With the Wii and Wii Sports, Nintendo achieved a remarkable combination of development genius and marketing creativity. In capturing the heart and minds of the general population – including a host of non-traditional gamers, Nintendo’s initial success with the console came almost entirely from that game, and sent the competition…
Read MoreSmash Brothers clone? Smash Brothers beater? Work of genius, or just plain hack job? PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale has been a controversial game since it was first announced, as for many it represented a very cynical ploy by Sony to capitalise on a multi-million dollar franchise. As far as I’m…
Read MoreMax Payne and painful memories are two things that go together like peanut butter and jelly. I don’t know if old Max has any ‘happy memories’ rolling around in his noggin, but painful ones- oh Lord yes. He’s got lots of those. Maybe that’s why Rockstar Games dubbed the forthcoming…
Read MoreWar of the Roses really sets out to do one basic thing, and it does that rather well. Paradox Interactive has decided to approach online multiplayer with a medieval twist, and the result is this PC title that delivers an experience that is entertaining, but also somewhat limited. So for…
Read MoreGiven the popularity of this series to date, there are some pretty hefty expectations riding on this game’s success for Nintendo. Published by Capcom, this title is set to release in Japan December 8th, 2012. These screens are from the Wii U title, and there is supposed to be integration…
Read MoreThis week, let’s talk about online multiplayer! Almost every game features it now, sometimes there’s no point to including it, but there it is. Usually though, it’s a great way of adding competitive depth to the game. Obviously it’s the FPSers that are the most popular for multiplayer, but as…
Read MoreI look at the dictionary definition of ‘revolution,’ and I have to question its application to the newest Worms game. There is nothing revolutionary about Worms Revolution, but then again that’s not really a bad thing. In fact, those times that Team 17 have really tried to mix up the…
Read MoreRockstar Games is giving fans another crack having their mugs featured in the popular third-person shooter. A second round of multiplayer competition is about to begin. Miss out earlier this year on your chance to be a face in Max Payne 3’s multiplayer mode? Well, you might want to start…
Read MoreME3 expands it’s multiplayer component yet again with the announcement that the Rebellion Pack will be hitting consoles and PC’s next week. In a nice surprise, the pack will be a free update for BioWare and EA’s action/RPG. And this is no toss away either as the download actually adds…
Read MoreWhile being American, I do have a history of putting down games that contain meat-tanks which wield ridiculously-sized bullet dispensers and instead picking up something that’s been developed from the other side of the pond. One of those times was when I started playing the racing game TrackMania Nations Forever,…
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