Xbox 360 S hits UK

After being announced to tremendous applause at Microsoft’s E3 press conference last month and taking the US by storm, the redesigned ‘Slim’ Xbox 360 has been released in the UK.

Guest Article : EVO Championship 2010

By Mintycrys Since 2002, gamers have flocked to Las Vegas from all corners of the world to participate in the largest fighting game tournament in the country and possibly the world: The EVO Championship Series, or EVO, for short. EVO takes place in mid-July each year and features numerous fighting games based on what is… Continue reading Guest Article : EVO Championship 2010

Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light Gets A Release Date

Tomb Raider’s series revamp Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light got a release date this evening, courtesy of developer Crystal Dynamics’ Twitter feed. The game will be released on the Xbox Live Marketplace on August the 18th, as part of the Xbox Summer of Arcade initiative that will also see the release of games… Continue reading Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light Gets A Release Date

Store Taking Ridiculously Overpriced Pre-Orders On Fable III

While I’d like to think that this is a serious error on their website, and that these folks can’t be serious, online retailer CoolShop.co.uk has listed this pre-order for upcoming Xbox 360 and Windows game Fable III for an astonishing £925. That’s a lot of moolah for a single game. I had to make sure… Continue reading Store Taking Ridiculously Overpriced Pre-Orders On Fable III

Bioware shows off The Old Republic groupings in latest footage

Despite Bioware’s desire to stipulate that The Old Republic will have a strong singleplayer aspect to it with its storytelling, it is an MMORPG – so of course, along the way you’ll be grouping up with other people to take on ‘Flashpoints’, TOR’s equivalent to an instanced dungeon. In gameplay footage from E3, released today,… Continue reading Bioware shows off The Old Republic groupings in latest footage

FFXIV has release date and more info

Upcoming Square-Enix MMO Final Fantasy XIV has been dated for release on PC for September 22. Which strikes me as quite soon, and very bad timing for my university education. The PS3 version will not be released until March next year. I guess it’s easier to release to PC, fix all the bugs that will… Continue reading FFXIV has release date and more info

Playstation+ Released

Announced at E3, the £40/$50 Playstation+ subscription service has been released today along with the PS3 update 3.40. At first look, it seems like Sony are following Microsoft down the pay to play route, but that’s not quite what it is. Playstation+ is entirely voluntary, all the current features of PSN will be available to… Continue reading Playstation+ Released

Xbox Live Marketplace Update, Week of June 27, 2010

Major Nelson, Director of Programming for Xbox Live, has posted the Xbox Live Marketplace update for the week of June 27 – July 3.  This week’s Xbox Live Deals of the Week are called Critic’s Choice, and include acclaimed games like Darwinia+ and The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom.  Being added to Xbox Live Arcade… Continue reading Xbox Live Marketplace Update, Week of June 27, 2010