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What if… games consoles had to render themselves?

January 26, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In focus, today is a project from ElectronicsHub titled Self-aware and wonders what consoles would look like if they had to render themselves.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: playstation, PlayStation 3, playstation 4, playstation 5, switch, wii, wii u, Xbox 360, xbox one, xbox series x

Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks gorgeous

October 21, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We saw snippets of the next Zelda game in Nintendo’s Switch release video and it looked good there. In this standalone preview video it looks even better. The game will be out for both the Wii U and the Nintendo Switch next year.

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: nintendo, nintendo switch, wii u, zelda

Christopher Lloyd is brilliant as Doc Brown in LEGO Dimensions ad

May 25, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s enough to make you want another Back to the Future film. In this advert for LEGO Dimensions, Christopher Lloyd takes on the role of Doc Brown once again as he delivered a mysterious box. LEGO Dimensions is due out in September and has a Dark Knight, a Wizard and a LEGO Master Builder head […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: back to the future, lego, PlayStation 3, playstation 4, wii u, Xbox 360, xbox one

Batman: Arkham Origins launch trailer shows Black Mask in action

October 23, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Batman: Arkham Origins will be available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 from beginning Friday, with the Wii U sPC (boxed) available from Friday November 8th. “Personal Mission” is the launch trailer for the latest Batman Arkham game. It pits the Dark Knight against Black Mask and eight assassins. It’s about exploring Gotham, visceral combat […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: batman, PlayStation 3, trailers, wii u, Xbox 360

Batman: Arkham Origins “Nowhere to Run” trailer

August 21, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are teasing us with a new trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins called “Nowhere to Run”. We get the tour of super villains who are ready to give Batman some serious trouble. Arkham Origins expands Gotham City and introduces a prequel set years before either Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: batman, dc entertainment, PlayStation 3, trailers, Warner Bros, wii u, Xbox 360

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara out today

June 18, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I don’t think this is what the hobby means by Old School Renaissance. That said; if you fancy a bit of retro clone action with D&D then you can download Chronicles of Mystara. The download is a revamp of two classic D&D comptuer game titles; Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara. It’s a feast […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: capcom, Dungeons & Dragons, nintendo, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Network, Steam, trailers, wii u, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Assassin’s Creed III: Connor’s Story

October 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Connor is our assassin in Assassin’s Creed 3. He’s a native American who earned the right to be trained as an assassin. I guess we’ll have to find out whether he gets accepted by the Brotherhood later. The trailer shows Connor’s story. It’s a rough one. The Templar infected British Empire sweeping across the lands […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: assassin's creed, assassin's creed III, PlayStation 3, trailers, Ubisoft, wii u, Xbox 360

What’s in the Injustice Gods Among Us collector’s edition?

September 27, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Imagine the makers of the brutal beat ‘em up Mortal Kombat got into making computer games around superheroes. That’s exactly what’s going on with Injustice: Gods Among Us. This is a fighting game set in the DC Universe that’ll unleash itself on the Wii U, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in April next year. The […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: batman, cyborg, dc comics, Harley Quinn, nightwing, PlayStation 3, Superman, The Flash, wii u, Wonder Woman, Xbox 360

Mega Post: All of today’s Wii U game trailers

September 13, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Today was a big one for Nintendo. They pulled off a live stream preview of the Wii U via Nintendo UK. I was more impressed than I thought I’d be – but my expectations were pretty low. However, it was clear that there would be plenty of titles available at launch and that games like […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: assassin's creed, Avengers, call of duty, cthulhu, darksiders, interview, lego, mario, marvel, nintendo, trailers, wii u, zombies

A look inside: ZombiU – launching November 30th in Europe

September 13, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

ZombiU will be a launch title for the Wii U in Europe on November 30th. In fact, you can buy a premium pack of the game which includes a Black Wii U console and GamePad. ZombiU is an online survival horror with some nice touches. If you die while playing ZombiU then you become a […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: nintendo, wii u, zombies

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