One of the most persistent rumours regarding both Sony and Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen hardware is that both will actively block the use of second hand games. Predictably this is ruffling feathers. I’ve seen a wide range of “I would never buy such a console, how dare Sony/ Microsoft tell me…
Read MoreThis year is going to be the big year where two of the three main console platform holders formally unveil new console hardware; Sony is expected to replace the PlayStation 3 and Microsoft is expected to obsolete the Xbox 360. It’s exciting. We have had this current hardware for much…
Read MoreYou can’t keep a good thing down. No doubt Tecmo Koei is making a killing from its DLC costume packs for Dead or Alive 5. Round eight of DLC has just hit, and there’s a distinctive theme to this one. For starters, there’s a free new stage to download. Zack’s…
Read MoreMicrosoft Studios’ PLAY initiative brings Xbox back to the PC one more time. But unlike Games for Windows Live, PLAY’s focus on XBLA titles just might stick. Windows 8 hasn’t exactly had a great reception from players or the gaming developer community since its launch, but that might change (at…
Read MoreThere was a time when motocross videogames ripped their way onto store shelves several times a year, but those days are long gone. If you’re one of those fans that grabbed nearly every motocross release back then, it’s time to grab your gear once again, because Namco Bandai just announced…
Read MoreLast year a Hitman game was released with a trailer that was widely derided for a poor (read: offensive) portrayal of the women’s role in the games industry. It was a fair call, too. The games industry is now the most important entertainment industry on the planet, and with that…
Read MoreAs voted by you! Through the month of November, we asked for you to vote for your favourite games of the year. You did (and in incredible numbers – thank you for that), and now it’s time to announce the finalists and the winners. Each day we’ll be revealing a…
Read MoreI now know that the Zone of the Enders games have held up remarkably well over the years, but the HD remake of these games does prove something else: HD remakes are a problem. I haven’t played an Enders game since they were new back on the PlayStation 2. I…
Read MoreWhen I sat down to start writing this review, I had to spend 10 minutes researching the name. It’s never a good sign when the very name of a game is forgettable. That’s a harsh way to kick off a review, I know, and in all fairness Planets Under Attack…
Read MoreIf you haven’t noticed, there’s been a new jam that’s been all the rage lately, PSY’s “Gangnam Style.” While the song is undoubtedly catchy, its music video has inspired people all around the world to get their bodies moving in a whole new way and countless parody videos, flash mobs…
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