Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Popular Articles
Toy Soldiers: Cold War ...
Like the original Toy Soldiers, Cold War has you guarding your precious toy box against action-figure invasions — only this time, cavalry and biplanes give way to infantry and armaments from the Reagan era. You’ll drop a handful of upgradable tower-defense staples (rapid-fire...
Fruit Ninja Kinect Revi...
Ever need to escape the doldrums of reality, and the only prescription is to use your arms to gesture-slice the crap out of a giant watermelon in slow-motion? No? Then you, my friend, are missing out, as the previously iOS-based, food-decimating Fruit Ninja Kinect offers incredibly...
Details on GoldenEye Re...
When GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year, it won’t just add high-definition graphics to the previously Wii-exclusive shooter. It’s also adding a new mode called MI6 Ops. These are arcade missions outside of the campaign that...
Dragon Age II: Legacy D...
After the events of Dragon Age II, the city of Kirkwall is safe at last — that is, until a new threat arises and threatens to send our champion to an early grave. It seems that Hawke’s unseen patriarchal progenitor has dabbled in some dark arts, and now the Hero of Kirkwall’s blood...
Harry Potter and the De...
The books and movies are loved by many, but praise for Harry Potter games has often been elusive. I was as disappointed by last year’s Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as most folks, so I’m happy to say that this follow-up has provided a small bit of redemption. It’s obvious that EA Bright...
Torchlight 2 is too big...
UPDATE: Runic has clarified via its Twitter feed that it’s the XBLA memory limit that’s the problem, not the file size restriction. ORIGINAL STORY: Super-sized PC action RPG sequel Torchlight 2 is too big to fit on Xbox Live Arcade and will need to be...
Dead Block Review
Let’s face it: with all the undead appearances in videogames and pop culture, few of us still perk up at the words “zombie game.” Which makes it even more amazing that Dead Block has put a fresh face on the shop-worn corpse-killer. Dead Block takes familiar zombie-movie concepts...
Call of Juarez: The Car...
Ditching a traditional prologue, this modern-day reinvention of the Western-themed shooter series immediately tosses you into a raucous highway chase where, from the passenger window of your fast-moving SUV, you pump rival vehicles full of lead and watch them detonate. Within minutes,...
German ratings board ou...
During the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft rolled out Kinect Fun Labs, which serves as a download hub for apps that make use of its motion-sensing peripheral. Additions to the Labs thus far include Googly Eyes, Kinect Me, Kinect Finger Tracking, and the recently...
When $60 Isn’t En...
Until recently, I was just fine with the digital era of gaming. I didn’t mind downloadable content that shipped on the disc but needed to be purchased separately. I didn’t mind unlocking online multiplayer modes with one-time use codes from new games or a $10 online pass. And...
From Dust busts Ubisoft...
If Ubisoft’s From Dust didn’t already have a god complex, it assuredly will now. The French game company today said the title enjoyed the strongest launch day sales of any Xbox Live Arcade entry in the publisher’s history. Ubisoft did not specifically name day-one...
Xbox was Almost the ...
The latest instalment of VG247′s Xbox Storyseries contains some interesting historical morsels concerning the run up to the original Xbox’s launch, and Microsoft’s eventual choice of the Xbox name. According to Xbox co-creator Kevin Bachus, Microsoft originally referred...
EA Unveils Battlefield ...
The heat of the battle intensifies today as DICE, an Electronic Arts announces two editions of Battlefield 3 and the unique pre-order items available at participating retailers in North America. Soldiers and squads looking to claim battlefield superiority this Oct. 25, 2011 have an...
NBA 2K12 Recreates Bask...
2K Sports today revealed “NBA’s Greatest” mode, an all-new playable game feature for the next installment of the top-rated and best-selling NBA video game simulation franchise*, NBA 2K12. Through “NBA’s Greatest” mode, gamers can relive professional basketball’s most...
Battlefield 3 will show...
If you’re lone wolf to the bone, Battlefield 3 has its sights on you. DICE wants dyed-in-the-wool deathmatchers to experiment with teamplay in its latest shooter, as discussed by creative director Lars Gustavsson in the latest issue of OXM. “We want to show drop-in Team...
How Fable: The Journey ...
Hardcore gamer distrust for Microsoft’s Kinect is down to a shortage of challenge and immersion, according to Peter Molyneux. The Lionhead boss hopes that forthcoming Kinect exclusive Fable: The Journey will “compel” detractors to invest, with a level of difficulty...
Microsoft aiming for on...
Microsoft plans to boost its quota of Xbox Live Arcade releases with Kinect support markedly as the year wears on, according to XBL EMEA product manager Robin Burrowes. “Obviously we have Xbox Live Arcade exclusives running through the Summer of Arcade programme, but yes, you can...
Your Xbox 360s Just Got...
Xbox 360 S model has always been available in two finishes: a glossy, reflective surface on the “big” consoles and a dull, matte finish on the smaller 4GB version. This Fall, that distinction gets a little less clear. You’ll soon be able to have the option of getting the...
Dead Island Preview
Since its controversial dead-kid-debut in early 2011, it seemed as if Dead Island was the rough-looking game that could do no wrong. Having sat down and played the first hour of the game for ourselves a few times, we’re suddenly not so convinced. We haven’t fallen out of love...
