With Tom away, our very own Ash takes the role of host this week. Joining him is Mr Richard Burley, Mr Adam Radcliffe and special guest this week… Mr Michael Fox of Joypod (www.thisisjoypod.com) and Little Metal Dog Show (http://littlemetaldog.wordpress.com) fame. They of course bring you the usual shenanigans including the changes in price of [...]
Mon, September 6 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » No Comments
The Newb Review’s Tom Wallis managed to get his hands on a near-finished version of Enslaved, the upcoming title from Namco-Bandai, before many much larger websites had a chance. With the bigger boys suitably upset, let’s see what he made of the first few hours of the game.
Mon, September 6 2010 » PC, PS3, Previews, X-Box 360 » 2 Comments
In our second edition of Speaking With… we begin to develop something of a pattern by continuing to interview the people behind of some of the best looking downloadable titles of the year. Last time we spoke with Jamie Cheng about fabulous looking cartoony brawler Shank, while this time we speak with Rob Hewson, Senior Creative [...]
Fri, August 13 2010 » Speaking With... » 4 Comments
“The Wii is for babies.” “There aren’t any hardcore games on the Wii.” “I never play my Wii because there aren’t any games.” Are these the kind of things you find yourself saying to your friends and on forums as you consider how much money you might get if you trade in your Wii? Then [...]
Wed, April 21 2010 » Articles, Other formats, Wii » 4 Comments
Game: Darksiders Format: XBox 360 Developer: Vigil Games Publisher: THQ As an avid comic book reader, the name Joe Madureira (or Joe Mad as he likes to be called) is a familiar one. Rising to prominence in the mid 1990s as the artist on Uncanny X-Men, Joe Mad built up enough of a following to [...]
Fri, February 26 2010 » PS3, Reviews, X-Box 360 » 8 Comments
This week The Newb Review presents to you, our beloved readers, a rare treat. Special guest writer Elliot Mears gives us the low down on one of the years most eagerly anticipated titles imported directly from Japan. Read on to find out what you can expect when this hot title finally reaches British shores. Game: Final Fantasy XIII Format: Playstation [...]
Mon, February 22 2010 » PS3, Reviews » 10 Comments
Game: Mass Effect Format: Xbox 360 Developer: BioWare Publisher: Microsoft Games Studios Released in November of 2007 with other high profile games (that have also recently seen sequels) like Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Mass Effect was the first game to be released by BioWare (makers of classic games such as Baldur’s Gate and [...]
Mon, January 25 2010 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » 2 Comments
Game: Lego Rock Band Format: XBox 360 Developer: Harmonix and Travellor’s Tales Publisher: MTV Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment One of the strongest aspects of the Rock Band series is that the developer, Harmonix, have been very careful not to over do things by releasing a new game each year; unlike another high profile [...]
Fri, January 8 2010 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » 3 Comments
GAME: Arachnadoodle FORMAT: IPOD/IPHONE DEVELOPER: Connect To Media PUBLISHER: Connect To Media Have you played Peggle? If not then you should have done. It is one of the most addictive casual games out there and is now available on pretty much every platform, from PC to Nintendo DS to 50p LCD watch from your local [...]
Tue, January 5 2010 » Other formats, Reviews, iPhone / iPod » 2 Comments
