Duty Calls: First Person Shopper

The games industry has never been bigger. Video games are advertised during the World Cup and the Superbowl, and on giant billboards at other major televised events. The biggest releases are given red carpet treatment, with minor celebrities escorted to launch events to be interviewed by MrPointyhead from Xbox Live and Ortis off The Gadget [...]

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Mon, February 7 2011 » Opinion Pieces » 3 Comments

New Bulletstorm Trailer Parodies Halo 3

EA have released a new trailer for Epic Games’ Bulletstorm that parodies the memorable live action trailer for Halo 3. Instead of using live action footage blended with CGI the trailer features crude claymation, complete with vomit, blood, dismemberment, and the insertion of a rocket in to a foe’s anus. As you can see from the [...]

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Tue, January 11 2011 » Videos » 1 Comment

Review: Infinity Blade

Game: Infinity Blade Format: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad Developer: Chair Entertainment Group Publisher: Chair Entertainment Group Several months ago, Epic Games released a tech demo of Unreal Engine 3 running on the iOS and the result was thousands of game savvy iPhone and iTouch owners drooling over their screens. The graphics, lighting and sound shattered [...]

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Fri, December 17 2010 » Mobile, Reviews » No Comments

Hands-On: Gears of War 3 – Beast Mode

Last week was quite a week for those anticipating the release of Epic’s final instalment of the Gears of War trilogy. First, there was heartbreak as it was announced the game (Gears of War 3), had been delayed until the end of next year, and then happiness as it was revealed that not only would [...]

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Wed, October 13 2010 » PC/Mac, Previews, Xbox 360 » 2 Comments

Preview: Bulletstorm

Recently, Tom from newbreview.com was ushered into the behind-closed-doors presentation of Epic Games’ first person shooter, Bulletstorm. From the developers of Gears of War, this title suitably impressed in the recent EA showcase at Gamescom last month, but with an early hands-on preview of the game, what will Tom make of it?

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Thu, September 23 2010 » Previews, Xbox 360 » 1 Comment