Hands-on: Plain Sight
This game features suicidal ninja robots. Go go go!
Remembering… System Shock 2
With the imminent release of Bioshock 2, we take a look back at the series’ spiritual forefather, System Shock 2.
Torchlight
“Beneath the quaint mining town of Torchlight lies endless amounts of a highly desired resource known as Ember. While the warmth and illumination of the town’s torch centerpiece may act as a beacon of hope and prosperity, the threat posed beneath the rural outpost is one of pure evil, as…” Read more »
Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
“Realism is overrated. So many games strive to be realistic and claiming so is an exhausted marketing cliché. Arcades have decayed into an out of fashion commodity, where once an experience unseen in home consoles and arcade-quality graphics were a common marketing mantra. Since 3D graphics we’ve been able experience…” Read more »
Left 4 Dead 2
“I’ve never understood video game boycotts. From Diablo 3 to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a small segment of fanatic gamers responds to seemingly any sequel with rage normally found in only the worst fanboys. Left 4 Dead 2’s recent release was yet another surrounded by threats from gamers…” Read more »
Trine
“Fusing with two other people would be a lot of hassle, really, especially if they happened to include any one of an incompetent but promiscuous wizard, a beer-guzzling knuckle-headed warrior or a devious Altaïr-with-tits. What misfortune, then, that these three accidentally combine in Trine, everyone’s favourite 2009 Finnish-developed side-scrolling physics-driven…” Read more »
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
“There is a certain sick irony to playing Call of Duty on PC these days. The series got its start on the platform years ago, and was something of a killer app for PC gamers. Sure, there were the console editions: the PS2 and Xbox got their Finest Hours, their…” Read more »
Football Manager 2010
“A new football season, and already things are looking challenging for the even the most seasoned of Football Manager fans. Ronaldo has finally jumped ship to Madrid for a world record transfer fee, Liverpool have lost their midfield maestro, Xabi Alonso, Arsenal sold two of their best players to rivals…” Read more »
Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising
“Further to the excellent support Dawn of War II has received by Relic thus far, in March 2010, it will be given a full expansion in the form of Chaos Rising. As the original game received three impressive expansions, it was foreseeable the sequel would be bolstered in a similar…” Read more »
Remembering… Carmageddon
“Back in 1997, Carmageddon crashed onto the gaming scene with about as much subtlety as a bin-liner full of steaming innards detonated over a wedding reception. The darkly comic and highly violent racer defecated in the rulebook, then sent it back to the authors via first class special delivery. Other…” Read more »
Shattered Horizon
“First-person shooters come in many different flavors. Historically accurate adventures, ultra-violent crime romps, and the occasional completely fantastical journey into Hell, or some such. Most of them tend to have one thing in common, however; namely, they all take place on some kind of ground. Shattered Horizon, however, well… shatters…” Read more »
Eurogamer Expo 2009: Indie Arcade Round-up
“The Indie Arcade at this year’s Eurogamer Expo 2009 sure is an eye-opener. In stark contrast to the games seen in the main hall, these indie developers have the space and opportunity to create some truly unique videogames. Garnering a positive amount of interest throughout the day, attendees flitted between…” Read more »
Eurogamer Expo 2009 Hands-on: Alien Breed
“There are many unanswered questions in this world; what is our purpose in life? Will there ever be world peace? Will Cadbury’s ever sell a giant Creme Egg for Easter? Most importantly, will Team 17 ever make games other than the Worms series? Ah, that my friends I can answer….” Read more »
Eurogamer Expo 2009 Hands-on: Joe Danger
“Another year, another Eurogamer Expo to get excited about. The thing I love is how most of the crowd will sprint immediately for the main hall to have a go on all the latest games, leaving me and a select few others to prowl the indie arcade, where many developers…” Read more »
Order of War interview
“With Order of War sitting firmly on the shelves of game stores across the world, we thought we’d catch up with CEO of Wargaming.net Victor Kisyli, to enlighten players about the unusual Square Enix release. We see a lot of strategy games come and go on the PC; what makes…” Read more »
The Path
“A game like The Path refuses to be easily reviewed. It scoffs at all the conventions and benchmarks most games are measured by, and goes completely against the grain of everything you would expect from a game. It’s a game that intentionally breaks all of the rules, and has to…” Read more »
Tales of Monkey Island: Lair of the Leviathan
“It seems even after all the years of experience Guybrush Threepwood still can’t catch a break. Having solved the problems of the Mer-People terrorised by a band of pirates in Spinner Cay, once again setting sail in search of La Esponja Grande. Guybrush and - through no fault of their…” Read more »
Red Faction: Guerrilla
“Popular culture has taught me that human occupation of Mars is not going to be pretty. From what I’ve gleamed from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall and Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles, human society on Mars is likely going to be wrought with the same problems that we face here on Earth,…” Read more »
Zuma’s Revenge!
“Even my grandmother plays Zuma, one of PopCap’s most successful titles (the game moved more than 17 million units globally). In Zuma, you control a frog, shooting balls of various colors from his mouth into an advancing chain of balls that weaves through the level. If you can match up…” Read more »