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Writing games reviews is tougher than many people think: not only do you need some skill with words, you need to develop an ability to accurately explain what you are trying to say. Too many people get caught up in the small details; a good review gives an overall impression, and avoids cliché, vagueness and …
So you want to write a game review? – Dave Snell gives us all some tips! (ARTICLES) Read More »
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have today announced F.E.A.R. 3 is coming for the PS3, 360 and PC this autumn. Second sequel to the frightening-yet-bland original shooter, F.E.A.R. 3 is expected to continue the tale of scary ghost-woman Alma, and is listed to feature as main protagonists Point Man (star of the original game) and Paxton …
Four additional episodes of Doctor Who revealed as the BBC announces Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, executive produced by Steven Moffat . New, original adventures form part of the new TV series; TV and gaming talent combine to premiere new form of interactive drama. The Doctor, Amy and some of the show’s most iconic monsters …
Doctor Who: the Adventure Games coming to PC and Mac (PC) Read More »
On a live BBC Radio Leeds debate yesterday, MAV reps actually admitted that games are not directly to blame for bad behaviour in children. MAV sees its job is to “promote the eradication of violence and to relieve the victims of the effects of violence within the community”, and as a part of this, has …
Mothers Against Violence admit that games are not necessarily to blame Read More »
Ottawa, Ontario (Scalene Software) April 1, 2010 – Scalene Software is pleased to announce the release of its first console title, Concentrix, for Xbox Live Indie Games. Concentrix is a unique action puzzle game played on a circular game board. Blocks fall outward from the center toward the perimeter of the playing area. Players can …
Scalene Software Releases Concentrix for Xbox Live Indie Games (360) Read More »
Apparently, due to EU fans “enthusiasm for Alan Wake” (quoted from David Gosen, EU PR VP for Microsoft), Microsoft have brought forward the EU release date by a week to May 14th. Although Microsoft´s latest press release did not directly reference the UK (sometimes EU and UK release dates don´t coincide!), the announcement does bring …
Alan Wake to hit EU stores a week early, DLC news too (360) Read More »
Considering it is the Microsoft flagship title, this one was only a matter of time, but Major Nelson this week announced the arrival of Halo 3 (and also the original Saints Row) to Xbox Marketplace Games on Demand service on April 20th. So, for the seven worldwide players who don´t own a copy, now is …
Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the launch of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® Online, providing on-the-go golf enthusiasts with the most accessible, authentic and feature-rich golf video game experience available through a web browser. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online, developed by EA Tiburon, has stunning high resolution 3D graphics and requires no game installation*, …
Rising Star Games announces release date for the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2008 cult smash-hit Leading videogames publisher Rising Star Games today confirms that the highly anticipated sequel No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will be released throughout Europe on 28th May, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Travis Touchdown, the pro-wrestling-obsessed assassin, returns …
Black Box, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that the demo for the highly-anticipated SKATE™ 3 will hit Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network on April 15th, 2010. The demo will give players a taste of the University District in the all-new skater’s paradise of Port Carverton, Players will shred through …
SKATE 3 DEMO DROPS-IN ON XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE AND PLAYSTATION NETWORK (360) Read More »
Game Back Story, Weapons and Setting New Multiplayer-Focused FPS Revealed. Ignition Entertainment has revealed the first insight into the back story, setting and weapons of their upcoming multiplayer-focused first-person-shooter Blacklight: Tango Down, currently in development at Zombie Studios. Blacklight Tango Down is a fully featured Unreal Engine 3.0-powered game set to release this summer …
Australian indie game developer, Binary Space releases “Class 3 Outbreak” (C3O), a real time strategy zombie game running on Google Maps®. C3O gives players the impossible task of holding back waves of zombies with a hopelessly outnumbered police force. Stamp out infections as they appear on the map, and try to keep the zombie threat …
Zombies – Class 3 Zombie Outbreak Infects Google Maps®! Read More »