Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #253 (April 2010)
March 21, 2010 – 10:40 am | Comments

This issue has some very good news about two games I’ve been monitoring, plus some bad reviews for two games I was going to get. And a little middle-of-the-road news about WarioWare DIY. Stuff your …

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Articles by Adam Englebright

Born into obscurity in a small village in the Home Counties, the child known as Adam Englebright lived a largely sedentry life, reading books, playing videogames, playing the piano and eating. He remains there still, lurking, watching, waiting... .

Swiss politicians want to ban videogames.
March 19, 2010 – 6:14 pm | Comments
Swiss politicians want to ban videogames.

This is rather frightening. The home of cheese, clocks, chocolate and neutrality*… now the new home of censorship. Gamepolitics is reporting that the country’s National Council has passed a pair of resolutions – one proposing …

Lord of the Rings: War in the North announced
March 18, 2010 – 12:04 pm | Comments
Lord of the Rings: War in the North announced

Warner Brothers Interactive have announced a multiplayer action RPG based in JRR Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings universe, for 360, PS3 and PC, developed by Snowblind. Apparently, it ‘advances the RPG paradigm’ through ‘innovative online, …

Splinter Cell Conviction demo hits Xbox Live
March 18, 2010 – 6:53 am | Comments
Splinter Cell Conviction demo hits Xbox Live

If you’re looking forward to the release of the latest stealth-em-up from Ubisoft; Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, you can get a taste of the game for free now over on Xbox Live. The demo …

Friends Really Against Grenade Spam
March 17, 2010 – 1:06 pm | Comments
Friends Really Against Grenade Spam

You’ve got to hand it to EA, they’re not afraid to cock a snook or twelve at Activision. Witness (after the break) if you will, their recent PSA; Friends Really Against Grenade Spam. For those …

iPhone Games Roundup!
March 15, 2010 – 5:28 pm | Comments
iPhone Games Roundup!

I haven’t had much of a chance to do proper gaming this week, but in between the busy moments, when I’ve had a chance to do something other than study or sleep, I found myself …

New Brink cinematic trailer
March 12, 2010 – 2:22 pm | Comments

Brink is shaping up to be one of my most anticipated games of 2010. The combination of shooting and free running makes Splash Damage’s next shooter one to watch. I’m also rather interested in the …

Steam for Mac confirmed
March 8, 2010 – 1:21 pm | Comments
Steam for Mac confirmed

After plenty of hinting, Valve have finally confirmed that their content delivery platform Steam is making the jump to the Mac, with it and Valve’s library of games (including Left 4 Dead 2, …

Oh the irony: Ubisoft DRM servers stop working.
March 7, 2010 – 4:52 pm | Comments
Oh the irony: Ubisoft DRM servers stop working.

I don’t want to say ‘I told you so’…
Do you remember a few weeks ago, when the everyone in the entire world said that Ubisoft’s new DRM – you remember, the stuff which requires you …

Guardian of Light has new perspective on Lara Croft
March 6, 2010 – 6:03 am | Comments
Guardian of Light has new perspective on Lara Croft

Just a few days after it’s existence was confirmed, Gamespot have got a hands-on with the new Lara Croft game. Despite the dropping of the Tomb Raider moniker, it will still involve raiding tombs; …

Valve games coming to Mac, maybe Steam also?
March 6, 2010 – 5:17 am | Comments
Valve games coming to Mac, maybe Steam also?

According to Mac News Network Doug Lombardi, PR supremo at Valve has confirmed Valve’s intention to port their games to the Mac. MNN seems to think that Portal and TF2 will be the first …

Mafia 2 trailer, people shot, things explode!
March 5, 2010 – 3:02 pm | Comments
Mafia 2 trailer, people shot, things explode!

I’m going trailer crazy today! Up next is a new Mafia 2 trailer, with shooting and running and hitting and shouting and explosions and some really cool music. I’m rather looking forward to the whole …

New Splinter Cell: Conviction trailer.
March 5, 2010 – 2:36 pm | Comments
New Splinter Cell: Conviction trailer.

Another day, another Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction trailer. Still, it is rather cool. This one is another look at the various things we can expect from the multiplayer, from the various modes, to the …

Portal 2 is coming, hell yeah!
March 5, 2010 – 1:35 pm | Comments
Portal 2 is coming, hell yeah!

As I was finishing my dinner, my iPod touch pinged. An email had arrived. I surreptitiously read it, and hit the roof. Everyone knew it was coming, but it was incredible to finally have confimation: …

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light announced
March 4, 2010 – 6:57 am | Comments
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light announced

Crystal Dynamics, for the past few years the custodians of the Tomb Raider franchise, have announced a new game starring the titular heroine Lara Croft. Yes, that was an awful pun. Lara Croft and the …

Steam to come to Mac?
March 3, 2010 – 4:47 pm | Comments
Steam to come to Mac?

What? What’s going on? I visited Rock, Paper Shotgun, and they had what appeared to be one part of a six-part puzzle. The other were to be found at MacRumours, MacNN, Shacknews and Eurogamer, and …

Rayman 2: The Great Escape coming for iPhone/Touch
February 26, 2010 – 5:30 pm | Comments
Rayman 2: The Great Escape coming for iPhone/Touch

Gameloft, purveyors of mobile gaming goodness, have released a trailer for their port of Rayman 2: The Great Escape. If you’ll allow me a brief diversion for the ususal world-weary cynicism we like to foster, …