Features

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:04:39 GMT

We take a look at Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived, the first novelisation of BioWare's upcoming MMORPG set within the famous Star Wars universe, Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Crysis: Legion, a novel similarity

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:59:06 GMT

Crysis 2 is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated games of recent times, and to celebrate its launch, the developers, Crytek, have joined the recent trend of releasing a shiny new book by Canadian Sci-Fi author, Peter Watts.

Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale Interview with Zandro Chan

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:58:00 GMT

Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale is the latest instalment in the Forgotten Realms universe, an action RPG due for release later this year. We interview Zandro Chan, Creative Director at Bedlam Studios, to find out what Daggerdale will be like.

Deus Ex: Icarus Effect, an augmented reality

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:33:27 GMT

From award winning writer, James Swallow, comes Deus Ex: Icarus Effect, a prequel set before the original Deus Ex and before the upcoming Human Revolution game. Find out what the books is about and what we thought inside.

Rift Collector's Edition competition winners

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:42:42 GMT

You probably noticed the competition we have been running this week, with two Collector's Edition copies of Trion Worlds MMORPG, Rift up for grabs. Out of all the entries, we have two winners.

Win a Collector's Edition copy of Rift

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:18:18 GMT

Have you been following Rift, Trion Worlds fantasy-themed MMORPG? We previewed the game back in January and it released just a few short days ago. To mark the game's release, we're giving away two Collectors' Editions.

Homefront: The Voice of Freedom in literary form

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:15:28 GMT

Homefront: The Voice of Freedom, a novel by authors John Milius and Raymond Benson, is set as a prequel to THQ's upcoming first-person shooter, in an America which has been invaded by a unified Korea.

Dead Space: Martyr, from novel to game

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:38:08 GMT

Dead Space: Martyr, a novel by author B. K. Evenson, revolves around the Church of Unitology and the origins of the Black Marker. We delve into its depths and discover whether this novel adaptation is as enjoyable as dismembering Necromorphs.

Hamilton's Great Adventure Q&A with Fatshark

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:17:44 GMT

Fatshark, the developers behind games such as Lead and Gold and Bionic Commando, are currently developing Hamilton's Great Adventure, a co-op puzzle adventure game. Mårten Stormdal and Martin Wahlund give us the details.

Crimecraft: BLEEDOUT Q&A with Daniel Prousline

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:08:42 GMT

Vogster Entertainment's Vice President, Daniel Prousline, talks about his upcoming fast-paced third-person shooter, Crimecraft: BLEEDOUT, set in the persistent world of Sunrise City, a gang-infested near-future metropolis.

Mytheon Q&A with Peter Cesario

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:30:55 GMT

Mytheon, an upcoming online, multiplayer Action/RPG, let's players challenge the legendary gods themselves in a classic mythological experience, where you, the player, define your own fate within the world.

Divine Soul interview with Mr. Seongwan Hong

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:39:51 GMT

As 'Divine Soul' enters its last phase of development, it is also seeing a fast rise in awareness in Korea. Mr. Seongwan Hong, CEO of GamePrix, fills us in on what users can expect from Divine Soul.

Talesweaver interview with Kiki H. KIM

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:40:50 GMT

The Kingdom of the Winds is regarded as the world’s first graphic-oriented online game. Nextoric has taken over the reins to develop these Talesweaver in to an online PC game for both Asian and Western markets.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Q&A with Jean-François Dugas

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:07:36 GMT

With Deux Ex: Human Revolution's release growing nearer, Jean-François Dugas from Eidos, Montreal, sat down to discuss some burning questions regarding the upcoming third-person shooter.

Q&A with Victoria Trofimova, CEO of Nordcurrent

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:07:03 GMT

Victoria Trofimova, CEO of Nordcurrent, recently sat down to answer some questions regarding their new 101-in-1 Megamix Sports game. Find out how the new game differs from its predecessor and what new events are included.

Sony limits 3D PS3 games to 720p instead of 1080p

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:58:17 GMT

Last weak European game developers descended on Brighton for the Develop Conference to discuss all manner of gaming subjects, mainly, as the name suggests, regarding current and future development, who'd have guessed?

The top five SCUMM games we want remade

Sat, 15 May 2010 08:39:40 GMT

Back in the '90s, there was nothing stopping the adventure game genre - it was going from strength-to-strength, with long-running series continuing to pump their own style of puzzle-solving into the marketplace.

Star Trek Online interview with Craig Zinkievich

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:00:13 GMT

We recently got a chance to interview Craig Zinkievich the Executive Producer behind Star Trek Online where he tells us about the season one update and what we can expect from the game in the future.

God of War - The story of Kratos so far... Part II

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:49:44 GMT

As the gaming world gears up for Sony's latest instalment in the God of War franchise, we take a look at the preceding games and their stories in the second of our two part article before the eventual release of God of War III.

God of War - The story of Kratos so far... Part I

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:29:57 GMT

As the gaming world gears up for Sony's latest instalment in the God of War franchise, we take a look at the preceding games and their stories in the first of our two part article before the eventual release of God of War III.

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West Q&A with Mårten Stormdal

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:52:29 GMT

Mårten Stormdal the lead designer on Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West took some time out to tell us about the new Western themed shooter coming to PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Red Steel 2 Q&A with Jason Vandenberghe at Ubisoft

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:13:15 GMT

Jason Vandenberghe the creative director for Red Steel 2 at Ubisoft was kind enough to take some time out to answer a few questions on the upcoming Wii exclusive action game.

Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 trailer deconstructed

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:37:21 GMT

In a none to surprising turn of events 2009's Batman: Arkham Asylum from Rock Steady games is getting a sequel, so far it's only been announced, but, they've given us a tasty little trailer over which to salivate over.

Are companies using sex and nudity to sell games?

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:09:24 GMT

The great void between pornography and video games gets ever closer as time passes, back in the days of the Atari and other retro consoles, nudity in video games was none existent unless you used stick men for naked women.

Has Capcom's Resident Evil series lost its way?

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:41:09 GMT

It was back in 1996 when the first Resident Evil game graced our presence, sure there had been horror games before it, but none quite struck a cord like the original Resident Evil did.