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,...

Jun 29, 2011

Format: 360 (version reviewed), PS3 Unleashed: Out Now (on 360) Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Q Entertainment Players: 1 Site: http://child-of-eden.uk.ubi.com/ Much has been made of Child of Eden’s price-to-playthrough time, with the basic argument being, “why should I pay $49.99 for a 90-minute game.” Even without being that reductive, many...

Jun 9, 2011

Impressive as the Kinect tech is, the device isn’t exactly drowning in hardcore games. As a result, many core gamers are sitting on the fence when it comes to buying one; or often, they’re camped out so far on the side of not getting one, they can’t even see the fence. With the PS3 version delayed till September, could Ubisoft’s Child of...

Jun 7, 2011

Ubisoft Conference: June 6th 10:30pm GMT Here we go with Ubisoft. We already know about Assassin’s Creed Revelations, but what else will they have? E3 2010 saw them largely focus on fitness and dancing – hopefully they will have learned their lesson since then. Oh and the horrible comedian and that weird laser-tag thing. Let’s try to forget all...

Jun 6, 2011

Xbox 360 Conference: June 6th 5:30pm GMT Well here were are again. It’s always such a pleasure. For right or wrong reasons it feels a lot like Nintendo and Sony will be dominating the press coverage this year, so Microsoft are going to have to do something special to get any significant attention. You can read that last sentence as ‘not wasting an...

Apr 25, 2011

Format: 360 (Kinect required) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: THQ Developer: Blitz Games Studios Players: 1-2 Site: http://thq.com/uk/game/show/6724/Fantastic%20Pets%E2%84%A2 When a game waves around a name like ‘Fantastic Pets’ and is advertised as “the first augmented reality game on Kinect for Xbox 360”, it’s easy to dismiss it as an...