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Rumours hit the internet todaythat at E3 this year not one but two new consoles are going to be announced. After a painfully long wait it finally looks as though both Microsoft and Sony will be announcing the next generations of the XBox and PlayStation family. The first site to make this announcement was mvcuk.com. They stated that  ”MCV’s third-party publishing sources claim the firm had signalled to partners this will happen.” Ben Parfitt MVC’s online editor also tweeted about the news saying “Obviously we [...]

E3 kicked off today with the first of this years majour Press conferences. Microsoft took the stage with some key announcements that could get even the most hardcore of gamers jumping out of their seats. So without further a-do, here is the lowdown:

The debate that has been plaguing FPS fans for what seems like centuries are First Person Shooters better on the PC or on a Console? The hardcore FPS fans out there sware by the PC, saying that using the mouse is faster and more accurate. Where console gamers like the fact that FPS games simulate shooters more by actually using your trigger finger and shooting down PC fans when they point out you can change the controller sensitivity.

Contributed by Andrew Highton Since February 1 2007, gamers have had the chance to extract more satisfaction from a particular game by merely completing specific criteria for an in-game challenge. Games have been given a whole new depth and in many ways have become more appealing to players just by having these. That date was when Microsoft made it mandatory for developers to implement achievements into all games from then on requiring an allotted amount of achievements that would total [...]

The debate that has been plaguing FPS fans for what seems like centuries are First Person Shooters better on the PC or on a Console? The hardcore FPS fans out there sware by the PC, saying that using the mouse is faster and more accurate. Where console gamers like the fact that FPS games simulate shooters more by actually using your trigger finger and shooting down PC fans when they point out you can change the controller sensitivity. As for [...]

On Wednesday, I was gawping at the new multiplayer trailer for Halo Reach. After playing rounds and rounds of Halo 3′s multiplayer, I personally thought that this game couldn’t get any better multiplayer wise. After watching this new trailer, I realised just how wrong I was. You ever get those moment where, after you have seen an epic game trailer/video, you realise that you were starting at the screen with you mouth physically open and a vacant stare spread across [...]

In the older days of console gaming, all systems were separate – NES games would only work on the NES, Sega Mega Drive games would only work on the Mega Drive, and so forth – but since I was young, and only ever owned one current console at a time, it wasn’t a big issue – when I had a Sega it was all I ever played, and I never had to consider the concept of compatibility. However, not much [...]

With every generation comes a battle of consoles – the clash between Sega and Nintendo with the Mega Drive and the SNES, later with the Sony taking the mantle as Nintendo’s N64 rival with the Playstation. Then the Playstation 2 dominated the gaming world, as Nintendo remained steady with the GameCube, and Microsoft entered the ring with the Xbox. But where are we now? It’s a constant discussion, between friends and ‘fanboys’ – which, ultimately, is the best console? Microsoft’s [...]

Well September is now upon us and we have approximately *looks at watch* 19 days till the launch of Halo 3: ODST. Back in my ODST Fire Fight article I mentioned that I will be taking a trip down the Master Chief’s past, and give you reviews on the previous titles in the Halo saga. So now I present to you: Being the keen FPS player that I am, the 2nd game I ever got for my Xbox was Halo [...]