Previews

EA Sports MMA First Look

Published on: 10th November, 2009

There’s been quite a lot of controversy surrounding EA Sports’ first entry into the mixed martial arts (MMA) gaming space. Dana White, the head of UFC, has been very outspoken about EA’s first MMA offering, reportedly saying that any fighter who appears in the game will be banned from UFC for life and speaking out [...]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Published on: 10th November, 2009

How on Earth do you review a game like Modern Warfare 2? A behemoth of a game set to be the biggest entertainment launch of 2009 (and possibly 2010) by a country mile. A 200lbs school bully whose intimidating bulk pushed a dozen weedier triple-A titles into 2010. The most-anticipated game of the year – [...]

Brutal Legend reveals RTS war, hot chicks, demon wings and Lemmy from Motorhead

Published on: 24th May, 2009

Brutal Legend keeps unveiling more and more gameplay variety – first it was hacking, slashing, and guitar playing microgames. Then came an open world and driving. And now? Creator Tim Schafer pulls back the curtain on real-time strategy elements. But ironically, the more depth and variety that gets revealed, the easier it becomes to summarize [...]

Son Goku (Dragon Ball)

Published on: 25th April, 2009

Son Goku (孫 悟空 ,Son Gokū?, addressed only as Goku in most English adaptations) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball universe created by Akira Toriyama. He first appears in the first chapter Bulma and Son Goku (ブルマと孫悟空 ,Buruma to Son Gokū?) first published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on [...]

The Secret World Preview

Published on: 12th April, 2009

It’s usually pretty hard to demo a game when you don’t have it with you, but Funcom’s Ragnar Tornquist made a go of it at GDC last month as he gave us a briefing on The Secret World. This is a game that Funcom has been working on for years, with early design work starting [...]

Guitar Hero Smash Hits Hands-On

Published on: 12th April, 2009

Guitar Hero IV took a giant leap for Activision and brought one of the best-selling franchises from merely guitar twiddling to full band. But before Guitar Hero IV, there were several guitar-only offerings. In earlier versions, gamers couldn’t sing or play drums along with their favorite songs. Someone very smart at Activision realized that enabling [...]

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Eyes-on

Published on: 12th April, 2009

We. Are. Sold. Climax demonstrates what Wii can do with a super-slick, moody take on Konami’s classic franchise.
All sorts of thoughts are racing through my head as I sit in a demo room at Konami’s Manhattan Beach, California office in mid-March while waiting for company representatives to boot up the Wii action-horror game Silent Hill: [...]

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Preview

Published on: 12th April, 2009

The Video Game on the Wii. The kid wasn’t complaining or praising it; he was just talking about it and introduced it to the Ghostbusters community by leading with the fact that I didn’t dig the game’s controls.
I didn’t know I was getting another reputation.
Well, not to try and change my tune or anything, but [...]

Midnight Club: LA Remix Preview

Published on: 11th April, 2009

From Los Angeles to Tokyo, we check out the handheld version of Rockstar’s latest racing series.
If anything, the developers at Rockstar London are ambitious about the PSP version of their latest arcade racing game, Midnight Club: LA Remix. No, the game won’t feature the sprawling Los Angeles that will be found in the console versions [...]

Hammerin’ Hero Hands-On

Published on: 10th April, 2009

We smash the living daylights out of pretty much anything that moves in this wacky side-scroller.
As a title for a game in which you can unlock a variety of new occupations, Hammerin’ Hero isn’t entirely accurate. Yes, you’ll begin this action-heavy side-scroller as a hammer-wielding carpenter on a quest to literally smash corporate greed, but [...]