Confession time! This is my first Gears game. I like Japanese games, and it’s really hard to think of a game more alien to the Japanese design sensibilities than this one. This series has always struck me as utterly macho as only American aesthetics can allow and about as elegant…
Read MoreIf you haven’t seen the original Ong Bak film yet, then do yourself a favour and head over to your local video store’s foreign film section. This Thailand martial arts epic stars Tony Jaa, and it’s the kind of no-wires, no stunt-double action work that is so rarely seen in…
Read MoreOne 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 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 MoreWhat happens when you take the casual fighting, jiggle-fest, that is Dead or Alive and turn into a more serious fighting game with a deeper combat system? Dead or Alive 5. In a surprise move, this game dials back the sex a little to focus more on tight combat mechanics…
Read MoreA classic gets a synth-rock, neon drenched ’80s revival, as Billy and Jimmy Lee make their return to consoles. Double Dragon (DD) has had a little bit of an odd history, at least it has from my perspective. I remember DD being one of the hottest games on the NES…
Read MoreIt’s a relatively small update on Xbox Live this American Independence Day, but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing worthwhile to download. A pair of new Arcade titles are out that just might steal a good hunk of your day. Spelunky is already being compared by some to Super Meat…
Read MoreTwo great things that go great together… wait, no they don’t. Good thing these two Xbox Live Arcade releases have nothing to do with each other then. The single biggest release on the service this week is far and away The Walking Dead Episode 2: Starved for Help. Telltale’s incredible…
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