Sega is bringing back Mega CD title Sonic CD, re-releasing the old game later this year on just about every platform under the sun. If you need specifics, that means Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, PC, iPhone/iPad and Android. The game will have the Japanese soundtrack and will also feature Amy and Metal Sonic. You…
Sick of “modern” role-playing games and their fancy graphics engines and free-flowing first-person perspective? Why not try Legend of Grimrock. It’s like a breath of stale air (but I don’t mean that in a bad way!). Developed by indie studio Almost Human, it’s a quaint throwback to the days of early 90’s RPGs on the…
Nintendo’s Power Line used to be amazing. In the days before the internet it was personalised gaming assistance. Like Gamefaqs turning up at your door with a hint lying elegantly on a silver platter. You’d punch in a phone number, get help, then your parents would foot the enormous bill, at zero cost to you.…
In case you need a little visual reference to go with Totilo’s extensive hands-on with Valve’s latest shooter, here’s a debut trailer for the upcoming Counter Strike: Global Offensive You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
When Syco Collectibles showed off their line of Mortal Kombat statues the other day, sadly one of the main attractions, a Raiden piece, wasn’t done. He is now! These shots show you can…take his hat off. And that he’s mean. What they don’t show is that this 10″ piece, made of polystone resin, will be…
There’s a new Harvest Moon game for the Nintendo 3DS. The game’s publisher, Natsume, also has a title called Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove on the way for the platform. Yet despite both of them being finished and ready to go, they’ve been delayed. Why? Because there aren’t enough people buying the 3DS. It’s hoped that the…
Pokémon. It’s a card (and video) game for kids. You capture monsters, they faint a lot, it’s all good, clean, harmless fun. Right? Well, mostly. Except for a few occasions where the series has been in trouble in the West for allegedly using Nazi imagery. Since the franchise debuted in the 1990s, there have been…
We’ve featured the concept art of Guild Wars 2 here twice before, showcasing the talents of concept artists Levi Hopkins and Kekai Kotaki. Today, then, let’s do it a third and final time. Think of it as a trilogy, with the final act the contributions of the series’ Creative Director, Daniel Dociu. Dociu, born in…
Unlike its predecessor, Oblivion, the next game in the Elder Scrolls series will let you make friends. Some friends can become friends with benefits. And they can then become your spouse. Even if they’re the same gender as you. Given how many games either outlaw this or simply don’t acknowledge it, it’s nice to see…
One of my favourite Tumblr sites, Game & Graphics, which celebrates great graphic and visual design in games, has decided to go into the t-shirt business. And what a way to start. This Mario x Star Wars shirt is available for €17, and ships internationally. It makes for a rad t-shirt, and in the meantime,…
Mass Effect is a series that blends a few different gaming genres together. Side-scrolling brawler isn’t one of them, though, leaving room for this fan-made game. It’s called Mass Effect: Dark Corners of the Galaxy, and uses the OpenBOR engine (for fan-made brawlers) to bring the punchier side of Bioware’s galaxy to life. I’ll admit,…
Starting today, and for a limited time, an Xbox 360 bundle will go on sale in Canada that is, well, better than any other I’ve ever seen for the console. For $300 consumers will be able to grab a 250GB Xbox 360 S along with download coupons for five full games. And those games are,…
The iOS version of id Software’s Wolfenstein 3D has been withdrawn from sale in two European countries over its use of the Nazi swastika. The game has been pulled in both Austria and Switzerland, according to a tweet from id boss John Carmack, “due to the offensive swastikas”. This shouldn’t be too big a surprise.…
Earlier today, GameStop pulled all PC copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution from shelves after it was caught opening boxes, removing a promotional code then selling these games as “new”. People were quick to blame GameStop, as is often the case, and while the retailer still shoulders some blame in this (if only for the…
Welcome to 2011. Where not only are video game franchises annualised, but expensive, real cars bearing their branding are as well. The Call of Duty Jeep Wrangler, which was released last year in honour of Call of Duty: Black Ops, will be re-released this year, only now with Modern Warfare 3 branding all over it…
Escape From City 17, a 2009 short flick from The Purchase Brothers, was and still is the best piece of fan-made Half-Life cinema we’ve ever seen. Over two years later, it finally has a follow-up. Escape From City 17 – Part Two has the same top-shelf special effects (and reportedly the same shoestring budget of…
This week is the, believe it or not, 20th anniversary of the release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. It’s a cause for celebration, of course, but also makes me wonder why Nintendo decided to bless America with its own “unique” version of the console. When Nintendo released the Famicom in Japan…
The tens of thousands of people attending Gamescom on any given day were excited enough to be there as it is, but at specially anointed times, they were whipped up into an absolute fervour. And it’s quite the sight. If you need some background, this kind of behaviour (which really kicks in around twenty seconds…
While we’ve known for a while now that Gearbox’s upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines makes extensive use of original concept art from the movie it’s based on, 1986’s Aliens, it’s still a surprise to see it brought to life 25 years later. I caught a showing of the game during Gamescom last week, a demonstration that…
Battlefield 3’s booth at Gamescom was not fucking around. Inside its cavernous hall, at the end of an hours-long wait, were 64 personal computers and an 18-minute round of the game’s multiplayer. It’s quite the experience. Taking place on the game’s Caspian Border map, an enormous expanse of creeks, hills, plains and buildings, the demo…
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