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PC / PS3 / Release dates
7 Sep, 2010
I can’t believe that Final Fantasy 14 is upon us already. Didn’t Final Fantasy 13 just come out? Yes it’s true but this time Final Fantasy XIV is a MMORPG (like World of Warcraft) instead of a single player adventure. For those of you wanting more Final Fantasy action then this is what you’ve been waiting since 2005 for. Final Fantasy XIV is being released for Windows PC’s very soon and followed next year on PlayStation 3. PC owners will be overjoyed to find out that they have the choice between the standard game release or the Final Fantasy XIV...
7 Sep, 2010
What is it about video gamers? We’re never content with what we have, and instead of finishing all the games we own, we constantly look ahead to what new games are coming out in the months ahead. So here’s a little look at our most anticipated video games of 2011 for each major gaming format. The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword First up for Nintendo Wii comes The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword. Obviously it hasn’t gone unnoticed that Nintendo, and third party developers, have concentrated too heavily on casual games since Wii’s launch. With around three years in...
When it comes to examples of old-skool gaming, you can’t do much better than a classic side-scrolling shoot-’em-up, and for those who grew up with the videogame industry, R-Type is one of the definitive examples of the genre, having started life as an arcade coin-op (back when arcade games cost just 10p a go!) and subsequently ported, reinvented and reimagined many, many times over on countless different videogame formats. The premise is simple: fly from left to right within a limited one-screen high environment while spacecraft, robots, bugs, missiles and the very landscape itself does its absolute best to kill...
You’ve got to give credit where credit is due. The boffins at Nintendo managed to upgrade an ordinary set of bathroom scales into an interactive piece of hardware. So after upgrading the scales with extra sensors and Bluetooth; next came the Wii Fit software which brought home exercise and yoga moves to Wii users. To cut a long story short, Wii Fit sold millions of units, millions and millions. So many millions that other publishers jumped on the bandwagon right away to develop their own Wii Fitness titles. Skip ahead to 2010 and EA Sports Active 2.0 is almost here...
PC / PS3 / Release dates / Xbox 360
2 Sep, 2010
It’s certainly been a long time coming but we’re finally within reach of Crysis 2 for the Xbox 360. From the developers of Far Cry; Crysis was one of the most popular open world first person shooters of 2007. Some of you may be surprised to hear that to this day, PC graphic cards are still ranked in power according to how well they can run the original Crysis for PC. Such was the quality of the visuals and the power needed to run the game with advanced graphical features, reportedly most players still haven’t experienced Crytek’s original vision. This...