2009 was a great year for games, we had Batman: Arkham Asylum, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Left 4 Dead 2 amongst others, and this year seems to be a continuation of that. It’s incredible to think that already this year we’ve managed to get our hands on Mass Effect 2, God of War 3 and Super Mario Galaxy 2, with games from the Halo, Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed, Fallout and Castlevania series all still to come.
With a constant flow of big titles coming out there’s fierce competition and with that comes fairly big titles losing out on sales and somewhat slipping under the radar. No game this year sums this up more than Alan Wake.
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Tue, August 17 2010 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » No Comments
One of the best things about this generation of consoles is the rise of the downloadable game. As well as offering great little original games like Shadow Complex, it also means we can enjoy games from previous generations without having to dust off our ancient consoles. Thanks to the Wii Virtual Console, the Playstation Network [...]
Tags: Adventures, Animated series, arcade, Batman, cool spot, everybody loves lists, Genesis, luke mears, Mega Drive, Mightyles, power stone 2, Review, Robin, SNES, The Simpsons, X-men
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Tue, June 22 2010 » Articles, Everybody Loves Lists » 4 Comments
It’s a phenomenon that has existed for years, but is becoming more and more common as the games market expands. I am of course talking about expensive Collector’s Edition copies of the latest new release. It seems every developer these days is releasing a high priced “limited edition” complete with in-game bonus items, books, soundtracks, [...]
Tags: Alan Wake, alone in the dark, Arkham Asylum, Batman, bayonetta, Bioshock, collector's Edition, crap, DLC, downloadable add on, ea, Electronic Arts, expansion, free, Halo, irate, limited, luke mears, microsoft, Mightyles, Nintendo, PC, Project $10, Rare, red dead, redemption, Review, Sony, special
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Wed, June 2 2010 » Articles, iRate » 2 Comments
Game: Splinter Cell Conviction Format: Xbox 360 Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Originally announced in early 2007, Splinter Cell Conviction – the fifth in the Splinter Cell series – has had something of a shaky development. Originally due out towards the end of 2007, the game has apparently been through a number of redesigns since [...]
Tags: 360, action, Arkham Asylum, Assassin's Creed, Batman, conviction, Demo, Hands On, Mightyles, Montreal, PC, Preview, Review, splinter cell, stealth, tom clancy, Ubisoft, xbox live
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Wed, March 31 2010 » PC, Previews, X-Box 360 » No Comments
Ah the joy of gaming… You finally sit down with the latest multiplatform release and let the gaming goodness wash over you, fully enjoying everything there is on offer. But hang on a second…There are bits missing aren’t there? It’s seems you can’t enjoy the same game as your rival console owners, not because of shoddy porting issues (we’ll save that for another iRate article), but because the developer has decided to sell off their reputation to the highest bidder and screw over around half of us gamers in the process. Oh well, at least they make a bit of extra cash…
Tags: Batman, Batman Arkham Asylum, Broken Steel, Commissioner Gordon, crofterz, DLC, download, Downloadable Content, exclusive, Exclusivity, Fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, irate, Joker, Joker Map Pack, microsoft, Mothership Zeta, Nintendo, Operation: Anchorage, Playstation, Point Lookout, PS3, Sony, the ballad of gay tony, The Lost and the Damned, The Pit, Tom Wallis, Tom01255, Wii, XBox 360
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Thu, February 4 2010 » Articles, iRate » 8 Comments
This weeks Newb Flash with Tom01255 and Joefeesh as well as an additional extra special guest. This week’s news including; Reggie Fils-amie talking about the next Wii, Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY edition and Dragon Age: Origins DLC released and then withdrawn as well as much more. Check back each week for the run-down of each [...]
Tags: Arkham Asylum, Batman, DLC, dragon age, Joefeesh, newb flash, Nintendo, origins, reggie fils-amie, Tom Wallis, Tom01255, video games, Wii
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Wed, January 20 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » 5 Comments
Welcome to the first pilot episode of the Newbreview.com podcast. This week, Braindead Hero and Mightyles talk about the latest in the video game world. [podcast]http://realmworx.hipcast.com/deluge/706d3d3e-5c44-891f-7348-5eb1c06269e6.mp3[/podcast] Download the MP3 | Subscribe to the Feed
Tags: Batman, Borderlands, braindead_hero, episode 0, forza motorport 3, Left 4 dead 2, Mightyles, Podcast, Robin, show, Stephen Fry, The Newb Review
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Thu, October 29 2009 » Newbreview Podcast » 10 Comments
Game: Batman Arkham Asylum Format: XBox 360 Developer: Rocksteady Studios Publisher: Eidos Before getting down to the specifics of this review let me first make an admission. I am, and have been for as long as I can remember, a huge Batman fan. I learnt to read thanks to the Fleetway Batman comics that were [...]
Tags: Arkham Asylum, Batman, Mightyles, Review, XBox 360
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Fri, September 4 2009 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » 16 Comments
Beware all those who listen, for some very long discussions on Batman: Arkham Asylum and Shadow Complex. Of course that’s not all, as we talk about the other games we played this week, give you the top news stories for gaming, and throw in a preview for what we are most looking forward to seeing [...]
Tags: Arkham Asylum, Batman, Checkmate Arcade, PAX, Podcast, Shadow Complex
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Wed, September 2 2009 » Recomended Podcasts » No Comments
