Blacklight is a shooter we first heard of around a year ago, and have heard little of since. It’s back now, however, and back as a downloadable title for the 360 and PS3. Due in the Summer, it looks like Ghost Recon hooked up with Half-Life 2 mod NeoTokyo over the internet, then went out…
When we got our first look at the action figures of the upcoming Prince of Persia movie, some of the items from the line were absent. Like Aksh, the Prince’s trusty steed! Aksh will come with a Prince figure and some dainty horse armour horse decorations, and will cost $15 when released later this year.…
Crytek announced yesterday that its upcoming CryENGINE 3 engine – which will power Crysis 2, among other things – will be jumping on the bandwagon and going 3D. The last CryENGINE is still the benchmark for top shelf graphical performance on the PC, so news it’s successor is going 3D will have those somehow convinced…
Reader kuroner says that while playing Heavy Rain the other day, he stumbled on a little glitch. One that leaves one of the game’s stars, Madison Page, completely naked. SPOILERS He says that following the love scene between Ethan and Madison in “On The Loose”, in which he declined the kiss but ended up triggering…
Speaking today at the Morgan Stanley Technology conference in San Francisco, EA Sports boss Peter Moore has spoken of Madden’s digital future. Madden fans, and sports game fans in general, may not be amused. “I think we need to move much quicker, in particular with Madden, through a digital world,” he said. “You’re going to…
In hindsight, Mirror’s Edge was probably my favourite game of 2008 (provided I go back and skip the indoor bits). Turns out that quality was no accident, with the game having been in production for seven years In an interview with Gaming Union, former DICE (the developers behind the game) CEO Fredrik Liliegren said “Knowing…
Borderlands, Gearbox Studios’ surprise hit shooter of 2009, will soon be bundling its downloadable content into a single package, which will be released in a box for retail shelves. The game has so far had three pieces of DLC: The Zombie Island of Doctor Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot and the Secret Armory of General…
Around the world, PlayStation 3 consoles simply aren’t working like they’re supposed to, with an error — Error: 8001050F — preventing people from not just going online, but from playing some PS3 games offline as well. [Post updated throughout day.] From Europe to the Americas to, well, my house in Australia, users (mostly of older…
Let’s say you’re about to go out on a mission, and you’re a little unsure. Is this a straight-up fight, or just another bug hunt? Best way to be prepared is to take a full-size pulse rifle with you. This is the “Aliens Hero Pulse Rifle”, from Hollywood Collectibles. It’s 1:1 scale. It’s made entirely…
With the PS3 having some, ahem, problems today, you may not be able to play Heavy Rain. Ah well! You may as well kill some time by playing it on…YouTube. Sony’s Scandinavian outlet has posted a series of “interactive” clips on the video site, which allow you to “play” certain sections of the game. You…
You, me, we play console games in our living rooms. NBA players, however, are on the road most of the year. So they have to play on these amazing portable rigs instead. Sponsored by 2K, that’s a metal-cased portable Xbox 360 that would put Ben Heck to shame. Presented by the publisher to help shill…
Had a rough weekend? PS3 gettin’ you down? It’s OK. Prepare for the week ahead and unwind with this, a very girly snowball fight between Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft and Princess Leia in her slave bikini outfit. You’d think with those latent Jedi powers Leia would be dominating, but no. She’s on the receiving end…
It’s been a long, long time since we saw (or heard) anything meaningful from Gearbox about their promising shooter Aliens: Colonial Marine. So you’ll be happy to know that, with Borderlands out of the way, it’s good to go. Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford has told MCV that “It’s the thing I’ve been stealing from all my…
A recent Fox News report has shown that while video game controllers can sometimes be used by US and British forces in combat, they can sometimes be used against them as well. This clip shows a humble PlayStation 1 controller, seized by US forces in a raid on a bomb-making “factory” in a remote village…
Bonfire of the Vanities is the second piece of downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed II, after the lacklustre Battle of Forli. Let’s hope it’s a better use of your time. Bonfire sees Ezio Auditore da Firenze return to Florence in the year 1497, in an attempt to root out support for the mad monk Savonarola…
Over the past couple of years, Sega bet big on the Wii’s hardcore audience. Things didn’t really pan out. Trying to wring one last sales surge out of their mature titles, then, Sega Australia will be releasing this triple pack. Called “Welcome To Violence”, Sega say it’s “a pack no self-respecting Wii-owning Aussie bloke should…
Over the weekend, French football powerhouse Olympique Lyon gave opponents Sochaux a serve, whupping them 4-0. And they did so with a little help from a certain PlayStation 3 exclusive. The latest craze in football sponsorship in Europe is the “one-off”, where instead of sponsoring a team for an entire season, a company or organisation…
When your officially licensed movie tie-in game is a bit of a disappointment, who ya gonna call? Nobody. It’s too late to fix that. But oh, how things could have been different if this Wii Proton Pack had been sold. It’s the work of modder Jack Rossi, who built both the pack and the thrower…
Since Square Enix isn’t terribly keen on remaking Final Fantasy VII, it’s up to fans to get the job done. Like this guy, from Thailand, who’s made a showreel depicting his dream project: Final Fantasy VII-2 Sure, it looks more like a PS2 game than something you’d expect on a pS3, but with Square Enix…
When Modern Warfare took off towards a nuclear-tipped fantasy land, it left a hole in the market for a realistic take on, well, modern warfare. Something EA is keen to take advantage of with its upcoming Medal Of Honor reboot. Speaking with IncGamers, EA’s Sean Decker says that the game is more Hurt Locker than…
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