Hands-on: Halo 3 ODST
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Playtest, Preview | 1 Comment »I’m not a Halo fan. I feel I should state that right now. I’m not a Halo-hater, of course: it’s a high-quality FPS, a very enjoyable multiplayer with friends and from what I hear a very well-developed sci-fi universe (I ...
Bustin’ Is Gonna Feel Good
Thursday, March 12th, 2009 Posted in Career, Playtest, Preview | 4 Comments »Yes. That is me, grinning like an idiot and shaking hands with Ray Parker Jr., creator of the greatest theme song ever composed. Last Friday, I attended a preview of Ghostbusters: The Video Game at London’s Soho Hotel. Having turned up ...
You Call Thish Archeology?
Thursday, February 5th, 2009 Posted in Comment, Preview | 2 Comments »Warning: Fanboy alert! I'm ridiculously optimistic about the upcoming Indiana Jones And The Staff Of Kings for Wii. Even though the trailer revealed last week was just CGI, and wasn't indicative of gameplay, I already knew I'd be buying this on ...
Dinner With Molyneux
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Career, Comment, Preview | 4 Comments »As prestigious as it sounds, I didn’t actually get much chance to speak with Britain’s prominent developer, the creative genius behind the likes of Black & White, Fable, Populous and (to a lesser extent) The Movies. That right was reserved ...
Leipzig 08: Stormrise
Saturday, September 27th, 2008 Posted in Preview | No Comments »Format: Xbox 360/PS3 / Developer: Creative Assembly / Publisher: Sega / Due: 2009 / Preview: Presentation With the PC’s status as a gaming platform rapidly diminishing and the continuing rise of consoles, certain genres and franchises have begun to make the ...
Leipzig 08: House Of The Dead: Overkill
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Preview | No Comments »Format: Wii / Developer: Headstrong Games / Publisher: Sega / Due: 2009 / Preview: Presentation The obituary for arcade games was written by the advent of home consoles, most notably the Nintendo Entertainment System, so perhaps its fitting that the latest ...
Leipzig 08: Alpha Protocol
Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Preview | No Comments »Format: Xbox 360/PS3/PC / Developer: Obsidian / Publisher: Sega / Due: Q1 2009 / Preview: Presentation Those who know me will know I am something of a James Bond fan. In fact, something of a James Bond geek. And, by extension, ...
Leipzig 08: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Playtest, Preview | No Comments »Format: Wii / Developer: Krome Studios / Publisher: Lucasarts / Due: Winter 2008 / Preview: Hands On Sadly, the first game I saw at Leipzig turned out to be the worst. Perhaps my hopes had been raised too high, perhaps I ...
Preview: Quantum Of Solace
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Career, Comment, Preview | 2 Comments »The final embargo broke this week, allowing me to finally discuss Quantum Of Solace, the first James Bond game to be published by Activision (or Activision Blizzard as they’d probably prefer to be known). Most of the details you already know. ...
Preview: Call Of Duty: World At War
Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Preview | 3 Comments »One of the embargos I have been under broke earlier this week: Call Of Duty: World At War. Having attended Activision’s press event where the publisher unveiled the follow-up to Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, I saw able to ...
