There are many games well-suited to Apple’s iPhone. SimCity, for one. Advance Wars, that would be another (HINT). But first-person shooters? Hrm. But hey, maybe Prey – of all games – can change that. Yes, Prey. You know. American Indians, spike machines, assholes on the wall, that Prey. Somehow, somebody, somewhere thought porting the game…
Remember the 2008 BAFTA gaming awards? Liar. There weren’t any, because the organisers realised holding the awards in October – before many of the year’s biggest games are out – was silly. So they postponed them, with an eye towards holding the awards in early 2009. Now, it’s early 2009, and good to their word,…
Earlier tonight, we told you that Britain had overtaken Japan to become the world’s second-biggest games market. Last week’s sales charts are as good an example as any as to why. Look at those top 5 games. Just look at them. Then, if you’ve a few more seconds to spare, look at, oh, #17 &…
Displaying the same kind of “throw that money away” attitude that won them exclusivity for the Grand Theft Auto IV expansions, Microsoft have announced that Xbox Live Gold will soon go (sort of) free. Between February 17 and February 22, anybody playing either Grand Theft Auto IV or its upcoming expansion, The Lost & The…
Sega just reported their financial results for the nine months ending in December 2008. And they’re not good reading. The company is losing money, and as a result, will be losing staff and arcades as well. Across Sega Sammy Holdings as a whole – which includes Sammy’s pachinko/pachislot machines, along with Sega’s arcade machines and…
We’ve seen dodgy, unlicensed games on Apple’s App Store before. But rarely have we seen a dodgy, unlicensed game that takes the words “copyright infringement” to heart quite like CuBert. Yup, say that one out loud. Sound familiar? Course it does. But it looks even more familiar, with the “developers” (Italian outfit LagMac Studio) not…
Street Fighter IV is coming, and Capcom knows you’re going to want to be prepared for it. So for those with both editions of Mad Catz’s Fight Sticks, they have prepared some faceplates. Yup. Faceplates. Blank faceplates. As things stand, when you take the sticks out of the box, you’re greeted with a rather bland-looking…
When it comes to gaming markets, the USA stands above all others. But who stands just below it? For the longest time, it was Japan, but as of January 2009, it’s the UK. Yes, as Japanese consumers grow increasingly weary of purchasing gaming consoles and software – even those made by Nintendo – seems Britons…
Like every other shooter on the market, Killzone 2 features things that are hidden. Where Killzone 2 differs from the rest, however, is that your rewards for findings these are tangible. How’s this work? When you find in-game Helghast intel files, you can then visit the game’s website and redeem real-world bonus items. Some of…
Wii Fit has been an exercise in smart marketing by Nintendo. Doesn’t matter whether it actually makes you fit or not, you call it Wii Fit, it’ll sell! Oh, and it’ll also attract lawsuits. Slightly nutty fitness “guru” Michael Torchia has looked at Wii Fit, and as a slightly nutty fitness “guru”, does not like…
Much was made last year of Rockstar’s deal with Amazon, whereby the music featured in GTA IV would also be made available for sale on Amazon’s online store. Turns out it was all for naught! Because Amazon has been dumped as the soundtrack provider for upcoming GTAIV expansion Lost & The Damned, in favour of…
Speaking with Cinemablend’s games team during the New York Comic-Con over the weekend, Bioware’s Jay Watamaniuk told the website that a second helping of Mass Effect DLC was currently in development. While chatting about an upcoming patch for the PC version of the game – which he will only say is “coming soon” – Watamaniuk…
Been a while since we last saw a Dead To Rights game. So long we’d consigned the series to the digital dustbin of history. But no! A new game is coming, due this Christmas. Volatile Games (Resorvoir Dogs) are on developer duties, with a PS3 version confirmed and a 360 version rumoured to be joining…
If it lives up to Sony’s expectations, Home will end a money-printing extravaganza. If. So Sony won’t just let any old chum with a dev kit work on it! They’re only letting these developers. There are 24 companies in all, ranging from the expected (Activision, Sega) to the unexpected (D3) to the borderline unknown. And…
SOCOM Confrontation had a few issues. OK, it had a lot of issues. Issues that up til now, only Americans have had the pleasure of experiencing! That’ll change next month with the PAL release. Coming five months after the American release, SOCOM Confrontation will be out in Australia on March 18, and in Europe on…
So, GameCube classic Pikmin is beign re-released on the Wii. For older, pre-Wii Nintendo fans who probably already played it, it’ll be a tough sell. So Nintendo figure Pikmin-themed DLC for Animal Crossing might help. Provided your Wii is connected to the internet, and provided you’ve enabled outside communication from within the game, from now…
A guy threw a shoe at former US President George W. Bush. The internet enjoyed it. Yet while countless flash games turned up lampooning the affair, you won’t find the same thing on the iPhone. Why? Because Apple won’t allow it. The Pakistani developer behind MyShoe, a shoe-thrower with accelerometer support, have been told by…
Few days back, Gears of War on PC stopped working, courtesy of an expired Windows digital certificate. Meant people owning the game couldn’t play it. Few days later, it’s OK! Everything’s fixed. Epic have since released a patch for the game, which will turn up as a mandatory update. If by some chance you were…
While we’ve seen sketchier reports of this bundle’s existence from Europe, this is the first official announcement that’s rattled our mailbox. And it comes in the form of a release date and price for Australia. The bundle – which includes an 80GB PS3, a DualShock 3 and a copy of Killzone 2 – will be…
If you could ask the President of Nintendo a question, would you blow it on “why do sales in America spike during December?” No. Some Japanese guy did, though, and got this for his troubles. The largest reason is Christmas. Americans buy a lot of presents during the Christmas holidays. Christmas gift guides, which I…
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