Browsing all posts from December, 2011.

Another Glorious Day in The Core

Another Glorious Day in The Core

Something unprecedented is happening. Not happened, but happening. The Fanboys are forming a coalition, a new form of government (I’m not going to pretend I understand politics so I won’t make a fool of myself trying to come up with a snappy topical joke based…

Blacklight: Tango Down Dev Diary

Ignition Entertainment and Zombie Studios have taken customisation to an extreme in their upcoming downloadable game, Blacklight Tango Down.  Billed as a cross between Blade Runner and Call of Duty, Blacklight: Tango Down is a fast paced FPS action game set 25 years into the…

New Crysis 2 Trailer

The wait for Crysis 2 heats up with the latest trailer to be released.  Featuring scenes which spawned puddles of drool when shown off at E3 this year, the trailer promises exactly the sort of kick arse graphics and gameplay which made the original a…

No Tax Relief For UK Gaming Industry

After years of vocal protest and lobbying, it seemed, before the recent general election, that the UK gaming industry would finally get the tax breaks that it so desperately needed in order to level the playing field with countries such as Canada and France.  Now…

Portal 2 – New Tasty Gameplay Footage

Portal 2 fans unable to wait until the game’s release should take solace in the fact that a series of gameplay videos are being released.  Previously only shown to the press at this year’s E3, the footage has been broken up into seven videos –…

Less Yackin, Mo’ Smackin!

Less Yackin, Mo’ Smackin!

Games have been plagued with bad dialogue for years, but worse still is when game designers forsake time spent playing in favour of more time explaining the badly written plot or trying to endear you to two dimensional characters in their vast 3D world. Even…

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Review

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Review

With a number of franchises successfully fed into their Lego machine, when it came time for Traveller’s Tales to turn their eye to the next, Harry Potter must have seemed the logical choice.  With the films and books capturing the hearts and minds of millions…