Contributed by Edward Price On the record, most movie adaptations of video games end up failing embarrassingly. They’re critically slated, or are hated by fans of the game who’ve been betrayed by a company that doesn’t want to adhere too much to the source material, but like seemingly every business ever, just want to make a lot of money. Here are some upcoming movies of games, in no particular order, which are probably doomed to fail. Interestingly, between the time [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Batman: Arkham Asylum was one of last year’s biggest games – taking a fresh look at the Dark Knight’s world and building up a game from scratch – a dark and atmospheric title with the psychopathic Joker entering the halls of Gotham’s Psychiatric Ward and letting loose the madness within. A sort of semi free-roaming title, perhaps in a similar vein to Bioshock, Arkham Asylum had it all – fun combat, plenty of gadgets, exploration, beautiful graphics, your own Batcave and a fun [...]
Contributed by Bob Moss This oft-pondered question will inevitably be out of date within the next 12 months, but with all these game releases and developments in the industry we can reflect on what we have already and where things are heading. For instance, the use of 3D-HD technology in the next few years is almost a given. Phillips plan to ship the first 3DTV sets as early as Spring 2011, and Sony have already announced 3D-HD Blu Ray and [...]
It’s funny how your hear about things pretty much last minute. This past weekend our video contributor MarkBOSS told me about an amusement and gaming expo happening this week at the Excel center in London. So this past Tuesday I put on my gaming journalism hat and hit the Excel center. Now this was only my second ever expo, and compared to Eurogamer, this was pretty different, it was also a lot quieter for one thing. As this was an [...]
It has been month or two since Halo ODST, many of us gamers have now beaten the campaign and have played Firefight till our eyes and thumbs bleed. So now we have played ODST half to death where do we go from here? Do we go back to Halo 3 Multiplayer and spend hours on playing match after match of Big Team slayer (or whatever takes your fancy). We could do that, or wait for the supposed last title in [...]
‘NOT A REAL DATE’ DISCLAIMER This was not a real date as such. We just both play the game and thought we could meet up in there to play on the same realm. The ‘date’ part was really a joke between us. And I know what she looks like in real life. She is not a fat dude with an impressive array of handguns as suggested by the gamers over on my ‘GiantBomb.com’ blog. Which I’ll admit was quite funny. [...]
Back in the days when I was playing the PlayStation 2 and the Original Xbox. I didn’t give a second thought to downloadable content (or DLC to us savvy gamers out there) or game add ons. I would spend hours on end happily playing and replaying games. Back on the PS2 I was playing things like Tekken and Soul Caliber happy in the knowledge that if I wanted that new costume or new character for my roster. I would have [...]
I never really think of myself as much of an FPS fan, but in truth a large portion of my earlier gaming revolved around the genre – with titles such as Wolfenstein and Doom leading my way in the early years. As I moved to the Mega Drive and the Playstation my vision widened a lot, discovering the joys of RPG and action titles. However, when I got my hands on a Nintendo 64 (perhaps one of the best consoles for the [...]
Well, you heard my opinions on the Bayonetta demo, so maybe you’re wondering – what did I think of it in the end? I did indeed pick up a copy, and I’ve hacked away at it at every opportunity between the other things in my life (which now includes a job, which will explain why I’ve been a bit quieter of late). But now I have finally completed it, and played a little more, and I can bring you my [...]
I have read countless amounts of reviews for the Grand Theft Auto IV Expansions. Both The Lost And The Damned and The Ballad Of Gay Tony have pretty much hit the mark with us gaming critics, which is all well and good. But most of the sites out there have glanced over the fact that both these episodes are now available as a stand alone disc, As I got this neat little package from Santa this Christmas I thought it [...]
