“The deeper you get, the harder it gets.” That’s the promise that Greg Jones, European PR manager for 505 Games, made as I picked up the controller to play Terraria for the first time. The PC version arrived mid-way through 2011 and quickly became a best (as well as consistent) seller on Steam; shifting over [...]
Tags: 505 Games, Preview, PS3, PSN, Terraria, xbla, XBox 360, xbox live
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Sun, March 10 2013 » Previews, PS3, Xbox 360 » No Comments
Hype. It’s a necessary part of the games industry as each developer and publisher tries to secure the investment they’ve laid out to make the game. Rarely will you find a major release that doesn’t come with a score of pre-release information, screenshots and early gameplay to build the anticipation before the game is finally [...]
Tags: 2K Games, Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, Irrational games, PC, Preview, PS3, Tom Wallis, XBox 360
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Wed, February 20 2013 » PC/Mac, Previews, PS3, Xbox 360 » 1 Comment
The Dead Space games have so far built an audience based on a reputation as a final stronghold for intensely threatening, ominous horror, unafraid to liberally spatter their creaking steel haunted houses with viscera and puss, and luxuriating in an atmosphere of constant, chilly menace. Dead Space 3 arrives, then, in a cloud of suspicion [...]
Tags: dead space, Dead Space 3, EA, Elliot Mears, PC, Preview, PS3, Visceral Games, XBox 360
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Tue, January 29 2013 » PC/Mac, Previews, PS3, Xbox 360 » No Comments
The Metal Gear Solid series is well known for its “Tactical Espionage Action” which, roughly translated, means that the game involves a lot of sneaking and shooting. When it was announced that Kojima Productions would be handing over developmental duties for their next Metal Gear game to Platinum Studios, makers of Vanquish and Beyonetta, our [...]
Tags: Adam Radcliffe, Kieran Roycroft, Konami, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, PC, Platinum Games, PS3, quick look, video, XBox 360
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Tue, November 6 2012 » Previews, PS3, Quick Look, Videos, Xbox 360 » No Comments
Kieran and Adam are back with another quick look video, this time looking at the recently released Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network re-release of the Dreamcast classic Sonic Adventure 2. All things considered, this port is an incredibly faithful conversion, with the only real change being a beautiful HD visual overhaul. In this video [...]
Tags: Adam Radcliffe, Kieran Roycroft, PS3, PSN, quick look, sega, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Adventure 2 HD, sonic team, Sonic the Hedgehog, video, xbla, XBox 360
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Tue, October 30 2012 » Previews, PS3, Quick Look, Videos, Xbox 360 » No Comments