Game: Darksiders Format: XBox 360 Developer: Vigil Games Publisher: THQ As an avid comic book reader, the name Joe Madureira (or Joe Mad as he likes to be called) is a familiar one. Rising to prominence in the mid 1990s as the artist on Uncanny X-Men, Joe Mad built up enough of a following to [...]
Fri, February 26 2010 » PS3, Reviews, X-Box 360 » 8 Comments
Way back in the post-millennial haze of 2003, I was at college and Ian (co-owner of Mode 7 Games) had just graduated. Ian told me that he was making a game, that it was something to do with sword-fighting and that he needed some music for it. I complied, willingly, as I’d always wanted to [...]
Thu, February 25 2010 » Articles, Gaming News » 4 Comments
Game: Canabalt Format: iPod touch/iPhone Developer: Adam Atomic Publisher: Semi Secret Software Run. Jump. Couldn’t be simpler… or more addictive, as it turns out. Canabalt is another game which began life as a free-flash game, and made a very fast conversion when it set the net on fire with its amazingly addictive nature. The App [...]
Thu, February 25 2010 » Reviews, iPhone / iPod » 3 Comments
This week we have our final discussion about Mass Effect 2, without spoilers, for a while. Jason gets to play the Heavy Rain demo and Steven gets jealous. Plus, we try to cram more news into the show than we have time for. Lastly, we have the NPD numbers for January.
Tue, February 23 2010 » Recomended Podcasts » 1 Comment
Game: Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares Format: Xbox 360 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom With the arrival of this generation of consoles and the advent of paid for downloadable content, the life span of your average game has increased dramatically. While most games receive their additional content within a few months of release, Resident Evil [...]
Tue, February 23 2010 » PS3, Reviews, X-Box 360 » 3 Comments
This week The Newb Review presents to you, our beloved readers, a rare treat. Special guest writer Elliot Mears gives us the low down on one of the years most eagerly anticipated titles imported directly from Japan. Read on to find out what you can expect when this hot title finally reaches British shores. Game: Final Fantasy XIII Format: Playstation [...]
Mon, February 22 2010 » PS3, Reviews » 10 Comments
Any readers or listeners of The Newb Review out there will know that ever since it was announced, Dante’s Inferno has been the game I was most looking forward to. It has fended off stiff competition from the delightfully brilliant Mass Effect 2 and upcoming PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain. However, often when you’re incredibly excited for an upcoming game, expectations are so high that when the final product turns out to be a bit of a disappointment. So with that in mind, how well does Dante’s Inferno meet up to expectations?
Thu, February 18 2010 » PS3, Reviews, X-Box 360 » 5 Comments
Game: Bioshock 2 Format: Xbox 360 Developer: 2K Marin, Digital Extremes, and Arkane Studios Publisher: 2K Games Going back to a place you love can be hard. Looking back on past events through the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia can often lead to a skewed perspective on things, making them seem bigger and better than [...]
Wed, February 17 2010 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » 1 Comment
What do you do when you have an itch that only a rhythm game can scratch? Other than apply a topical cream or a suppository, you would have to pay EA or Harmonix around £100 to get some instruments to help you rock out, right? This was a problem with which I was recently faced thanks to the overwhelming urge to [...]
Tue, February 16 2010 » Hardware, Reviews » 1 Comment
Game: Bioshock Format: PS3 Developer: Irrational Games, 2K Marin Publisher: 2K Games Bioshock is a first person shooter set during an alternate history in 1960. Playing as Jack, the sole survivor of a plane crash, you must explore the underwater dystopia of Rapture whilst battling against mutated beings and mechanical drones that populate the city. [...]
Mon, February 15 2010 » PS3, Reviews » 8 Comments
