Torchlight Wins Big

Runic Games has had a busy day as Torchlight takes not one but two gaming awards. From the Game Developer Choice (GDC) awards the team picked up the trophy for Best Debut Game, while at the Game Industry News (GiN) awards they got the sought after Game of the Year trophy.

The Last Story artwork revealed

Mistwalker Studio Producer Yumo Ozaki got in touch with Critical Gamer to let us know that the first in a series of teasers, to be periodically released over the coming months, about the upcoming Wii exclusive RPG The Last Story has gone live.

Spoiler Warning

Do you have one of those types of friends? The ones that just seem to love trying to spoil things for you? I know I’ve had one and I know other people who have as well. Not just friends mind you, but strangers as well. It got me thinking about the reasons why.

Aliens Vs Predator: review

Even if you haven’t seen any, chances are you’ve at least heard of one of the Aliens or Predator movies or maybe even the ones where they crossed paths. They’ve also been involved in a number of games too and Rebellion, who already have a few under their belt, have taken another stab at perfecting the mix of xenomorphic creatures, hyper advanced hunters and squishy moving targets.

Boldly Going Nowhere

I’m not sure what’s wrong with me, but I’ve been spending some time protecting the galaxy recently. I’ve saved it from many a poorly scripted alien coated in so much prosthetic make-up that it makes them all blend together into roughly what you’d get if you put an Action Man in the microwave. Was that Xenophobic? I’m a disgrace to the Federation.

Army of Two The 40th Day: review

The first Army of Two game set out with ambitious goals to make cooperative play the key feature at its core. In fact, cooperative gameplay in recent years has fast become as popular as verses modes. With the proliferation of cooperative play, Army of Two: The 40th Day has to try hard to stand out.

R.U.S.E: hands – on preview

What would you get if you mixed the basics of any war based RTS game with Risk and then set it during the 1940s and threw in some espionage? You’d probably get R.U.S.E. We sneaked our way into the beta to see just what it’s all about.

Final Fantasy XIII: A (Not So) Cynical View

Final Fantasy XIII has proved one of the biggest game launches in Japan for 2009, and by all accounts will prove to be equally (or more) popular with the rest of the world when it is released in March. FFXIII has been hit with a fair amount of criticism, despite selling well and receiving good review scores.

Console Christmas

I hate this time of year. I’m the kind of guy who thinks fairy lights are a waste of electricity and that anyone wanting to play Santa in a shopping centre is a danger to children. If there is one small, tiny, minuscule benefit to Christmas it is that it’s a perfect time to get into gaming.

Left 4 Dead 2: A Cynical View

What follows is a cynical look at Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2, a game with a fair amount of controversy surrounding it. Grab your health kit, some pills and a gun or two and let’s go.

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