Posted by drew10 on Jun 2, 2012 Here is the latest trailer for the upcoming Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider reboot. Set when Lara was much younger, she finds herself marooned on an island with a serious bunch of nasty bastards. Taking a far more adult approach to previous outings, this is the first trailer that really shows how the game will play. I must admit I had my reservations about taking the much-loved...

Posted by drew10 on Jun 1, 2012 Way back in 1983 a young man walked into an arcade in Cornwall having emptied all of his 10 pence’s into his pockets in preparation for the wonders that lay within. On the far side of the smoke-filled room that echoed with digital noise shone a new machine. On the screen were visuals far and away ahead of anything seen before. Watching wide-eyed the boy observed as the hero...

Posted by eddierichards on Jun 1, 2012 I am no RPG fan. I enjoyed Final Fantasy VII and X for a few days of play, back when I had no qualms about being sat stationary for hours, and days in front of the TV. But in general, RPGs are not my thing. I love a good story – but in video game form, I always feel major pangs of guilt when I notice it’s suddenly dark outside, or that I haven’t done anything else...

Posted by drew10 on May 3, 2012 Fable has been an excellent series. Peter Molyneux’s baby where you could do almost anything and every decision had a consequence, except it never really did, did it? Still Fable in its previous three guises where vast exciting RPG’s with great characterisations and stories. Now Lionhead (post Molyneux) have decided to take all of that, throw it out of the window and...

Posted by drew10 on Apr 27, 2012 Revenge, it is a mainstay of gaming culture. Nothing sets a good story like a decent dish of revenge, served cold of course. And revenge is very much on the menu in Microsoft Studios Bloodforge. The second title Part of the much hailed Arcade Next promotion much was expected from Bloodforge, indeed the early impressions were very good. Excellent graphics? Check. Giant Weapons?...

Posted by drew10 on Apr 23, 2012 Today marks the 30th anniversary (yes you did read that correctly and yes you really are that old) of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The little rubber-keyed marvel was designed by Richard Altwasser and Rick Dickson for Sinclair as a serious business computer that could be used at home. Featuring a memory of some impressive 48k it soon became apparent that the machine would find its way...

Posted by drew10 on Apr 16, 2012 If there is one thing that is going to ruin your day it is taking a flight to the other end of the country then having to walk back. Especially if that country is the US and especially if the reason you have to walk back is because the world suddenly ended in between. This is the premise of Ubisoft Shanghai’s long awaited survival game I Am Alive. You play an everyman who has...

Posted by drew10 on Apr 13, 2012 Bethesda have confirmed that the Xbox version of Skyrim (G4A GAme of the Year 2011) will be getting some DLC in the near future. Having already confirmed that the 360 version will be getting unique Kinect voice control features (similar to that of Mass Effect 3) the news that a full set of DLC is in development will excite fans of the game. The DLC that Bethesda produced for...