Nintendo’s “last hold-out” stance on region locking has become something of a rolling boulder of controversy over the last few weeks, and it continues to gain momentum. Over the last couple of days there’s been a couple of apologist stories that have emerged defending the use of region locking, even…
Read MoreNot long ago I wrote an opinion piece about how Microsoft’s track record of having execs leave the company to bring their new employers into the Microsoft fold painted an intriguing picture for the potential of Zynga – Ex Xbox head, Don Mattrick’s new gig – and Microsoft becoming a…
Read MoreStar Conflict is a free-to-play MMO space-flight game. Players are divided into three factions; the Empire, the Federation, and the Jericho. The factions mostly serve to differentiate player gameplay styles by doling out faction-specific player boosts and to give context to the game’s main player vs. player (PvP) battles in…
Read MoreNippon Ichi America (otherwise known as NISA) has always been the one that we could rely on to localise niche JRPGs to western markets – the recent release of Time and Eternity is a perfect example. So it’s not a surprise that the team is bringing across two very… unique…
Read MoreWhile we’re still ripping up the tracks in GRID 2 on our consoles, Codemasters has surprisingly brought the much beloved Colin McRae series back to drift all over our iOS devices. Built upon the Colin McRae Rally 2.0 version that was found on the original PlayStation, this upgraded version of…
Read MoreLet’s Plays are becoming more and more popular over on that YouTube site thing. For whatever reason there’s something quite entertaining about watching another player play through your favourite game. For other people, Let’s Plays are a useful resource in working out how to get through a tough boss for…
Read MoreEveryone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so each week we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste in the world and this…
Read MoreCover Orange 2 tasks players with covering oranges to protect them from a raincloud wearing a viking helmet. No really. As odd as FDG’s Cover Orange sequel is, it’s also an engaging and addictive puzzle game that you may find yourself pouring much of your free time into. Okay, first,…
Read MoreIt took me all of five minutes to realise I was not going to enjoy my time with Blood Knights. In that first five minutes I was led through a tutorial dungeon which, in most games, introduces the characters and sets up the narrative by introducing a conflict. But at…
Read MoreThis week on BG- news about the upcoming San Diego Comic Con was free flowing as the mega-show rapidly approaches, we took a peek at MoMA in NYC’s seriously upgraded gaming collection and released the floodgates of insanity with our hands on preview of Saints Row IV. The SDCC is…
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