Well, Capcom have done it again. I honestly wasn't too impressed with what I had seen of Resident Evil 5 so far, what with it being so similar to Resident Evil 4 -- while lacking the Wii's excellent controls -- but the latest trailer does make me want to see more of it. Watching it, we [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
1UP has scored an excellent interview with the developers of Heavy Rain. This upcoming PlayStation 3 adventure has already attracted a lot of attention, mostly thanks to the fantastic visuals, but also by being somewhat of a sequel to Indigo Prophecy, a very well received adventure for the PC and last gen consoles. I realized that [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
A huge reveal occurred during the IT Month Fair at Taipei last night: gigantic Blu-ray discs. Created by Pioneer, the new “super multi-layer read-only optical disc” will feature 16 separate layers on a single side, with 25GB storage capacity on each layer for an astounding total capacity of 400GB. Oh, and guess what? It’s based on [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 30, 2008
We know, Japan, we know. Well, our awareness levels didn't stop Capcom from flaunting their stuff for us to see. In another attempt to satisfy their super-fanboys, a super-special, super-limited edition of Resident Evil 5 has just become available for pre-orders. The contents include the game (no, really) as found within some rather sleek packaging, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 26, 2008
When a game is released touting a unique method of gameplay, one's natural inclination is to be skeptical. Gamers have been promised a number of revolutions in control mechanics as of late, and far too often, what we ultimately receive are poorly-used motion controls, poorly-used touch controls, or pointless and gimmicky butt controls. Ubisoft set [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The French-speaking forces of Ubisoft, have allied with the creative powers of the well-known internet artists community DeviantART, for an event that marks the launch of Prince of Persia on the next (shouldn't we start calling them current at some point?) generation consoles, and the DS. By the way, why do you always neglect mentioning my [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 7, 2008
Last night, Hudson Entertainment invited gamers and journalists, far and near, to join them for their 2008 Gamers' Day. Cheerful Hudson staff spent the evening hawking their wares, providing hands-on demonstrations of the latest titles Hudson had to offer. We spent some time with quite a number of intriguing new titles, though at least one [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 6, 2008
I got mine! Harmonix and MTV Games have finally started sending out the download codes for the 20 free bonus tracks they promised to all owners of Rock Band 2. After dating those downloads for November 4th, and then experiencing a brief snafu in getting the content online, those codes are now finding their way [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 23, 2008
Will the game be worth it for the awesome sand-based powers alone? Also, would you kindly insert your own "is a man not entitled" joke here?
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Rock Band enthusiasts, the wait is nearly over: Very soon, your copy of Rock Band 2 will come with as many tracks as it says it does on the box! Today, Harmonix and MTV Games sent us a press release, confirming the 20 post-launch downloadable tracks that every owner of Rock Band 2 is entitled [...]
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