Shenmue – Going Home for the Holidays

As a once-enthusiastic Christmas aficionado who has since lapsed into doleful cynicism and meh-induced hand-flapping at the mere mention of tinsel, when I wake up with a flickering of seasonal joy stirring my stony old heart I have to grab and squeeze it, and treat it like the rare and precious thing it is. I [...]

more... »

Tue, December 14 2010 » Opinion Pieces » No Comments

NEWbreview Podcast Episode 2

WE’RE BACK FOR ROUND 2! It’s a tales of 2 Adam’s this week as both Adam Roche (of 7BitArcade fame), and Adam Radcliffe (of generally being an idiot fame), join Mr Tom Wallis in the hotseats to take you through the week’s biggest games releases, a 60 second review of Apache Air Assault and the [...]

more... »

Mon, December 13 2010 » Podcasts » No Comments

Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 – Episode 1

Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 – Episode 1 Format: Xbox Live Arcade (reviewed), Playstation Network, Wiiware, iPod/iPhone Developer: Dimps, Sonic Team Publisher: Sega Sega’s mascot has had something of a hard time ever since he first ventured out of the realm of 2D platforming and into the 3D world; the Sonic Adventure games were passable [...]

more... »

Tue, October 19 2010 » PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 » No Comments

Nintendo: Leading the Way Since 1985

Other companies pussyfoot around and gently introduce concepts over years of testing the water, baby steps and half arsed innovations. Nintendo kick down your door and slap you across the face with new technology and ways to play. They make falling in line with their way a necessity, not an option, hence the current impending flood of motion control devices from Sony and Microsoft.

more... »

Wed, August 18 2010 » Opinion Pieces » 2 Comments

Five Most Influential Games (2000-2009)

In the world of videogames there really is no more sincere compliment than copying. In fact, you could go as far as to say that the industry thrives on one developer using the ideas of others. If this were the practice in any other industry, there would be a number of lawsuits flying about the [...]

more... »

Wed, May 26 2010 » Articles, List Articles » 5 Comments