Jun 2, 2011

I call myself a gamer. You probably do too. Indeed, we have taken that term – which has traditionally meant ‘nerd’ – and turned it into something which is more self assertive, something we can be proud of; as we are proud of our community and our common interests. Yet, does the word ‘game’ best reflect spending an hour with Modern...

Oct 21, 2010

Censorship and video games have always shared an uneasy relationship. By and large, the industry has successfully  self-regulated, with a few notable exceptions. Any controversy relating to graphic violence or sexually explicit content has been generated by fabricated moral outrage through mainstream media. Japan, on the other hand, still suffers from a more...

The video here purports to show Heavy Rain at an early stage of PlayStation Move compatibility. The chap waving his arms around in front of the TV is apparently lead QA tester on the project, and kindly filmed it at home for his friend in Australia. Unfortunately for him, his friend in Australia immediately uploaded it to Youtube, where we found it. Having...

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD While Ian, whose contribution I have put here first, does not offer any plot spoilers – I do. So I strongly advise you not to carry on reading after Ian’s said his piece unless you’ve played Heavy Rain through at least once, if you intend to at all. So first, the part that’s safe to read: I went into Heavy Rain with...

Format: PS3 Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Sony Developer: Quantic Dream Players: 1 Site: www.heavyrainps3.com Heavy Rain has been put up on a very high pedestal by Sony and writer/director David Cage. There’s a long way to fall if and when it topples – as the many low scores in recent reviews have proven. For every score of 6/10 or below however,...