Videogame publisher and distributor, Bigben Interactive and Frogwares Game Development studios have revealed the packshots for Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter – the eighth game in the series set for release this May. A fantasy adventure game with unique gameplay blending investigation, action and exploration for an extraordinary experience, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter will […]
When it comes to LEGO games they are pretty reliable. They have that humour that we can expect, they understand the audience they are catering for and they know how to treat the licenses they are entrusted with well… Which is exactly what they have done with LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. While we’ve seen Marvel characters […]
I have a storied history with racing games. Back in the days of the NES and Commodore 64 I loved nothing more than playing Outrun and Rad Racer – you know the types of racing games I mean, the arcade-style racers where you could put pedal to the metal and drift round tracks at speed. […]
Following swiftly after their videogame adaptation of the iconic 80s franchise Transformers, Platinum Games take a stab at another kids favourite, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Set to debut later this year, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan features yet another distintive art style a la Transformers: Devastation. Just check out the trailer below: […]
To say ‘by popular demand’ would be a MASSIVE understatement! Yes, PQube and Inti Creates have announced that controversial and eagerly-awaited hyper-moé shooter Gal*Gun: Double Peace will be assaulting our senses on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita – in both Europe and North America – in 2016. When Hodai, the portrait of an uninteresting normal […]
PQube have announced that the latest installment in one of my all-time favourite video game franchises, Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair, is coming to Europe on February 12th, exclusively on Playstation 4. As if that wasn’t enough, PQube are also bringing Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space to Playstation […]
Disney Interactive have today revealed the upcoming Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set, for Disney Infinity 3.0, goes on sale in the UK on 25th March; and is available to pre-order now. The Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set pack will come with the Play Set piece and one figure (Captain America – The First Avenger) and players will […]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have revealed a closer look at the brand-new characters and content coming to Mortal Kombat X in Kombat Pack 2, the game’s next wave of downloadable content. The trailer showcases the Kombatants being introduced to the game’s playable roster in 2016 including the Xenomorph from Alien, Leatherface, Triborg and Bo’ Rai […]
Deep Silver have announced that Homefront: The Revolution is scheduled to release 17th May 2016 in North America, and 20th May 2016 in all other territories. Additionally a closed beta is due to run exclusively on Xbox One in February of this year. Homefront: The Revolution is an open-world first person shooter where you must […]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have today announced that LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will offer upcoming DLC packs based on the Marvel Studios films Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War and Marvel’s Ant-Man, available as a FREE download exclusively for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The addition of these packs further bolster the blockbuster content in LEGO Marvel’s […]
Marvelous Europe have announced that they will be bringing famed fighting game developer Examu’s 2D fighting game, Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel, to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in early Q1 2016. Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel, already an arcade favourite and eagerly anticipated by fighting game fans, features a host of heroines from Nitroplus’ expansive and […]
Following the release of the final episode of Life is Strange, Square Enix have announced that DONTNOD’s award-winning episodic series will be getting a boxed Limited Edition release on January 19th 2016 in the US and January 22nd 2016 in PAL territories. For those that haven’t played the game (why not?!) Life is Strange follows […]
With the release of Assassin’s Creed Unity last year Ubisoft provided fans with a broken game and they weren’t happy… With this year’s Assassin’s Creed Syndicate the company had a big job on their hands, they had to win back the hearts and minds of their biggest critics. The gamers themselves. Setting the game in […]
As someone approaching 40 (dear god, really?) I’ve played my fair share of video games. Probably more than my fair share. From the days of the ZX81, through Commodore 64 and into the console era with the NES, SNES, Megadrive, Saturn, PS1, PS2 etc., And for the longest time my favourite genre was the platformer […]
With Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End coming in 2016, what is the best way to get players re-invested into the world of Drake? Yep, that’s right by remastering the games. Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection brings together the first three games in 1080p and 60fps, but is it worth spending the money on? With Uncharted: […]
Once upon a time I was a hardcore fan of the rhythm/singing game genre. Singstar, Guitar Hero, Rockband… You name it I’ve played it. However my experiences, and more importantly my love, of music games in recent years have waned. In fact I haven’t touched any of “karaoke” style video games since We Sing Pop […]
In the history of video games there have been a LOT of Transformers games; from the 1986 Japan-only NES game Mystery of Convoy (later available in some countries via Nintendo’s Virtual Console) to the more recent Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark. And when it comes to video games Transformers titles are definitely a mixed […]
Now THIS is the kind of video game news that gets me super-excited… As a fan of the Guilty Gear franchise and its successor, Blazblue, todays announcement from PQube has got my gaming thumbs utching for some for 2D fighting action! Yes, PQube have today announced that BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend will be releasing in Europe […]
Turtle Beach have announced two new gaming headsets – the Ear Force PX24and the Ear Force Recon 60P – both of which are now available at retail. The PX24 is a multiplatform gaming headset that comes with the innovative, battery-powered in-line Ear Force SuperAmp,which delivers powerful amplified sound from any connected device and provides features like Superhuman Hearing, Virtual Surround Sound, Variable Bass Boost, […]
French indie studio The Game Bakers have pulled back the curtain on all-boss fighter Furi, their upcoming combat game slated for release on PlayStation 4 and PC in 2016. Furi feeds on the tension of one-on-one fights against deadly adversaries. It’s an intense, ultra-responsive hack-and-slash with a unique mix of fast-paced sword fighting and dual-stick […]
Based on the animated series of the same name, the original Afro Samurai game was something of an underground hit with gamers, especially those that also enjoyed the TV show on which is was based. Whilst the game didn’t reach the dizzy heights of being a mainstream (aka financial) success, it did garner enough of […]
Saint Seiya is a franchise that has been around since the mid-80s and whilst it hasn’t really translated well to the UK, the series, also known as Knights of the Zodiac, has a huge fanbase in the US and aross the rest of Europe. Personally I’ve never seen a single episode of the anime or […]
