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 2, 2012

It’s been a year of worry for the traditional gamer. Whilst gaming might seem to be an ever growing past-time, some of the traditional elements which make up the industry have seemed fragile. Publishers have been busy shutting down traditional developers, especially those famed for 3D racers, but beyond too. We have seen shops such as Gamestop starting to...

Dec 1, 2010

Black Bean Games have proudly announced that they are currently developing a new and exclusive SBK videogame for release next year on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. This new entry in the series is being developed by Black Bean Games’ in-house racing team Milestone Studios, and they are looking to deliver the ultimate bike racing game on the current...

Buying a console is not as easy as it used to be, or as it should be. In the old days we didn’t have backwards compatibility to worry about. Nor did we really have to worry about ‘content’ and save games as the consoles either didn’t offer it or it was a simple case of buying a cheap memory card. Not so now. Consoles, as with almost all...

Nov 4, 2009

The Golden Joystick Awards are described by some as the Oscars of the gaming world. Personally I’m not too sure that’s the right description, perhaps they are more akin to the National TV Awards of the gaming world! However, they have a large profile, especially in Europe; and are timed just before the holiday season, when big games launch....