Thomas Roach on why you should consider buying a Wii U… This Christmas many people will have likely picked up a new games console, and chances are that would have been either a PS4 or a Xbox One. Sadly, many people will have looked over the Nintendo Wii U, which is often deemed too childish, […]
Nintendo planning next console, says Shigeru Miyamoto
Speaking to Associated Press, the man behind Mario, Zelda and a number of other staple Nintendo titles, Shigeru Miyamoto, has confirmed that the company is working on a console to succeed the Wii U, which is struggling to compete with the PS4 and the Xbox One. “For the time being, our focus is on the […]
Games publication CVG is shutting down
Future Publishing has announced that ComputerandVideoGames.com, the official website for the CVG brand, will close. The brand has existed since 1981, and began as a magazine called Computer and Video Games. Gamesradar+ will be taking on board some existing CVG content in February 2015, according to MCV. Declan Gough, head of content and marketing at […]
Sony developing animated Super Mario Bros. movie
It looks like Mario and Luigi are heading back to the big screen, with leaked emails from the Sony hack revealing that producer Avi Arad (The Amazing Spider-Man) is developing an animated Super Mario Bros. movie. According to Buzzfeed, Arad emailed Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal in October, stating that he is “the proud father of […]
Sega developing Altered Beast, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Rise of Nightmares and Crazy Taxi movies
It’s already got a Sonic the Hedgehog movie in the pipeline, and now it has been announced that Sega is pushing ahead with plans to create a range of movies, television shows and digital releases based upon its video game portfolio, tapping former Break Media executive Evan Cholfin to oversee their development. According to Variety, […]
Video Game Review – Bedlam
Villordsutch reviews Bedlam… If you’re like me , an old mature gamer who has been around for a fair few decades watching games evolve, we’ve seen wondrous things from black and white tennis (Pong) to the monochrome colour clashing on the ZX Spectrum then onwards to the 486 basic PCs up to our beast of […]
Is Damian Wayne the Arkham Knight?
Thomas Roach on whether the Arkham Knight is Damian Wayne… Batman: Arkham Knight is one of the most anticipated games of next year, having been delayed from its original release date in October 2014. With a fair few months to go until the game is available, the speculation surrounding the identity of the Arkham Knight […]
Video Game Review – Never Alone
Kris Wall reviews Never Alone… Every now and again, something comes along completely out of the blue and unexpectedly blindsides you, and so it is with Upper One Games’ Never Alone, or Kissima Ingitchuna to give it its proper name, that has appeared out of a blizzard to completely take my breath away. Let me […]
X-Box Bargains – Bionic Commando
Andrew Newton looks at a selection of Xbox 360 bargains; next up is Bionic Commando… Following on with my quest of seeking out and reviewing bargain games rather than wait for Black Fridays and January sales etc. I thought I’d continue today with Bionic Commando by Capcom. I have fond memories of the original Bionic […]
Video Game Review – Dragon Age: Inquisition
Ben Rayner reviews Dragon Age: Inquisition… 98 hours, 15 minutes and 20 seconds. No, thats not how long it took me to finish Lost and (finally) understand the ending. This is in fact how long it took me to eventually find the courage to hit the pause button on Dragon Age: Inquisition. Long enough to […]
