Feb 28, 2012

Format: Xbox Live Arcade Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer: Remedy Entertainment Players: 1 Site: http://www.alanwake.com/american-nightmare/ Alan Wake was a well received critical success by many people’s standards (including ours) though its sales were somewhat lacklustre in comparison. Rather than work on a proper sequel to...

Feb 21, 2012

Xbox Live Gold account owners can now get a taste of the snow dusted and slightly mental slopes of SSX with a demo for the game that went live today. The demo is due to hit PSN sometime tomorrow. The demo includes two tutorials, four events and even a spot of skydiving. Players can also unlock Mac as a playable character when they send a demo invite to a friend...

Feb 14, 2012

Strap on your boots and get ready for a taster of galactic war as the Mass Effect 3 demo is now available to download on Xbox Live. The demo weighs in at 1.76 GB and features two missions from the game’s single player mode. People with an active Battlefield 3 online pass also have access to the game’s co-op multiplayer demo, whereas those without a pass...

Feb 10, 2012

Format: XBLA (version reviewed), PSN Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Konami Developer: Backbone Entertainment Players: 1-4 (offline), 2-4 (online) Site: http://www.konami.com/simpsonsarcade If you’re cowering in your late twenties to mid thirties and you’ve been gaming since you were a wee lad or lass, you’ll almost certainly have fond...

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...

Jan 31, 2012

SSX joins the slew of games set to ship with an online pass code included with new copies of the game. The good news is that it is not required to enjoy the game’s multiplayer mode. An EA spokesperson told Game Informer that the code will not affect how you play the game’s two multiplayer modes, Explore and Global Events. However, in-game credits earned...