. Not since the release of Modern Warfare… Continue »
Posted 01 Feb 2010

Hands on with ModNation Racers

At E3 when Sony blew the lid off a lot of new software titles, one that immediately stuck out was the LittleBigPlanet community-inspired kart racer, Modnation Racers. Based on the same premise as LittleBigPlanet, it’s as much a racing title as it is an engine to create things with, going with the motto “Race Create Share”. Lucky us, we got… Continue »
Posted 22 Jan 2010

New (free) skins for Uncharted 2

Uncharted 2 has been a big success. But it’s not the only success on the PS3, nor is it the only exclusive success to the console. So how, do you remedy this? Well, you release a free DLC pack with the skins from other titles. Killzone, Resistance, and Infamous will be hitting the online experience in Uncharted. At 150MB it’s… Continue »
Posted 14 Jan 2010

Xbox <3 Dreamcast

SEGA’s last hoorah in the hardware market was a commercial failure, but was years ahead of its time. It pushed online gaming and peripherals for the giant controller among other things before it ceased production under the soon-to-be-Xbox-boss Peter Moore. However new information has been revealed by former Microsoft exec Sam Furukawa with regard to former SEGA Chairman Isao Okawa…. Continue »
Posted 16 Dec 2009

Braid comes to PSN

Finally, after months of waiting, Europeans will get a chance at playing Braid on PS3 for a mere €9.99. One of the most unique, original and brilliant XBL & PSN titles in a long time, Braid will bend your mind with new side-scrolling puzzle twists at every turn. Each time you figure this game out, it throws something new at… Continue »