Industry News

Diablo 3

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Diablo III is an upcoming action role-playing game currently in development from Blizzard Entertainment similar in style to its predecessors, Diablo I and Diablo II. The game is being planned for a simultaneous release on both windows and Mac OSX platforms, there are currently no plans for a release on consoles such as the XBox [...]

Sbore?

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

With the release this month of one of the most eagerly anticipated games in recent memory many are people are saying “This is nice, but where is the game we were promised?”  Spore is fast being labelled one of the biggest disappointments in gaming history.  6 years of development has gone into this game but [...]

¡Fifa 09!

Friday, September 12th, 2008

The newest addition in the FIFA series boasts some serious new features.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Following on from The Burning Crusade expansion pack Blizzard have announced the upcoming release of the latest add on to the most popular MMORPG in the history of the internet. No offical release date has been announced , but those WoW’ers eager to play it can expect it to be availabe in late 2008. The [...]

Soulcalibur IV

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

On July 31, 2008, Namco finally released the latest installation in the “Soul” series of games: Soulcalibur IV. The game features the same gameplay modes  of previous titles in the series, along with the addition of a new mode called Towers of Lost Souls. Creature creation, a popular feature in Soulcalibur III, also makes a [...]

The Sims 3

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

The biggest selling video game in the history of the industry is about to get bigger, teenage girls the world over are salivating at the thought of playing EA Games latest incarnation of  “Virtual Doll House”, The Sims 3.  So what’s on offer in the latest version and when is it released?  Reportedly the biggest [...]

Microsoft’s Slimmer Xbox 360 Consoles

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Apparently there is some talk about a Microsoft idea for advancing their console in terms of making is smaller and more affordable. As research develops they are improving their motherboards and chip sets. This reflects lower prices for the consumer and easier production of more powerful equipment as seen in 2005, their original model used [...]

Guiding a Guild

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

No man is an island. And the saying also holds true when it comes to playing Defense of the Ancients or DOTA. In a competitive computer game which requires an effective team play more importantly than just individual know-how, teams are being built hoping they could be the best team, clan or guild out there [...]

PS3 Loses 3 Billion Dollars

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Complaining that the PS3 costs to much, well don’t expect any major price drop soon.  Sony’s 2008 financial report has revealed that they have now lost over 3 Billion Dollars on the Playstation 3 since it was released.  The next generation console lost 2 billion dollars in 2007 and a further 1 Billion dollars in [...]

Spore Creature Creator Released

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Those who cant wait for Spore to be released now have something to tie them over.  Electronic Arts have released Spore Creature Creator Trial to be downloaded for free from the Spore website, this allows the eager evolutionary tinkerers out there to start creating creatures before the full game is released.  These created creatures can [...]