Hinted at for the past few months, and nearly confirmed through some sneaky updates to the original game, Portal 2 has now been officially confirmed on the newest cover of Game Informer. Unlike its predcessor, which took pride of place in The Orange Box in 2007, Portal 2 will be a fully fledged standalone game. With the incredible [...]
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...17. February 2010
Today the ponderous machine that is Blizzard began the ”StarCraft II” closed beta today, launching out invites to those who had requested keys many months ago. The beta is extremely limited at this time. Reports trickle in as people ignore their non-disclosure-agreements (though some report there aren’t any) so some details have come in.
Continue reading...11. February 2010
After playing the Beta non stop for the past two days, us here at Nukoda are becoming very excited for Battlefield Bad Company 2. The new screenshots showcase the detailed environments and impressive visual effects, and with a tried and tested multiplayer under its belt, this could be the best Battlefield yet. Check out the rest of the screenshots for [...]
Continue reading...9. February 2010
Not satisfied with being having just an Advanced Warfighter on their squad, Ubisoft today announced Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Developed by the same team as Advanced Warfighter and its critically acclaimed sequel, is set to contain state of the art weaponry and technology. With the pedigree the team has, the combination of Online and Single Player modes should make [...]
Continue reading...13. January 2010
Ubisoft today annouced that their upcoming real time stratgey game R.U.S.E. and the long awaited Splinter Cell revamp Conviction are to be delayed to the 2010-2011 fiscal year. What this means for those eagerly anticipating either title is that neither game will release before April . A delay of nearly 2 months for Splinter Cell: Conviction, [...]
Continue reading...31. December 2009
A year of sequels with a few original titles. By no means are any of these sequels bad, Left 4 Dead 2 remains one of my favourite games, but for the most part there is little innovation. For me I enjoy games that strive to be different, to travel off the beaten track and along [...]
Continue reading...30. December 2009
It’s that time of year (the end of it) and we here at Nukoda have decided to each put forth our idea for the site’s choice for Game of the Year. Those of you who have read my reviews will know I subscribe to the school of thought that a great game must have a great [...]
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...22. December 2009
Games based on films and films based on games are often abominations. This bad reputation forms from a slew of half-baked games manufactured in an attempt to cash in on the relative success of a movie. For films, on the other hand, Uwe Boll takes the award for most damage dealt to the game film industry, the great director who [...]
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6. March 2010
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