Contrary to popular belief within the games industry, local multiplayer gaming is still very much alive. Many of us still like to get the mates over and enjoy some split screen gaming. In fact every night out with my friends begins with the playing of a few games or drinking to Family guy (drink at [...]
Mon, July 5 2010 » Everybody Loves Lists » No Comments
When compared to the original Mass Effect, which featured only two downloadable add ons, Mass Effect 2 has had a wealth of content within the first 6 months of its release. As one of EA’s flagship “Project $10” titles; games that give out $10 worth of free downloadable content to people that buy the game [...]
Fri, July 2 2010 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » No Comments
Welcome to the inaugural edition of a new feature we’re trying out on the site: ‘A Newb’s Guide To…’. The basic premise behind this is that we here at The Newb Review offer you our expertise on various different challenges in the world of gaming.
Thu, July 1 2010 » A Newb's Guide To... » No Comments
And here we have our thoughts on E3 2010. Not much else to say about this one. Oh, we have new guest to discuss E3 as well. [podcast]http://realmworx.hipcast.com/deluge/4fe1b2cd-7d50-116e-5e2e-5b170442e55b.mp3[/podcast] For an MP3 copy of the show, right click the link and choose Save As. MP3 Link / RSS Feed If you’d like the show notes, click [...]
Tue, June 29 2010 » Checkmate Arcade, Recomended Podcasts » No Comments
This week Tom is joined by Alan, Kieran, and the special one, Mr Adam Radcliffe, to discuss all the important topics in gaming.
How do the Newbs react to government budget cuts affecting the games industry?
How does Microsoft manage to make them all smiley and giggley inside?
How can you win Medal of Honour Beta Codes?
Listen to the show to find out…
[podcast]http://realmworx.hipcast.com/deluge/d33c357e-4752-4351-1b58-cac7ec1f125e.mp3[/podcast]
Sun, June 27 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » No 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, [...]
Wed, June 2 2010 » Articles, iRate » 2 Comments
Tom, Alan and Kieran are joined by the special one this week. No, not Jose Mourinho special but “SPECIAL” in the form of Adam Radcliffe. If nothing else it goes to show that The Newb Review doesn’t discriminate against the mentally challenged! If you want to hear his . . . interesting . . . [...]
Mon, May 31 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » 1 Comment
Game: Dante’s Inferno: Trials of St Lucia Format: Xbox 360 Developer: Visceral Games Publisher: Electronic Arts When Dante’s Inferno was released a number of critics criticised the game for not doing anything new or original. Some would call it an outright God of War clone and nothing more. The first piece of downloadable content, The [...]
Fri, May 28 2010 » PS3, Reviews, X-Box 360 » 1 Comment
Please forgive the lateness of the episode, I was trying to do something with the audio that wasn’t working. This week we talk about the Halo: Reach beta, Super Street Fighter IV, Prototype, Tecmo Bowl Throwback, Monopoly on the PSP, and the UFC 2010 demo. Plus we have the news of the last two weeks. [...]
Mon, May 17 2010 » Checkmate Arcade, Recomended Podcasts » No Comments
Game: Army of Two: The 40th Day: Chapters of Deceit Format: Xbox 360 Developer: EA Montreal Publisher: EA Before talking about this downloadable add-on, it would probably be worth reading our review for the retail release Army of Two: The 40th Day. For those that would rather skip all that, here is a brief summary: [...]
Tue, April 13 2010 » PS3, Reviews, X-Box 360 » No Comments
