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Solid Snake Sneaks Into 2012

Oct 27, 2011

The master of stealth himself, Solid Snake has decided that he doesn’t want to grace us with his presence this year after all.

Football Manager 2012 (Demo): First Impressions

Oct 10, 2011

It’s safe to say I’ve been one of the people over the last week or two to be constantly monitoring the tweets of @milessi (Miles Jacobsen, MD of Sports Interactive), to see if he’ll finally give us the release date of the demo so we can all whet our appetites before the official release on October 21st. Yes, being a hardcore gamer, I am ever impatient.

New Screens for Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Aug 17, 2011

I always say I am a huge Lego (and Harry Potter) fan, and I’m still not ashamed of it. The Lego gaming franchise, although often repetitive, creates some excellent titles that are both fun and imaginative, and it seems the second instalment for the Harry Potter series is no exception.

July U.S. Gaming Industry Sales Lowest in 5 Years

Aug 17, 2011

U.S. sales of new games, consoles and accessories dropped 26% in July year-over-year to $707.7 million, the worst recorded monthly performance since October 2006, according to the NPD Group.

NEWS: EA closing servers for multiple games

Jul 28, 2011

Bring out yer dead *clank*, bring out yer dead *clank*.

EA dont hang around, they are looking at closing down the servers for the following games: Need For Speed: Most Wanted, Skate, Madden NFL 10, and TIger Woods PGA Tour 10 to name a few.

NEWS: FIFA 12 – New Features & Screens

Jul 18, 2011

Even though you may not know it, we are actually into the summer months of 2011 and this can only mean one thing… no not endless days of shockingly wet weather (although that is pretty much guaranteed), but the return of EA’s much loved footballing franchise FIFA.

PREVIEW: Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean

May 05, 2011

We were invited to a lovely pub in the Camden area of London by Disney and TT Games to view their upcoming title, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean. As a big collector of Lego, this was definitely not one to miss.

REVIEW: Unbound Saga

Apr 13, 2011

Do you stare at the ceiling at night, pondering “why am I here, who is in charge of all this mess, will I ever meet my maker, how come every day I end up in a boss fight?” Well Rick, our hero of Unbound Saga, does just that, but not so much the lying in bed part.

REVIEW: Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Apr 05, 2011

Star Wars and Lego… it’s a marriage made in heaven it seems. The internet is plagued with over-priced Lego kits; the Death Star itself sells for £500+ regularly. I do confess though, I do like a bit of Star Wars, and indeed Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga remains one of my favourite releases on the 360 so far.

FEATURE: Old Skool – New world!

Apr 04, 2011

Bringing history back to life…

Retro is cool, right? Dig out those skin-tight jeans from the back of the wardrobe, squeeze into your Converse All Stars, hide behind your hair, grab your original CND wrist wear and whether you are 20 or 40 you wouldn’t look out of place on the street today, even with the natural grey highlights! The fashion and music industry all go in cycles, but the art of gaming has always moved forward, bigger and better eye melting graphics and heart-exploding soundtracks are best, apparently.