Apr 24, 2012

Slow motion gun fights and explosions sell things, right? It’s certainly the route Rockstar has taken with their TV commercial for Max Payne 3. Coming to think of it, we would probably buy more cleaning products if they were advertised with big enough explosions. The advert for Max Payne 3 doesn’t try and inspire you with the narrative or plot, instead...

Apr 23, 2012

Even though annual Call of Duty games are becoming as predictable as the tide it still doesn’t make the world any less excited about the first glimpse of the next instalment. It looks like we’ll be getting our initial peak in 719,150.76 seconds… no, 719,147.34… no 719,143.59… The redesigned CallOfDuty.com website has been adorned with a countdown...

Apr 18, 2012

Platform: 360 (version reviewed), PS3, PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: EA Developer: BioWare Players: 1 (offline), 2-4 (online) Site: masseffect.bioware.com His name was Jeremy Shepard, a no-nonsense renegade space commander that put the mission before anything. He sacrificed the Citadel council, punched a journalist, killed a giant robot skeleton and...

Apr 17, 2012

Update: Microsoft has now confirmed that Halo 4 will indeed be released on November 6. Original article: Dust off your homemade Master Chief shoebox helmet and brace for an official Halo 4 announcement due around 5pm today, as the word on e-street is that the game release date will be announced as November 6. According to The Verge, “reliable sources close to...

Apr 16, 2012

The competitive multiplayer mode teased in the last Sniper Elite V2 Twitter Q&A has finally been announced as a 12 player team deathmatch mode exclusive to the PC. According to the forum post that announced the multiplayer mode the technology is still being worked on and there are more details to follow, but it states: “The intention is to support up to...