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Review: Dragon Ball Z – Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3)

October 28, 2011 – 12:44 pm |

I really liked last year’s DBZ game, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit 2. It felt like the franchise had finally achieved some serious attention with a game that was both deep and fun.
This year, we …

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Epic Games Forums, More Games Attacked

June 16, 2011 – 12:39 pm | One Comment
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Over the weekend the Epic Games Forums admitted to being hacked. My brother James got this cheerful email:
Our Epic Games web sites and forums were recently hacked. After some downtime, they’re back up …

Hard Corps: Uprising to launch XBLA House Party on Feb 16

January 11, 2011 – 11:40 pm |

Along with the announcement that Konami’s Contra-esque Hard Corps: Uprising would be the first of five titles in Microsoft’s XBLA House Party this February 16th came a handful of new screens to look at. Why …

Microsoft Gives Back the Love with XBox Rewards

December 3, 2010 – 2:19 am |

After a year in the making, Microsoft have finally launched their XBox Live Rewards program.
Think of it as a loyalty bonus. Every time you renew your Live subscription, buy something special in the marketplace or …

Xbox Live Deals a Plenty

August 30, 2010 – 1:27 pm | 4 Comments

If the news of paying 80 cents more a month for XBL is still making you mad (if it does seek mental help) then there is some good news. Microsoft is offering a full year …

Halo Reach “Deliver Hope” Made Even Better!

August 26, 2010 – 6:34 pm |

Today we saw the launch of another Halo Reach live action trailer. Instead of the more subtle dialogue driven scenes of life on Reach, which I loved, we now get some stuff just blowing up. …

Deathspank Hails the Almighty Thong

August 23, 2010 – 11:56 pm | 3 Comments

Now I have not played the first episode of DeathSpank as of yet, but it is on my honey-do list.  That said, I am already onboard for the second episode of DeathSpank, DeathSpank: Thongs of …

Microsoft Hits The Ground Running for Summer on Xbox Live

June 30, 2010 – 12:54 pm |

With the start of the Summer of Arcade 2010 nearly upon us on Xbox Live, Microsoft gave us a small preview of some of the items we can expect in the first week or two …

About That COD Map Pack, Don’t Call Microsoft

June 3, 2010 – 1:39 pm | 2 Comments

Not a huge news story here, but I did find it highly amusing.  This morning, I was trying to track down exactly where my Xbox 360 was on its journey back to my house (it …

Xbox Community Playdate – Join Aeropause for Shadowrun Tonight

April 4, 2010 – 5:14 pm | 3 Comments

After a few months of planning, the 2nd Aeropause Community Game Night is upon us on this fine Easter evening.  This time around, we mixed it up a bit, going old school with Shadowrun.  There …

Bungie sending Halo 2 out with a bang!

February 7, 2010 – 7:50 am | 3 Comments

You may have already heard that Microsoft is stopping support for the original Xbox, including original Xbox games that work on 360. This includes Halo 2, and Bungie have decided to have ‘one last hoorah’. …

Mass Effect 2 Gets the Sci vs. Fi Treatment

January 18, 2010 – 9:21 am | 2 Comments

The countdown to Mass Effect 2 is almost done (wouldn’t it be funny if there was a delay at this point), and now, the game will get another accolade added to its belt.  Mass Effect …

EA Delivers Dante’s Inferno Demo

December 1, 2009 – 4:03 pm |
EA Delivers Dante’s Inferno Demo

EA have confirmed that the much-anticipated Dante’s Inferno demo – enticingly entitled “Gates of Hell” – will hit consoles in December. To properly whet appetites, it will feature the opening level in its entirety.
The …

UK intelligence organisation places ads on Xbox Live

November 20, 2009 – 5:43 pm | 5 Comments

And I thought that the average Xbox Live gamer and intelligence were diametrically opposed. UK intelligence agency GCHQ (Government Communitcation Headquaters, thank you Koss!) has been putting adverts, like the one pictured, on the …

New Xbox Live Dashboard is Ready For Download

November 17, 2009 – 10:10 am | 2 Comments

After a long preview period, the Xbox Live Dashoard Update is posted up for everyone to download.  When you sign into your profile, you will be asked to perform an update to the console.
The update …

XBL Update: Twitter, Facebook, Last FM, Movies & More …

November 13, 2009 – 2:21 am | 4 Comments

It’s mandatory XBox Live update day!
Following on from the launch of Netflix on the PS3 last week, Microsoft hope to appease their own members by an update that integrates dashboards with the biggest social networking …

Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition to be DLC

November 10, 2009 – 5:18 am | 4 Comments

You may recall that about a month ago, Capcom asked gamers how they wanted to receive the new Resident Evil 5’s content. 1500 votes later, the results are in. And even though our colleagues in …