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Street Fighter IV – arcade review (Street Fighter IV)

Nov 19, 2008

When the last ‘proper’ Street Fighter came out, almost 10 years ago, it’s safe to say that the fighters had lost much of their appeal and the fanbase they enjoyed during their heyday of the early ’90s. Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike didn’t exactly make much of an impact, with old favorites Ryu and Ken joining a bunch of weirdos and misfits many people couldn’t care less about. ...

Killzone 2 - multiplayer preview (Killzone 2)

Nov 13, 2008

You may have missed it since only a select few gamers were invited, but the Killzone 2 closed beta trial has been well underway and word is the first hands-on raises more questions than it answers. The past three years have seen hype swell around Killzone 2 like no other game before it, so the chance for Joe Public to get hands-on and vent some opinions was a brave move by Sony. Brave and confident. ...

Mafia II (Mafia 2)

Nov 12, 2008

Released in 2002, the original Mafia was pretty much one of the standout games of that year. It offset its admittedly mediocre driving (1930s bangers + speed limits = major yawns) with top shooting and a plot that honestly wouldn’t have looked out of place alongside Oscar-winning underworld fare like Goodfellas. ...

So who the hell is Matt Hazard? (Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard)

Oct 28, 2008

The game's called Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard. It's a third-person shooter. It's coming out on PS3 and 360 early next year. It's being made by Dead Head Fred developer Vicious Cycle Software. But who exactly is Matt Hazard, where the hell is he returning from and why should we care? To clarify the first two points, watch the video below. To find out if we should actually give a monkeys, keep reading after the movie ...

Call Of Duty: World at War - every mode played and previewed (Call Of Duty: World at War)

Oct 22, 2008

Campaign, co-op and multiplayer, all given a thorough going over. ...

Prince of Persia: Still the king of the swingers? (Prince of Persia (next-gen))

Oct 20, 2008

Hands-on with the Prince's new direction. Does it measure up to its lineage? ...

Valkyria Chronicles – hands-on (Valkyria Chronicles)

Oct 14, 2008

Normally, we’d think that any PS3 exclusive from a third-party publisher would be well known simply because there aren’t very many. But Valkyria Chronicles, a PS3 exclusive from publisher Sega, remains criminally unheralded. That needs to change, because this quirky strategy RPG, with its lush graphics and weird, anime/sci-fi take on WWII, has all the earmarks of a sleeper hit in the making.Reason #1: It’s freaking ...

Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising)

Oct 10, 2008

Imagine if you were playing a war game and you suddenly noticed that the weapon you were wielding was held together by eight-sided nuts instead of the statutory six-siders. You’d naturally be horrified, the integrity of the experience would be compromised, and you’d probably never touch it again. ...

Call of Duty: World at War - multiplayer hands-on (Call Of Duty: World at War)

Oct 8, 2008

Seriously, no offense to Call of Duty: World at War’s single player. Toiling through the Pacific and Eastern European theater, communicating with Keifer Sutherland and Gary Oldman, face melting flamethrowers that spits face-melting liquid death? We’re not complaining. You could argue that the immersive cinematic campaign helped Call of Duty 4 move 10 million copies, but it’s certainly not the reason why a healthy fraction ...

How turning bad could make Spider-Man good again (Spider-Man: Web of Shadows)

Oct 7, 2008

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows might be the game to rekindle our love for the webslinger after a couple of underwhelming recent performances. The biggest reason? He's turned a bit nasty. Oh and he's got a very sexy friend... ...

The infinite potential of Fallout 3 (Fallout 3)

Oct 3, 2008

You've probably read a lot about Fallout 3. Until you've actually played Fallout 3, however, you don't understand. You don't understand just how big the game feels, just how open the game seems and just how much freedom the game appears to offer.

We've only had four hours with the post-apocalyptic RPG and we're already overwhelmed. ...

Batman: Arkham Asylum – first-look (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

Sep 26, 2008

The Caped Crusader has had something of a dodgy past both on the silver screen and in games. From the ace 1989 Tim Burton gothic epic that grossed over a quarter of a billion dollars domestically to the franchise-murdering Joel Schumacher colour-saturated camp-fest Batman & Robin that barely limped past the $100 million marker, Bruce Wayne and his crime-fighting alter-ego haven’t had it easy. ...

Borderlands (Borderlands)

Sep 26, 2008

What makes Han Solo cool? Why does Mad Max excite us? What is it about Firefly that makes us want to sign up for the interplanetary mercenary lifestyle? It’s hard to say for sure, but the pull of a wild frontier, danger, excellent toys, and rich rewards make for irresistible TV, movies, and games. ...

Rage (Rage)

Sep 26, 2008

This is id Software’s first properly new game since 1996. Just think about that. Various versions of Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein have marched from id’s Texas offices over the past 12 years, yet the team’s creative muscles haven’t flexed on anything fresh for more than a decade. ...

Tomb Raider: Underworld hands-on (Tomb Raider: Underworld)

Sep 23, 2008

Our favorite formidably endowed, morally questionable Indiana Jane is back. Underworld is an account of Ms. Croft’s search for the Hammer of Thor (“Mjölnir,” for the Marvel-inclined), a powerful artifact with a mysterious connection to Lara’s past. ...

Midnight Club: L.A. real-life comparison shots (Midnight Club: Los Angeles)

Sep 18, 2008

Just how accurate is Rockstar's new racer? ...

WWE Legends of WrestleMania (WWE Legends of WrestleMania)

Sep 17, 2008

When THQ revealed its WWE spin-off, WWE Legends of Wrestlemania, one thing went through my mind. I know these brawlers. Hazy TV memories flooded back of the Hulkster stomping around his ring, Ultimate Warrior delivering sermons from the turn buckle and Andre the Giant, well, looking big. Very big. Back in the day there were no average Joes in trunks, no faceless pecked-up meatheads banging on about ‘real wrestling’. ...

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey)

Sep 12, 2008

Fighter planes have been landed without propulsion; with wings shredded by enemy fire; with tail sections shattered by flak; with bullet holes peppering the fuel tanks and engine. World War II is a goldmine of tales of daring escapes and miraculous landings in direct defiance of the laws of physics. The real world can be weird in a way videogames can’t – at least until now. ...

Need for Speed Undercover (Need for Speed Undercover)

Sep 11, 2008

We’ve got a confession to make that goes against most critical response: we quite liked Need for Speed: ProStreet (at least on consoles). It was a competent and relatively accurate recreation of organized competitive racing events. Unfortunately, what ProStreet did at the same time was completely remove the essence of what made a Need for Speed game, leaving a dry approach to simulation in its place. ...

Damnation (Damnation)

Sep 9, 2008

To fully understand what Damnation is about, you have to forget about Gears of War 2. Forget that they’re both third-person shooters. Forget that they both use the same satisfying over-the-shoulder aiming method. Forget that both have the same darkened ‘ruined beauty’ visual style that is the Unreal Engine’s trademark. ...