I don’t actually think Sony sucks at all. I actually rather like Sony. But that headline may well generate for me more traffic than anything else this month. Over at N4G today the #1 story is “I hope Sony goes away so people won’t have anything to cry about.” The…
Read MoreEnter the survival horror Capcom’s Resident Evil series began all the back in 1996. Since then, there has been over 20 games released in the series, as well as many films and novels produced off the conspiracies of the Umbrella Corporation. So, given the fact that Resident Evil 6 is…
Read MoreFor many gamers, the iPhone (and iPad, and Android, but for convenience I’m going to just use “iPhone”) is a somewhat frightening prospect. The lack of physical buttons and the mass of $0.99 unengaging minigames makes for a gaming platform that many would rather ignore. But in reality it’s impossible…
Read MoreSony’s announcement of a new PlayStation 3 model was the ‘shiny light’ of its Tokyo Game Show performance this year, but the real announcement worth keeping an eye on was the confirmation of its PlayStation Plus plans. Specifically, the confirmation that the full PlayStation Plus program – free games and…
Read MoreNintendo has officially detailed its Wii U launch details with an online presentation in Japan. Now, bearing in mind that I am still quite keen to see how this all rolls out and I can’t wait to try the console for myself, I have some deep concerns about this launch…
Read MoreThe Dark Souls community has recently confused me. I’m sure most people who regularly read gaming news would have noticed this but there was a bit of an uproar over the very thought that From Software was considering implementing an “easy mode” into Dark Souls. The uproar was around how…
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Zynga, once the paragon for social gaming, is facing some significant difficulties, having seen its share price plummet and losing some of its key executive staff. That law suit from EA won’t help either. If one single game was going to be able to reverse its…
Read MoreI, like everyone else in the game’s industry, likes Valve. The passionate team over there has produced some of the finest games ever crafted, and Steam has almost singlehandedly made PC gaming relevant in an era of console and device gaming. But Greenlight proves the company is not infallible. I’m…
Read MoreI’ve been messing around a bit with the Dust 514 Beta thanks for my PlayStation Plus subscription, and I really just have one thing to say about the experience: sigh. I want to say from the outset that there is absolutely nothing wrong with the game: in fact, I’m having…
Read MoreIt looks likely that OnLive is on the way out. There’s a story over at Forbes from late last week that claims there have been massive layoffs at the Cloud gaming company, and when you consider that OnLive’s greatest rival, Gaikai, just got acquired by Sony reducing your resources while…
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