I think everyone would agree with me that some of the most inventive games of the past year and a half would include World of Goo and Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure. As a gamer, I have been wondering when 2D Boy and Kyle Gray (of Henry Hatsworth) would be making something new. So [...]
Continue reading...3. March 2010
A new study released by the Blitz marketing firm today suggests strongly that current video game marketing practices are coming up very short. The study focused on the factors that influence the buying decisions of games who play games for at least seven hours a week, dubbed “Avid Gamers” by Blitz. According to the study, it’s these “avid [...]
Continue reading...25. February 2010
Nintendo have gone release date announcement crazy, announcing the first firm dates for 4 of the Wii’s major 2010 releases. First to arrive will be Monster Hunter Tri, which was also announced to be subscription free at today’s European Media Summit. The Japanese release saw gamers forking out a subscription fee to play online, but when [...]
Continue reading...15. January 2010
82 percent of gamer parents are well aware of the ESRB rating guidelines and what they mean., according to a press release by Activision released today. The conclusion is a boon for the video game industry, which has been trying to prove the effectiveness of the system for some time against anti-video-game lobbyists and politicians. The [...]
Continue reading...7. January 2010
Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony ended up towards the bottom end of environmental group Greenpeace’s quarterly Greener Electronics rankings this year with little improvement from last year. Despite game companies cutting some unnecessary plastic from game cases (the pie-pieces you’ve noticed cut out of recent game purchases are intentional) the Greenpeace scale rated Nintendo and Microsoft at [...]
Continue reading...30. December 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the most pirated game of 2009, according to According to TorrentFreak. The game has been downloaded illegally nearly 4,100,000 times for PC in 2009, topping the list after only two months of being available. If TorretFreak’s report is accurate, Activision has lost more than $245 million in sales on the [...]
Continue reading...7. December 2009
Namco Bandai may produce 3D games in the near future, indicated by a press release today by the company and 3D technology firm, RealD. According to the release, Namco Bandai has licensed RealD’s Stereoscopic Gaming API. The API would allow Namco Bandai not only to render visuals in RealD’s stereoscopic 3D format, but also to implement automatic [...]
Continue reading...30. November 2009
In a move that makes it seem as if Ubisoft are ignoring last year’s reinvention of the franchise, a new Sands of Time era Prince of Persia game has been announced for 2010. Looking like it will tie into the Jake Gyllenhaal Sands of Time movie, the game is said to feature ‘fan-favourite’ elements from the [...]
Continue reading...16. November 2009
Think about the RPGs you played back in the late 80s, early 90s. Now combine them all into one mash up of a game for a portable console and you have Nostalgia. I will be clear, it seems this was the intention of the developers, the title refering to a day of RPGs that is long past. Not to say [...]
Continue reading...16. November 2009
7 Wonders II, developed by Avanquest Software for the Nintendo DS, is yet another spin on the match 3 genre. However, to be successful in this genre, the unique spin in the game must be one that is more than a gimmick, and captivates a gamer as much as Bejeweled, the King of match 3 games does. Unfortunately, 7 Wonders II falls short in this respect.
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10. March 2010
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