Tag Archives: Xbox 360

Alan Wake The Writer DLC, Reviewed [Xbox 360]

  An imagination gone wild can be a dangerous thing, something which Alan Wake finds out in the final piece of DLC, The Writer. In a similar vein to the preceding DLC, The Signal, you find yourself trapped in the dark place struggling to hold onto your sanity amidst a landscape of warped versions of past [...]

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Final Details of the New L4D DLC

When a campaign poster appears you know Valve are going to release something soon. Dated for October 5, The Sacrifice DLC will coincide with the final part of the webcomics. For the hardcore fans the comic is being treated as the official canon, with the DLC being a pick your own ending deal. So far we already know [...]

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More Rock Band 3 Prep With Anthrax Tracks

Like with the Dio tracks that have just passed, Anthrax are getting the RB treatment with five of their tracks making their way onto the Rock Band Store. Imagine these tracks as a metaphorical lube for RB3. Anthrax, one of the big four of thrash metal from the 80s, will be making an appearance on Rock Band [...]

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TGS 2010: Capcom Unveil J-God of War Game

Okay so it’s not fair to call every hack-and-slash game a rip-off of God of War just because it came first, so lets hope that Capcom’s new title Asura’s Wrath is the new god killer. This new title is the lovechild of Capcom and Japanese developer CyberConnect2, responsible for the .hack games, and will fuse together Asian Mythology with Science [...]

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New Direction For Latest 360 Pad

Microsoft have unveiled the new design for the 360 pad which should solve the D-pad problem. Despite taking them around five years, the new feature allows users to twist the D-pad to turn it from a disc shape to a plus shape. The pad might be chunky still, but at least now you can actually select the right [...]

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Red Dead Redemption ‘Liars & Cheats’ Dated, More Details of the Undead DLC

Rockstar Games have revealed more about the up-and-coming ’Liars & Cheats’ and ‘Undead Nightmare’ packs for Red Dead Redemption today. The Liars & Cheats pack is set for a September 21 release date and is to incorporate new free roam and competitive multiplayer elements. First off, there is multiplayer gambling in the form of poker and liars’ [...]

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Gamescom 2010: MGS: Rising can be the pacifists war game

Like previous Metal Gear games, Metal Gear Solid: Rising will allow players to complete the game without having to kill a single enemy. Whether this achievement is done or not is entirely up to the player. For a game where the protagonist has a katana, it seems this accomplishment will be rather difficult. Developer Konami [...]

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E3 2010: New 360 Shipping to Stores

Look at the shiny!  The final announcement from Microsoft’s E3 2010 conference was the altogether expected reveal of a new redesigned Xbox 360.  What wasn’t expected though, is that the new console is already shipping to stores in the US, and is due in stores later this week!  Microsoft have confirmed via their official Xbox Twitter [...]

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Official Nintendo Magazine Interviews Takashi Iizuka on Sonic The Hedgehog 4

Let’s be honest, SEGA hasn’t released a Sonic game with this much anticipation since the Dreamcast days. It seems to be well deserved as they are taking the franchise back to where it belongs, a fun and fast-paced 2D side-scrolling style similar to New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Expect Sonic 4 to hit WiiWare, Playstation [...]

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Resident Evil 5: Desperate Escape, Reviewed [360, PS3]

Desperate Escape is the content I hate to love. The previous content, Lost in Nightmares, took a step back to the roots of survival horror leaving me both happy at this attempt at change and sad that there was something lacking.  In some ways Desperate Escape is similar to it’s predecessor: it lasts less than two hours; [...]

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