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 ...
When Great Should Be Good
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Comment, Playtest | 2 Comments »GTA: Chinatown Wars has put several things into perspective for me. For one thing, I now know what I appreciate the most in the Grand Theft Auto series. I miss the top-down perspective. As much as I enjoyed the GTA III ...
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 ...
One Game To Rule Them All?
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Comment, Playtest | No Comments »January is traditionally a month devoid of quality releases - with the exception of 2008's opening month, which brought us Burnout Paradise. This year's contender for First Decent Game Of The Year is EA's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest, a game ...
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: The Bourne Conspiracy
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Playtest, Preview | No Comments »You will actually be able to get this demo on a disc (presumably the same one I've got) if you pre-order the Xbox 360 version of the game at GAME stores, and it will be released on Xbox Live on ...
Beta The Devil You Know
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in Comment, Playtest | No Comments »Either I suck (which is a possibility), or EA need to label things better. Last night, I played a few minutes of the Battlefield: Bad Company beta on Xbox 360. It was literally a few minutes because after getting home from ...
Hands-On: Play.com Live
Sunday, March 16th, 2008 Posted in Career, Playtest, Preview | 1 Comment »“How long did it take you to get here?” the boss asks. “Longer than I’ve considered staying for,” I replied. This pretty much sums up Play.com Live. Held in the gargantuan and iconic Wembley Stadium, the size of the event paled in ...
“Generally Shit” II
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in Career, Misc, Playtest | 1 Comment »This is it. The arena o f my defeat. Fumbler status confirmed. However, before I go any further, I’d like to point out that this defeat came from a victory. Today, I went to the first press event of my career ...
