Tag: Video game
Ubisoft: 50% of all videogames will be 3D by 2012
Half of all games will be produced in 3D by 2012, according to Ubisoft, the French publishing house responsible for the Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia franchises. Though 3D TVs are only just beginning to roll out across the…
Sony executive calls for changes to Australian videogames classification system
Australia has one of the most notoriously strict game rating systems in the world. Many games receive an adult rating in other parts of the world, but otherwise remain untouched, shipping the same way as the developers initially intended….
Red Dead Redemption – Review
Name: Red Dead Redemption Genre: 3rd person open-world adventure Platform: Xbox 360 (reviewed), PS3 Price: £34.99 (Amazon) The sun bears down on a dusty, scorched town, the only island of habitation for miles in a sea of sand and…
Project Natal Xbox 360 motion controller to cost over £100?
While Microsoft have yet to commit to a price for their hotly-tipped motion controller Project Natal, they had previously suggested the Xbox 360 add-on could be as cheap as £50. However, hopes of a pocket-friendly Natal price have seemingly been…
OnLive game streaming platform to be bundled with BT Broadband in the UK
While it once seemed like an impossible pipe-dream, OnLive's game streaming service now has the backing of at least one heavyweight partner, BT. BT have signed an exclusive partnership deal with the cloud gaming company, obtaining a 2.6 per cent…
Cowboys in videogames – saddling up for Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption, the open-world cowboy adventure from the brains behind the Grand Theft Auto series, is shaping up to be one of the must-have games of the year. A stunning take on Sergio Leone style Spaghetti Westerns, it's a…
Video of the Day: Man beats Super Mario Bros. using a dance mat
Bit of Friday-fun here to wipe away those post-election blues. Nick Hagman aka 'The guy who killed Castlevania's Dracula armed with just his bare feet, Dance Dance Revolution mat and entourage of cuddly toys' has only gone and done…
PS3's Uncharted to get a big-screen movie makeover?
Sony are looking to turn their smash-hit PS3 Uncharted games into a big-budget Hollywood movie, new reports are suggesting. The Los Angeles Times said that Sony have been in talks with David O. Russell (director of I Heart Huckabees,…
Paddy Power begin taking bets on Street Fighter bouts
To mark Friday's launch of Super Street Fighter IV for the PS3 and Xbox 360, Paddy Power are letting gamblers take a flutter on a Capcom-held event to determine the UK's best Street Fighter player. Ryan Hart and Femi Adeboye…
Metro 2033 – Review
Name: Metro 2033 Genre: 1st Person Shooter Platform: Xbox 360 (reviewed), PC Price: £36.97 (Amazon) It's not that rare of an occurrence to pick up a newspaper and find a story about train or tube commuters forced to trek through…
