Deadly Premonition gets Games on Demand treatment

Deadly Premonition gets Games on Demand treatment

Jun 28, 2011

Rising Star Games is bringing its niche open world survival horror title, Deadly Premonition, to the Xbox Live Games on Demand Store next week. Developed by Access Games, Deadly Premonition was released last year to an incredibly mixed critical chorus, with review scores ranging from a laughable 2 to an awe inspiring 10. “Deadly Premonition is a quirky and...

Star Raiders: review

Star Raiders: review

Jun 1, 2011

Format: XBLA (verison reviewed), Windows, PSN Unleashed: Out Now (PSN version TBA) Publisher: Atari, Inc. Developer: Incinerator Studios Players: 1 Site: http://www.atari.com/starraiders Now more than ever, gamers are faced with more quality games and forced to prioritize their ‘To Play’ lists or otherwise face an insurmountable backlog. Despite...

Gears of War 3: Beta Impressions

Gears of War 3:  Beta Impressions

May 30, 2011

16th May 2011 marked the end of the best few weeks to date for fans of the Gears of War franchise. Of course, I’m referring to the Gears of War 3 beta, which kicked off on 18th April for owners of the Bulletstorm Epic Edition, and on the 25th for those who reserved the game. The test period generated a considerable amount of buzz, with a reported 1.29...

Outland: review

Outland: review

May 18, 2011

Format: XBLA, PSN Unleashed: Out Now (PSN version has been delayed) Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Housemarque\ Players: 2 Site: http://www.housemarque.com/ It was an average, humdrum day in the Housemarque offices. Lighting effects were being rejiggered, polygons recounted, and all that sort of game developer business. But all of a sudden, one of the...

Grumpy Gurevitz: What Happens When The Network Goes Down

Grumpy Gurevitz: What Happens When The Network Goes Down

Apr 28, 2011

If there was a month where those of us at the ‘cutting edge’ of gadget land needed reminding that we are still in the early days of the digital content revolution, it was April 2011. First Amazon’s hosting service went down, disrupting a number of high profile services based on it; and as I write this, we are still without a PlayStation...

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