Now usually I don’t condone violence against old people, but when there’s one particular granny that smashes a gong to alert all her friends to your presence, she’s just got to go. And by go, I mean ‘receive an especially pointy katana to the back of the head.’ But that’s …
Read More »Doom 3 BFG Edition looks and plays so well on the Xbox 360 that id havent even brought the PC version to Gamescom
Despite only being eight years old, Doom 3 (opens in new tab)’s decidedly brutal and unforgiving approach may well lead some newer gamers class it as a bit creaky these days. Having just played the new Gamescom demo of the new and upgraded BFG Edition though, we’re as impressed as …
Read More »Call of Duty: James Bond. Sorry, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded hands-on
It’s taken a while, but Activision has finally seen sense and is redoing the original N64 classic, GoldenEye 007. Well, it’s still trying to massage some new things into the mix, but not enough to make it turbo-crap, like say giving the lead character a golden eye that can levitate …
Read More »Garrus saves the day in Mass Effect 3 combat trailer
Commander Shepard may be a natural leader, but in combat he’s easily matched by the skills of his squadmates. With Liara’s bone-crushing biotics and Garrus’spanty-dropping sniper action, the crew of the Normandy can handle whatever threat the galaxy throws at them.In this Mass Effect 3 combat trailer from Gamescom,BioWare highlights …
Read More »GamesCom Asuras Wrath trailer is angry… in space!
Along with a new set of screenshots (opens in new tab), Asura’s Wrath has a fresh trailer for GamesCom 2011. It starts out slow, as Asura and his former master take some time off from their deity duties to enjoy a dip in a hot springs. But don’t be fooled …
Read More »New Soulcalibur V trailer barely acts its age
Project Soul claims Soulcalbur V takes place 17 game years after thelast installation, yet judging by the new gameplay trailer from Gamescom, and the ageless condition of Ivy’s most defining – uh – ‘assets’, we’re inclined to believe it’s closer to 17 minutes. Nitpicky timeline issues aside, this minute-and-a-half clip …
Read More »Infamous 2: Festival of Blood trailer promises dark days ahead for New Marais
When Red Dead Redemption gave us its zombie-themed Undead Nightmare expansion last year, we hoped it might spark a trend %26ndash; and after today%26rsquo;s announcement of the InFamous 2: Festival of Blood DLC, it seems developer Sucker Punch has been thinking along the same lines. Trading zombies for vampires, the …
Read More »Sony no longer friends with reality, wants human AI in ten years. Terminators and Matrix to follow
You know how Sony loves over-selling the importance of completely implausible and unnecessary tech? And you know how it’s been fairly quiet lately in regards to those kinds of ludicrous techno-burblings? Well it turns out that that’s only because it’s been saving up every last scrap of raving, flailing, jibbering …
Read More »Need for Speed: The Run trailer outruns cars and Mother Nature
It takes a pretty talented driver to outrace someone in a high-powered sports car on a snow covered mountain road, but it takes a different kind of driver to try and outrace 10 tons of falling snow. To be fair though, watching a bright orange BMW M3 GTS and an …
Read More »Borderlands 2 trailer appears. Crack, heroin and tobacco prices plummet as addicts find a new outlet
Borderlands 2 is a thing that exists. Do not doubt that. Do not treat that as rumour. Do not let Randy Pitchford make youthink you are an evil person if you believe that it exists. Borderlands 2 is real, and to prove that, here is a teaser trailer. A brief, …
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