We came, we saw, we conquered. And then we needlessly slaughtered our remaining foes while the game’s disturbingly cheerful victory music played in the background. Yes, we’ve been plotting and planning our way through Age of Empires Online, but we’re waiting to do a live test before we sign off …
Read More »Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection hands-on preview
Upscaling last-generation’s best games is a trend we can get behind, especially if they’re all handled with the love and care that went into the God of War and Sly Cooper HD collections. Sony’s latest expedition into the past has brought back Team Ico’s critically acclaimed PlayStation 2 games: Shadow …
Read More »RAGE: Five very important things weve learned from the opening two hours
There are certain things that everybody probably now knows about Rage. It’s the first ‘proper’ game inseven years from Doom creator id Software. It’s a post-apocalyptic shooter. It looks a lot like Borderlands. It’s one of the most beautiful games ever to exist thus far. All that, you probably know. …
Read More »Damon Lindelofs Plan To Reboot Terminator
NOTE! The Lost and Star Trek writer hasn’t been offered the job, but clearly things would be interesting if he was…
Read More »Spurious Awards Of The Week
Lots of half-naked men, manga Harry Potter and the first publicity shot for “The Eleven Doctors” (possibly)
Read More »Confirmed: most Wii games released so far this year have been a bit crap
Aswe reported yesterday, 2011 is turning into a financial nightmare for Nintendo. One of the reasons its bank account is taking a battering, Nintendo says, is because sales of Wii titles have been poor. And that’s understandable because, let’s face it, the vast majority of Wii titles released so far …
Read More »12 SF & Fantasy Spin-Offs We Wed Love To Have Seen
Some that actually came near to reality, some that are just on our fantasy wish list
Read More »Mario Kart 3D hands-on preview
At first glance, Mario Kart 3D seems like “Requisite Sequel #247,” with much of the same content we’ve seen in prior games. The usual racers are present, the items are holdovers from past titles and the music is the same indistinguishable bounciness that’s taken over the series since Double Dash!! …
Read More »20 Horrible Movie Bosses
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) The Boss: Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) The Horribleness: Queen bitch of the fashion industry. Cruel, cold and clinical in her put downs. When her assistant moves mountains to get a copy of the unreleased Harry Potter manuscript for her twins, she unflinchingly asks “What are …
Read More »Hands-on with Sonic Generations on 3DS reveals 1991 Green Hill Act 1 layout… in 3D
So as you start off, you get the Motobug and Buzz-Bomber, before jumping up to that ledge to collect the 10 Ring item box. There’s the run down to the loop, the jumping fish and that famous S-bend tunnel that throws you skywards to collect all the rings floating in …
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