Category: Xbox 360

Metal Gear Solid V

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain review

Metal Gear Solid V isn’t actually the 5th game in the Metal Gear series thanks to games such as Peace Walker and Ground Zeroes, however it is the latest in the franchise starring Big Boss, or Punished “Venom” Snake as he’s known here. After Solid, Liquid and Naked etc it’s really hard not to smirk and think that Hideo Kojima really does like jokes about one’s manhood. Anyway, set 9 years after the events in Ground Zeroes, you awaken from a coma and head into Afghanistan and Africa to start a new private military company and raise your own army...

E3 2015 Xbox event

Xbox E3 Press Conference

June gloom. It’s part and parcel of coming to E3 a month later than a few years back so at least it meant whilst queuing at the Galen Centre in Downtown LA I didn’t get burned! After swift entry into the venue I was greeted by the usual black and green room. Instead of multiple stages, the usual big Xbox sign on a black stage with a round stage in the centre. What could this be for? Will Usher appear in a plume of smoke to tell games journos to stand up and clap and dance again? Actually no. A...

Mortal Kombat X screenshot

Mortal Kombat X review

The recent reboot of Mortal Kombat in 2011 was a great success. Combining visceral punchy combat with an actual story for once in a fighting game instead of some stills and juxtaposition made for my favourite fighting game, especially since it had so much more to offer as well. Mortal Kombat X expands on this with a roster of brand new fighters, graphical improvements and some very imaginative fatalities! Single player sees another fight between the Earth Realm and the Netherealm as Shinnok comes back from where he was sent in the last game to do all sorts of naughty...

Mortal Kombat screenshot

Mortal Kombat X release date

As you know I love my horror movies and if it wasn’t exciting enough that Jason Voorhees from Friday 13th is going to appear in the Mortal Kombat X Kombat Pack with his hockey mask and super meltey face, another ugly mother, the Predator from the films of the same name will also be a playable character complete with all his weaponry that will shred skin from bone so he can make furniture out of them. The game comes out on 14th April 2015 worldwide. Full Kombat Pack details are: The Ultimate Horror Pack: Playable character Jason Voorhees. Horror skins Vampiress...

Battlefield Hardline screenshot

Battlefield Hardline review

I’m a big Battlefield fan but let’s be honest, there’s never really been a great Battlefield single player campaign. Visceral who have a pedigree of storytelling and character development now have the helm and you know what? I think they may have cracked it. Instead of putting the player in a war scenario, we’re plunge into the murky world of cops and robbers where, as police officer Nick Mendoza, you become embroiled in a drug and turf war on the mean streets of Los Angeles and other far away locations. This is actually one of the first game’s I’ve also...

Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain

Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain release date

Those of you who have played Ground Zeroes over and over again to get to grips with Snake’s latest adventure can now stop playing it now that the release date has been announced for The Phantom Pain. You can play the game from September 1st 2015 on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3, and on PC via Steam a couple of weeks later on 15th. The competitive online mode Metal Gear Online will also go live on the same date as well, along with a collector’s edition which comes with loads of goodies including a map, a half-scale replica...