The lucky people who are subscribed to the UK gaming magazine Edge have been given possible the most awesome gaming PixelArt poster of all time, check it out after the jump.
The 1995 cult action game Comix Zone finally made its debut on the VC and XBLA today, if you haven’t already picked up a copy in a Genesis Collection it’s definitely worth grabbing for some comic book mayhem.
Shooter fans are always looking for a good “game-on-the-side” whenever they get bored of their big budget titles. Often times, they’ll come in the form of modifications (mods) to popular games such as Half Life, but it’s rare to find them as full-fledged downloadable titles.
CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars is best described as a “budget” Unreal Tournament-like shooter. Currently, it’s available for the Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network for a reasonably priced $10. Read on to find out if CellFactor champions in a new wave of “original, full games” on the console digital marketplace. Read more… »
Is an enemy military faction member shooting you in the face? Smash him with a hammer! Is a wall between you and your objective? Smash it with a hammer! Do you know how to make a somewhat bland third-person shooter above average? I’m sure you get the point.
Colonization of another planet has always been one of the key themes of science fiction throughout the history of the genre. The interpretation of living on a colonized Mars is a unique one, completely ignoring the fact that oxygen is required to live elsewhere. If you’re willing to put that one major inconsistency aside, you’re in for an awesome ride.
With Bad Company a distant memory, and Battlefield 1943 coming at the end of this month it is no surprise that no one has really been thinking about a new, full-fledged iteration of the Battlefield series.
If you find that your copy of Prototype is telling you that your hardrive space is limited, and you know there is no way that you’ve run out of space then there is a fix just for you, albeit somewhat annoying.
During the past year, publisher THQ has been forced to make some tough economic decisions in the face of falling revenues. These cost cutting measures appear to be paying off. In the past 2 days, THQ’s share price has risen 15% from $7.54 to $8.65.
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When Microsoft first announced the specs for the original Xbox back in 2000, it was widely known that the software company was building a system out of existing hardware, essentially creating a high-end (for the time, anyway) “Gaming PC for the living room.”
There was much fanfare in the press over this, but it was bad news to me . Read more… »
In a feature on Canadian site Maisonneuve, Chris Lavigne noted that the big problem with the studies people are conducting on video games and their psychological impact are fundamentally flawed.
He goes on to say this is due largely to the fact that the eggheads doing the research just don’t “get” video games, citing a recent Dutch study that used Crash Bandicoot and Tekken as their contrasts for “violent” and “non-violent”, a study that any informed gamer would call senseless, and not just for reasons of vested interest. Read more… »
An interesting new addition to the PSN is set to materalise tomorrow in the form of VidZone, a new music video streaming service exclusive to European territories. Once launched, it will arrive pre-packaged with a strong wealth of content, with a reported 10,000 videos available to view. These videos can also be arranged into custom playlists for ease of use.
After a simple download from the Playstation Store, VidZone will sit neatly at the top of the music category within the PS3‘s integral XMB menu. With several major and independent record companies in tow (including Sony BMG, would you believe), VidZone’s seeds are soon to be planted and can only grow from here. Let’s just hope it grows a trifle faster than Home. Read more… »
Another day, another accidental shooting in America is universally blamed on the violence within video games. In Mississippi yesterday an 11-year-old boy apparently shot dead his 9-year-old brother in a struggle with a 12-gauge shotgun, following a row about a video game.
Here is an announcement that should come as a sensational surprise – The Sims 3 has become EA’s fastest selling PC game. Again.
Ea announced today that the latest entry to The Sims franchise has sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide in its first week, representing the strongest launch the company has ever had. Read more… »
