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Archive for January, 2009

Have I Been Too Hasty - Baruram - ?

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Comment | No Comments »

I gave The Lord Of The Rings: Conquest a second chance. Maybe I'm too forgiving, maybe I just want to like this game, but I felt compelled to try it again. Refusing to suffer alone, I took on the co-op campaign ...

Podcasts: January 29th, 2009

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Podcast | No Comments »

With the ever erratic release schedule of both The WiiDS Podcast and The Total Gamer UK, I'm going to start grouping the latest episodes together. Bit of a bumper post to start with as I try and catch up on ...

MCV: W/B January 19 2009

Friday, January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Portfolio | No Comments »

BioWare: PC gaming far from dying US: Wii Play tops 08 best sellers Roy Campbell joins City Interactive Arsenal to introduce in-match replays via PSP Wii version of Spore on the way Games to eclipse other media Namco Bandai picks up Magna Carta US: DSi launch date ...

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 ...

WiiDS Episode 86: Jack’s Stat Attack

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Podcast | No Comments »

- Question Of The Week: Which end-of-level boss would you serve under? - Announcements: new forums, upcoming competitions, caption contest - Jack’s predictions - News - Madworld passes BBFC uncut - Nintendo shatters records in 2008 - European Wii sales reach 14.2 million - 2K: There are ...

The Total Gamer: Gaming, like, totally

Thursday, January 15th, 2009 Posted in Podcast | 2 Comments »

From The WiiDS Podcast Kid Dogg and Spy101's long-running podcast has undergone a few changes. Gaming Unlimited TV has transformed into The Total Gamer, providing even better coverage of the games industry - now on both sides of the pond! As well ...

WiiDS Episode 85: PWiidictions 2009

Thursday, January 15th, 2009 Posted in Podcast | No Comments »

- We’re back! - PWiidictions edition: what does 2009 hold? - What did we predict correctly in 2008? - What do we expect to see in 2009? - What do we want from Nintendo this year? - News - WiiTV - MySims Milked - Wii/DS software sells over ...

MCV: W/B January 5, 2009

Friday, January 9th, 2009 Posted in Portfolio | No Comments »

Fallout 3 set for global takeover Woolworths closure delayed Microsoft to see 'thousands of redundancies' Mass Microsoft layoffs unlikely Sony: 2008 was pivotal, 2009 will be big Cage: Games violence no worse than TV Games beats music in 2008 Aliens: Colonial Marines to arrive in Q1 2009 Sainsbury's ...

Is This The End?

Friday, January 9th, 2009 Posted in Comment | No Comments »

Let me clarify this once and for all. When I say I have completed a game, I mean I have played it to the point where I deem it to be completed. This does not necessarily mean 100 per cent complete. ...

Extra life for 1up?

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 Posted in Comment, News | No Comments »

One of the big news stories this morning was the sale of the 1up Network to UGO and the closure of Electronic Gaming Monthly, a publication that's been bringing news, previews, reviews, etc. for twenty years. In these dark times of ...