With so many great games this year, it was tough to choose. There was Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Catherine, so many choices, but after a lot of thought I settled on Portal 2. As I was choosing, I tried to think of reasons why these games should or shouldn’t be nominated for game of the year.… Continue reading My Game of the Year: Portal 2
Author: David Tillbrook
Preview: Playstation Vita
This is probably going to be a short one, despite playing on the Vita twice, I got about 15 minutes with it in total.
Psychological Benefits of Exercise
We often hear about the physical benefits of exercise (e.g., increasing heart health), less often are the psychological benefits promoted. Yet, engaging in a moderate amount of physical activity will result in improved mood and emotional states. Exercise can promote psychological well-being as well as improve quality of life. Read more about exipure healthy benefits.… Continue reading Psychological Benefits of Exercise
Review: Swarm
A review for Hothead Games’ action platformer. A simple summary of the game is that you control creatures known as Swarmites and have to get them to the end of the level while trying to achieve a high score. Sounds pretty familiar, right? Well, the main difference is that you’re controlling 50 of these Swarmites… Continue reading Review: Swarm
Persona 3 Portable Coming to Europe
UK Publisher Ghostlight have announced that they are publishing Persona 3 Portable in Europe. No specific release date has been confirmed but they have said it will be available at retail and on the PSN. The boxed version will contain some Collector’s Edition type stuff but no word on what it is yet. Source
My Game of the Year: Heavy Rain
The choice for me was hard, there’s many games I’ve played this year all great in their own way, Mass Effect 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Red Dead Redemption to name a few but after thinking about it for a while, I finally decided on Heavy Rain.
Review: Blacklight: Tango Down
Zombie Studios aims to bring a decent online shooter experience to the digital marketplaces with Blacklight: Tango Down, an online FPS set in the near future.
Kinect Price and Release Date Revealed
Microsoft has announced that Kinect is going to cost $150 at launch, that should come as no surprise to anyone, many retailers have listed the price at $150 over the last month. The release date for Kinect is November 4th, just 15 days after the release of the Playstation Move. For those who don’t own… Continue reading Kinect Price and Release Date Revealed
3DS Price Revealed?
At E3, Nintendo showed off the 3DS, it was very impressive but they didn’t give a price for it. GAME’s Swedish site lists the price at 2,799.00 kr which is about £250 or $360. Quite expensive but the website does say that the price is preliminary and subject to change. It also says that it… Continue reading 3DS Price Revealed?
Final Fantasy IX Now Available on European PSN
The Playstation 1 series of Final Fantasy games is now complete with the addition of Final Fantasy IX to the PSN today which was previously added to the Japanese PSN on May 20th. There is currently no release date for North America.
Free Games
For those of you who can’t afford the latest titles or are just looking to burn some time while waiting for the next game releases, here’s a list of games available for free that you may not know of.
Review: Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII has been one of the most anticipated titles in recent years, having been announced at E3 2006, it has been a long wait but it’s almost at an end for most of us. Warning: This review contains some story info, not really spoilers but if you don’t want to know anything about… Continue reading Review: Final Fantasy XIII
Grandia Getting US PSN Release
The American PSN is getting another classic RPG, Grandia. Released originally in 1997 on the Sega Saturn and later on in 1999 on the PS1, this game was voted as one of the best RPGs of it’s time. It will be available to download this Thursday. Let’s hope it comes to Europe soon too.
Tiberian Sun and Firestorm Released as Freeware
To celebrate the upcoming release of Command & Conquer 4, EA has released Tiberian Sun and it’s expansion, Firestorm as freeware.
BlazBlue Coming to PC?
BlazBlue was released on PS3 and 360 in North America and Japan last June and will finally be released soon in Europe but it’s also coming to PC apparently.