Feb 9, 2012

It has been widely reported by the gaming press, including Eurogamer, that the UK’s largest independent video game retailer is in financial difficulties. The firm had a poor 2011, and whilst many had hoped the Christmas season might bring a last minute reprieve it was not to be and sales were down close to 15% compared to the year before. To put this into...

Dec 6, 2011

Update 2: The dashboard update is now rolling out and should be with you soon. Major Nelson said via Twitter: “If you don’t have the #XboxUpdate yet, you will get it soon. It is in the process of rolling it out to all Xbox LIVE members.” Update: Shortly before the release, Major Nelson announced via Twitter that the update has been delayed...

Nov 21, 2011

Format: 360 (Kinect required, version reviewed), PS3 (PlayStation Move required) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: 505 Games Developer: Zoe Mode Players: 1-8 Site: http://www.greasethegame.com/ In the beginning was the word, and the word was Grease. That’s right, boys and girls; this is not, as you may have thought if overhearing others talk about it, a...

Nov 7, 2011

The one that you (might) want is finally taking advantage of the latest motion detection gadgetry, as Grease the game is now available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The live action launch trailer above demonstrates all of the arm swinging, hip jigging gameplay that the Kinect and PlayStation Move systems have encouraged since their inception. Developed by Zoe...

Oct 25, 2011

  Format: XBLA (Kinect) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer: Halfbrick Studios Players: 1-2 (locally) Site: http://www.halfbrick.com/our-games/fruit-ninja-kinect/ Fruit Ninja for iOS devices already proved that chopping oranges and pineapples to bits is way more entertaining than it should be, and porting it to the Kinect smelled of...

Oct 2, 2011

  Format: Xbox 360 (Kinect) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Developer: Twisted Pixel Players: 1-2 (offline co-op) Site: http://www.thegunstringer.com/ It’s no secret that the Kinect’s stock of games is a regular ghost town, a mournful wind whistling through the dusty bones of fitness trainers and mini-game collections,...