Windows 8 is creating debate among the gaming community. Valve are worried about the prospect of a Windows 8 store being an alternative and a pain in the butt for Steam. Others worry whether the shift Windows 8 represents is pro or anti-gaming. Microsoft, though, have been busy stressing that there will be great interaction […]
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Wii U launches November 18 [rumour]
It feels like an age since Nintendo announced their next generation console. Their console, the Wii U, would step back into the console-power game albeit not in a crazy way and rather than a Wii-mote as the clever new feature made use of a controller that also had a screen. The jury is out as […]
Ultra rare Borderlands 2 Top Trumps
Tempted to pre-order Borderlands 2? It’s due out in September. Perhaps you’ve pre-ordered it already. I’ve not. I’m still wrestling. News of ultra rare Borderlands 2 Top Trumps may tip me over the edge though. The “Guns Guns Guns” pack contains 30 cards, all Borderland 2’s fiendish weapons, and will never be on sale elsewhere. […]
Sponsored Video: Nintendo Nostalgia means bags of coins for Mario
Ah – the sound of a gold coin being added to Mario’s wallet. It’s gaming culture. It’s right up there with jumping on creature’s heads, avoiding spikes and tracking down Peach. It’s proper Nintendo nostalgia and perhaps that was the emotions and rational behind the shtick in The Super Mario Bros 2. The game is […]
Fall of Cybertron launch trailer
The giant Transformers game from Activision and High Moon is out this week. The Fall of Cybertron tells the story of the battle the Transformers fought on their homeworld, as Optimus Prime first battled to save it and then save his people by leading them to safety on a new planet.
Lionhead pitch Fable: The Journey to fans
Some fans are worried about Fable: The Journey and some say early demos have not gone very well. Fable: The Journey is a change. It’s a Kinect game. This means you play a wizard. Why? The Kinect could track your hands as if you were wielding a sword but it can’t give the impact feel […]
Darksiders II – All who live know my name
Darksiders II is nearly out in the UK. If you’ve an inbox like mine you may have one or three emails from GAME telling you that you have to act now if you want to pre-order and get the limited edition. If you make a last minute dive for the limited edition you get extra […]
LEGO Lord of the Rings – surprisingly funny
This LEGO Lord of the Rings trailer is surprisingly funny. The game, from Warner Bros, is due out in the Autumn for a wide range of devices; 3DS, DS, PC, PlayStation 3, PSV, Wii and Xbox 360.
Handsome Jack introduces Borderlands 2
Handsome Jack is the apparent hero of the rough and ready planet Pandora in Borderlands 2. It looks like some time has past since Borderlands 1 and that adventure with the mystical vault – there are bigger, shinier, cities and Handsome Jack claims he has bought peace. Although it doens’t look very peaceful to me. […]
White Wolf’s owners, CCP Games, raise $20M
The Iceland-based CCP Games, makers of EVE Online and owners of White Wolf publishing, have raised $20M in new funding. Most of the cash, in the form of bonds, come from other Icelandic investors and comes in on top of a previous $20M investment round. It’s unlikely that White Wolf, the World of Darkness, or […]
