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Steam arrives on PS3, but what's next?

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:46:36 GMT

With Portal 2 delivering a PlayStation 3 flavour of Steam next week, Sony's console will have an edge over its console rivals from a most unexpected source, a source that no one previously expected, Valve.

Time Will Tell

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:29:15 GMT

With the recent release of Nintendo's new portable handheld, the 3DS, the launch lineup was far from perfect, even with games such as Pilotwings. But does a launch lineup really contribute to a platforms success?

Voice communication, an underused feature?

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:13:03 GMT

Since time began, communication has been a key factor in everyone's life, whether it's having a conversation over the phone, or shouting "Boom headshot!" down the microphone at someone who's head you just blew off.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves post-mortem

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:55:08 GMT

What an interesting 12 months its been for Sony - The PS3 went from problem child to serious contender following a rather successful re-launch and re-branding exercise.

Is Final Fantasy XIII being treated unfairly?

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:34:17 GMT

There's two ways to talk about Final Fantasy XIII. The first is to take the fanboy approach and bitch about the fact it's not a slavish remake of VII or XII – whether openly stated or not, that's the subtext around which people criticize the game.

Time for a Wii-appraisal

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:44:51 GMT

The Nintendo Wii has had quite a beating from the so-called core gamer crowd. Not least from me. But actually, it begs the question which needs asking, is the system a poor buy for the hardcore masses?

BioShock 2 - A game of two halves

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:17:37 GMT

The recently released BioShock 2 is a very interesting game, it starts out very promising and then builds up, getting better and better, only really hitting its stride about two thirds of the way through.

Mass Effect 2, the best Xbox 360 game yet?

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:35:52 GMT

Let's get this straight. Mass Effect 2 is undoubtedly one of the best games you'll play this generation. It's a masterpiece and one of BioWare's finest achievements in a long line of RPG games.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, mind blown

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:10:17 GMT

Sometimes you learn something that just blows your mind. Take Uncharted 2 for instance – for many it was game of the year in 2010 and it took the cinematic presentation of the first game and expanded on it in every conceivable way.

Nintendo Wii, a failure for gamers?

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:25:32 GMT

I've always thought that the hype around the Wii's success has been overstated. Sure the Wii sells and sells… 3.8 million units sold last month in the USA alone. To put that into perspective, that's more than the PS3 and 360 combined.

Project Natal, all it's cracked up to be?

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:55:26 GMT

It's been an interesting week for Natal - firstly the system has been downgraded from having an internal co-processor to relying on the main 360 chipset, secondly, developers have said that the limitations of the device concern them.

Hi-Definition Nintendo DS - I don't get it!

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:54:06 GMT

So today Nintendo announced a Hi-Def iteration of the DS. I'm not sure I understand this. Hi-Def is currently either 720p or 1080p, why would you ever need that sort of resolution on a handheld device with a screen that's a few inches across?

A terrible burden: Darksiders vs Bayonetta

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:39:07 GMT

One of my new years resolutions is to only buy one game a month. Generous enough, normally I'd agree, but looking across the releases from January to March there's so many good games that I foresee a number of awful choices ahead.

Mini Ninjas a Mini Tragedy

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:41:27 GMT

Of all the games I've played this year, Mini Ninjas is the one game I think deserves better than languishing in game store sales... cold, unloved and probably sneered at by gamers looking for more 'cool appeal'.

Three years and four God of War games

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:15:13 GMT

God of War. Easily one of the best-loved PlayStation franchises there is. The first game caused controversy after David Jaffe claimed the game would beat the Japanese in a genre they'd pretty much invented and controlled.

Why sales figures really don't matter

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:34:48 GMT

Each month we get a shitstorm of NPD figures. X beat Y, and Z sold more, you get the picture. This is followed by press releases, each gloating about a manipulated statistic, or a vague statement about why their platform actually won.