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Kojima’s biggest gaming influence is… Mario?!

Seth — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:52:22 +0000

Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series, revealed his top five most memorable and influential video games, and the list may surprise you… Super Mario Bros. series – At first glance it seems that Mario would have nothing in common with Solid Snake, but maybe Kojima looked at Mario for inspiration on how to create [...]

GAME announces record sales, intends to self-publish games

Seth — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:33:39 +0000

GAME revealed their trading statement for 2008 year-to-date sales and it appears that this year is set to surpass the record-breaking sales of 2007. Like for like sales for the first 22 weeks of the year are up by 28.1% when compared to the same period last year. This announcement caused GAME shares to plummet as [...]

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Xbox 360)

Ben — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:44:25 +0000

When you think about consoles and online together, only one thing should really enter your mind, and that is Xbox Live. The service really did justice for the console market; it showed how a dedicated online service could work [...]

Sony responds to pulling of 2.4 firmware update

Seth — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:46:26 +0000

Earlier this week there was a little bit of positive news surrounding a number of new features the Playstation 3 was receiving through a firmware update. Sadly, this positive press for Sony didn’t last long and the update was quickly pulled following widespread reports of many users having their consoles bricked by installing the firmware. Patrick [...]

Burnout PS3 to get retroactive trophies, Bioshock & Uncharted among others to be patched

Seth — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:05 +0000

Criterion designer, Simon Phipps, has confirmed via the Playstation Blog that the Playstation 3 version of Burnout Paradise will be updated to add support for Playstation Trophies “soon”. Surprisingly he also confirmed that these Trophies would be retroactive, meaning that players will receive them for accomplishments and feats that they have already made in the game. [...]

HMV to introduce pre-owned games section in store

Seth — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:37:05 +0000

MCV has reported that following an announcement that profits are up by 25% on last year, HMV has revealed that they plan to make a move into used-games in the near future. Maybe this is unsurprising as games made up 21% of the company’s total sales, rising from 14% last year. A statement accompanying HMV’s financial [...]

PS3 2.40 firmware now available

Thomas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:54:34 +0000

Sony has finally released PS3 firmware 2.40, and has made it available via the PlayStation Network. If for some reason you are having problems downloading directly (maybe due to current server strain), they you can always download the firmware file to your PC from Sony’s official site and put it onto a Memory Stick [...]

Soulcalibur IV rated ‘12′, has no buttock nudity

Thomas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:19:58 +0000

The BBFC are still having a great time rating games, and have set their sights on Soulcalibur IV. The board comment that the game has been tagged with a ‘12’ rating for moderate fantasy violence, due to “combat with a variety of hand-held weapons such as swords and sticks.” They go onto say that even [...]

Chrono Trigger remake on the way to DS

Thomas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:45:04 +0000

Remember Chrono Trigger? No! Well, we don’t blame you as it was never released in PAL territories. However, those that played it would certainly tell you it was one of the better RPG’s released for the SNES, and can still stand up as one of the best RPG’s ever released to this day. So, if you [...]

Konami bringing Eledees follow up to DS

Thomas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:19:03 +0000

Konami has announced they will be releasing a follow up to Eledees. It will go by the name Eledees: The Adventures of Kai & Zero. This time the game will be hitting the DS instead of the Wii, and even more changes come as the gameplay will change from a first-person view to a top [...]

Nine Rock Band 2 songs revealed?

Thomas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:15:37 +0000

The US gaming show X-play has shown Rock Band 2 being played for the first time on a recent episode of their show. Interestingly, the video showed a list of eleven songs from the games set list. Two of these songs were current DLC, and had a star beside them to signify so. The other nine [...]

Soulcalibur IV PS3 could use 9GB of HDD space (Update)

Thomas — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:19:38 +0000

A tech spec update on Yes Asia has revealed that the PS3 version of Soul Calibur 4 could use just under 9GB of you hard-drive space should be feel like partaking in some brawling. According to the site 6.7GB’s will be used solely for installing the game, which if true makes it the biggest install [...]

Pulitzer Prize-winning author says GTAIV not in same league as movies, books

Seth — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:43:29 +0000

It’s a shame, we were just getting ready to rant at another ignorant old man who’s never picked up a game in his life, but we thought we’d better read his article first and it turns out he actually knows what he’s talking about. I know, we were as shocked as you! Junot Díaz won the [...]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

Ben — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:25:56 +0000

We all knew it was coming. Our cousins across the globe had already told us what it was like. Now the Europeans get the Brawl experience. And it was well worth the wait. I had to do a lot of things for this Brawl review, namely waiting a couple of days for the ‘holy freaking [...]

12 tracks from The Who confimed for Rock Band

Thomas — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:48:17 +0000

Over on the official The Who website it has being confirmed that Rock Band will be getting 12 brand new tracks to go along with Won’t Get Fooled Again, which was already available on the disc at release. The tracks will be made available July 15, so we don’t have too long to wait. Unlike [...]

UK Sales Chart – Week ending June 28th

Seth — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:31:24 +0000

There are a whole five new entries in this weeks Top 20 chart, with two of them entering straight in at the top. We Brits have been waiting a while for the latest entry in Nintendo’s Smash Bros. series, and it seems that absence does make the heart grow fonder, as UK gamers couldn’t wait [...]

Sony officially confirms PS3 firmware 2.4 features, in-game XMB included

Seth — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:35:14 +0000

Update - Sony have now revealed that this update should be hitting PS3 consoles across the world this Wednesday, July 2nd. Sony has finally revealed exactly what the elusive 2.4 firmware update will contain, DarkZero has the lowdown. It seems that most of the rumours were true. Here’s the main list of what is now available in-game: In-game [...]

Sony files patent for handheld with touchscreen

Seth — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:48:47 +0000

On Friday, SCEA was successfully granted a patent for “a hand-held device with touchscreen and digital tactile pixels.” While it would be a leap of logic to suggest that they are planning to release a ‘DSP’ (mockup pictured), the fact is that “game device” is one of the potential applications that was listed. Of course it [...]

EA looking to fix Bad Company issues

Thomas — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:34:14 +0000

Those of you that have recently picked up Battlefield Bad Company may have noticed that the Xbox 360 version is currently having some server connection troubles. Well it seems EA are aware of the problem too, and are working on a patch along with DICE. “We are aware that some Xbox 360 players are having issues [...]

Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Ben — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:26:00 +0000

Sixteen years ago, Infogrames released the original Alone in the Dark. Its fixed camera angles and pre-rendered backgrounds set the stage for 3D survival horror games for years to come. Despite the eye-wateringly blocky graphics it was a truly horrifying experience. Atari’s next-gen [...]