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
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
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
Game: Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing Format: Xbox 360 Developer: Valve Publisher: Valve Left 4 Dead 2 was a very popular game among critics, particularly among us here at The Newb Review. This year Left 4 Dead 2 won the prestigious BAFTA (the UK’s equivalent of the Oscars) for Best Multiplayer Game of 2009. [...]
Tue, May 4 2010 » PC, Reviews, X-Box 360 » 1 Comment
Game: Heavy Rain Chronicles: The Taxidermist Format: Playstation 3 Developer: Quantic Dream Publisher: Sony No one can deny that Heavy Rain is a divisive game. Some would even go so far as the argue that it isn’t even a real game thanks to its focus on storytelling over traditional gameplay. I personally found it to [...]
Wed, April 14 2010 » PS3, Reviews » 1 Comment
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
Game: Dragon Age Origins Awakenings Format: Xbox 360 Developer: Bioware Publisher: Electronic Arts So, the blight of the Darkspawn has been dealt with and the Archdemon slain in one of a variety of ways. Yet, no more than six months after the Darkspawn army dispersed from Ferelden, another threat arises to challenge the Grey Wardens. [...]
Mon, April 12 2010 » Reviews » No Comments
Game: Borderlands: The Zombie Island Of Dr. Ned Platorm: XBox 360 Developer: Gearbox Software Publisher: 2K Games For anyone out there that loved Borderlands as much as I did you can now download the first of a series of expansions for 800 Microsoft points off of Xbox Live, which is about £6.80 in real money. [...]
Mon, November 30 2009 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » 5 Comments
