Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad – Review

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad – Review

It’s said that the game industry’s fascination with the Second World War has now run twice as long than the war actually did. Given that the original multiplayer FPS was centred around killing Nazis (or mutated/undead/robotic versions of them, at least) back in 1992, you’d…

Alpha Polaris – Review

Alpha Polaris – Review

Rise and shine campers and don’t forget your booties because it’s COLD out there today (it’s cold out there everyday). That’s because booting up Alpha Polaris transports you to the heart of frozen Greenland for a creepy adventure, where romance, death, ancient myths, beautiful Aurorae…

GamingLives Podcast Episode 4

GamingLives Podcast Episode 4

Four Podcasts, five guests and one incident in a toy shop later, the GamingLives Podcast returns to kick off October in style. Adam, Lee, Mark and Ben are joined on the show  by fellow GamingLives writers, Ed and Chris, as we take a look…

Tekken Hybrid – Preview

Tekken Hybrid – Preview

I love fighters. As far as I’m concerned, fighters account for some of the best games that have graced console gamers over the years. From the retrofied goodness of the Street Fighter series to the innovative (and predictably mental) hand-drawn sprites of the BlazBlue series,…

Sengoku – Review

Sengoku – Review

It’s Japan 1467 and the very start of the Sengoku Jidai (Warring States) period in Japan’s history. You must rise as a Noblemen in one of Japan’s many clans, gaining influence within your clan and eventually becoming its Daimyo; after that it’s your ultimate goal…

Burnout CRASH! – Review

Burnout CRASH! – Review

It’s not often I find myself unable to categorise a game. By conventional standards, Burnout CRASH! is essentially a racing game, except without any of the racing, which then downgrades that to a driving game… but there isn’t actually all that much driving involved, and…

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Interview With Adrian Arnese

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Interview With Adrian Arnese

Final Fantasy XIII had one of the longest development periods of any of the games in the franchise, with development beginning back in 2004, the game being announced two years later and the game released three years later still. To some fans of the franchise…