Xbox Fueled Bender

By Chris | February 9, 2009 5:24 pm

UPS

It’s back. My Xbox is back!

I can only applaud Microsoft on their customer service. When my Xbox died I called them up the next day. A very nice lady went through the fault with me and provided several options for returning the Xbox to them. I chose the ‘Self pack’ route. I was also given the choice of where I would like the Xbox collecting from (note that it MUST be delivered to the same place once fixed). Within 24hrs I had received an email containing a printable UPS dispatch document.

After securely packaging up the Duffbox, I taped the printed UPS document to the parcel. Going online (from a link in the email Microsoft sent me) I booked a UPS collection for between the hours of 1:00pm and 3:00pm from my work’s address.

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Bionic Commando coming in May

By James | February 6, 2009 12:34 pm

Bionic Commando

It may be 20 years since the bionically-enhanced commando first hit our screens, but the wait is nearly over. Starring Nathan “R.A.D” Spencer, the ultimate fusion of man and machine, and packing more arm candy than The Six Million Dollar man and Robocop combined. Nathan, a falsely imprisoned government agent, is facing execution, but wait, there are terrorists on hand to kick start the adventure. The story revolves around terrorists, who after detonating an experimental earthquake/radiation bomb destroying Ascension City, then occupy it. So who you gonna call? The guy with the awesome arm of course.

And what an arm it is. Not only can you use it to grapple and swing your way around the terrain, but also to launch boulders or cars, uppercut enemies or use them as a shield and, get this, whip enemies into the air transforming them into a human kite. A human kite! Roll on May.

Bionic Commando is to be released in May for Xbox 360 and PS3 with a PC version following a few months later.

Bad Company 2

By James | February 5, 2009 4:29 pm

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Like blowing things up? Destruction Junkie? Well good news, EA have announced Battlefield: Bad Company 2, with the promise to take everything that players liked in the original and up the ante – more vehicles, more destruction and more team play.

Due for release in winter on Xbox360 and PS3, BC2 will see the infamous “B” Company fight their way through snowy mountaintops, dense jungles and dusty villages, with oodles of weapons and vehicles on hand to aid them.

However if winter seems to long away for a fresh fix of Frosbite Engine driven destruction, never fear, available this summer via Xbox live and Playstation Store comes Battlefield 1943. Set during WWII and offering 24 player action in three classic locations: Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.

Screenshots and a trailer after the jump.

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Iron Man 2

By Chris | February 4, 2009 4:52 pm

Ironman

Yes, we remember the constant shower of homing missiles knocking us out of the sky. We remember the QTE button mashings to destroy enemy vehicles. We also remember the PS1 quality cutscenes.

Yes this post sounds a bit repetative, but then, so was the first game. However, for all the things it did wrong… there were a handful of saving graces that had Marvel fans shouting for a second game which could address the ‘rush job’ oversights made by the design team.

What we would like to see in IM2:

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising Trailer

By James | 11:33 am

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RA3 is getting an expansion pack, due to be released late March, but worry not if you don’t own the original as it’s also a stand alone game.

Titled Uprising and picking up in the aftermath of RA3 it will feature four mini campaigns for each faction. The game also features the new Commanders Challenge Mode, 50 over the top scenarios.

Watch out for the live action cutscenes starring the ample acting talents of the legendary Malcolm McDowell, also the ample talents of ex-hollyoaker Gemma Atkinson and ex-neighbour Holly Valance.

Cast photos after the jump.

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Need for Speed gets a reboot

By James | January 30, 2009 4:12 pm

Need for Speed: Undercover

In 2003 with the release of Need for Speed: Underground, EA moved its aging franchise to the streets. Six years later and, as anyone who’s played Need for Speed: Undercover can attest, it’s long past time for something fresh. So in a move that’s bound to get fans revved up, EA have announced three new NFS games for 2009.

  • Need for Speed: Shift (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PC) will be a “hardcore racing simulation” made by Slightly Mad Studios and will use real world racing drivers on the development team. NFS Shift will be an authentic simulation racer, featuring accurately modelled cars.
  • Need for Speed: Nitro (Wii, DS) taking full advantage of the Wiimote, NFS Nitro will be have a “fresh and unique visual style” and should feel “very Need for Speed but in a more mischievous, Nintendo way”.
  • Need for Speed: World Online (PC) is set to be a free online game launching in Asia in the summer and winter for the rest of us.

Boom Blox is back

By James | January 29, 2009 4:23 pm

Boom Blox Bash Party

EA and Steven Spielberg get together again to bring us, Boom Blox Bash Party.

Bringing over 400 new blox busting levels that will see players lobbing pretend projectiles at their tv’s in new settings such as underwater and zero gravity.

“BOOM BLOX Bash Party is a wild social gaming experience,” said Steven Spielberg. “We know families and friends really enjoyed playing the original BOOM BLOX together, so we designed more explosive multiplayer experiences with BOOM BLOX Bash Party.”

With twice as many multiplayer challenges available and the ability to download even more new levels….. Wiimotes at the ready!

Cold Turkey

By Chris | 1:40 pm

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Fable 2. It’s a love/hate relationship for 360 gamers. After finally settling into the rhythm of Blacksmithing (not long since starting) and earning my first few thousand gold, I trotted off to explore Bowerstone…..little did I know that I would soon learn to despise the game

My trusty companion sniffed out some treasure and I began to dig. What would I find? A small health potion? A few gold? A rusted club? Try a black screen followed by what was uncannily reminiscent of a spectrum loading screen.

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Ubisoft announces Prince of Persia ‘Epilogue’ DLC

By James | 12:26 pm

Prince of Persia

Scheduled for release Feb 26th, the downloadable content for Prince of Persia titled Epilogue continues the story of the Prince and Elika with a brand-new epic adventure.

Included in the pack is a new region, The Underground Palace, described as a corrupted underground palace from which the Prince and Elika need to escape. Players will be given a new power, Energize, allowing you to reconstruct destroyed areas to create a path, and also a new attack, Sprinting Clash, described as a duel move that lets you or the enemy trigger a sprint attack, charging towards each other, clashing your weapons fiercely.

Add to this a new trap challenge, and some new unlockable skins and we’re sure this will make for hours more game play.

Released February 26, 2009 for XBox360 and PS3, prices TBA.

The Chatpad, a wasted opportunity?

By Chris | January 19, 2009 11:46 am

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MMORPG and (as APB developer would have them distilled) MMOG are shaping up to take over online console gaming. AI routines are generally good, occasionally fantastic, but nothing beats the pure adrenaline rush that comes from player vs player (PvP)!

A major limiting factor that console gamers face when playing these types of games is the restriction the control pad creates. It’s never gonna surpass the flexibility a keyboard and mouse combo offers, but having no programmable buttons leaves a gaping hole in optimising the controls for our individual play styles.

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