Golden Joystick Awards 2010 Shortlist now open
Golden Joystick Awards 2010 Shortlist now open

The shortlist for this year’s Golden Joystick Awards is now open at http://www.goldenjoystick.com/. The categories include Action Game of the Year, Fighting Game of the Year, One to Watch and Online... Continue Reading »

Xbox LIVE “Summer of Football” kicks off this weekend
Xbox LIVE “Summer of Football” kicks off this weekend

It seems everyone’s jumping on the World Cup bandwagon at the moment – and quite rightly so. Despite our distinct lack of wins over the past 40 years, the England team deserve no less than... Continue Reading »

EA to send out E3 Dead Space 2 footage next week
EA to send out E3 Dead Space 2 footage next week

Electronic Arts are going to send out free Dead Space 2 E3 demo footage to everyone who signs up with their email address at the game website. Once sign-up is complete, you should keep an eye on your... Continue Reading »

Need for Speed Undercover and Red Faction: Guerilla hit Games on Demand
Need for Speed Undercover and Red Faction: Guerilla hit Games on Demand

Need for Speed Undercover and Red Faction: Guerilla are the lates two titles added to the now rather-extensive Games on Demand library. Need for Speed Undercover is the 12th game in the Need for Speed... Continue Reading »

No Respawn announcement at E3
No Respawn announcement at E3

Electronic Arts have dropped the bombshell that Jason West and Vince Zampella’s joint Facebook page is a FAKE, after a status update yesterday suggesting that Respawn Entertainment are planning... Continue Reading »

Respawn promise big E3 announcement
Respawn promise big E3 announcement

Respawn Entertainment are due to drop a “big time announcement at E3 next week“, according to their Facebook page. Jason West and Vince Zampella recently left Infinity Ward amid a massive lawsuit... Continue Reading »

Valve’s E3 surprise isn’t Half Life 2: Episode 3
Valve’s E3 surprise isn’t Half Life 2: Episode 3

After last week’s surprise announcement that Valve‘s Portal 2 press event at this year’s E3 was cancelled to make way for a “surprise”, the interwebs became alive with speculation... Continue Reading »

6 games on sale in this week’s Deal of the Week
6 games on sale in this week’s Deal of the Week

This week, Gold Xbox Live Members can get their mitts on a whopping six games at cut prices of up to 50% off each. Our pick of the bunch has to be fiendishly addictive puzzler Peggle, with Battlefield... Continue Reading »

New Battlefield: Bad Company 2 patch on the way
New Battlefield: Bad Company 2 patch on the way

DICE has announced that the next patch for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will drop “in the very near future“. It will include minor tweaks and fixes for a number of different multiplayer problems,... Continue Reading »

Battlestations: Midway and Battlefield 2: Modern Combat hit Games on Demand
Battlestations: Midway and Battlefield 2: Modern Combat hit Games on Demand

Battlestations: Midway and Battlefield 2: Modern Combat are the latest titles to hit our beloved Games on Demand service, both priced at £19.99. Battlestations: Midway is the precursor to 2009′s... Continue Reading »

Mass Effect movie on the way?
Mass Effect movie on the way?

Electronic Arts have sold off the movie rights for Mass Effect to Legendary Pictures – purveyors of fine cinematography such as 300, Watchmen, The Hangover and The Dark Knight. BioWare‘s Ray... Continue Reading »

Unlock Isaac Clarke in Skate 3 – code inside!
Unlock Isaac Clarke in Skate 3 – code inside!

Dead Space protagonist Isaac Clarke is featured as an unlockable skin in EA‘s latest ‘boarding sim, Skate 3. The code you’ll be wanting is “DEADSPACETOO” (obviously without... Continue Reading »

Cliff Bleszinski: Gears 3 will have light RPG elements
Cliff Bleszinski: Gears 3 will have light RPG elements

Cliff Bleszinski has revealed a tantalising snippet of detail about next year’s franchise finale Gears of War 3. In a recent interview elsewhere on the world wide web he says ”You’ll... Continue Reading »

Dragon Age: Origins “Darkspawn Chronicles” DLC detailed
Dragon Age: Origins “Darkspawn Chronicles” DLC detailed

BioWare have released details of the forthcoming DLC add-on for Dragon Age: Origins. Dubbed the Darkspawn Chronicles, the pack offers a “look at an alternate history” where your character died... Continue Reading »

Xbox Live Marketplace Release Schedule – 6th May to June 2nd 2010
Xbox Live Marketplace Release Schedule – 6th May to June 2nd 2010

It’s been a while since we last managed to get our hands on one of these, but Major Nelson has finally updated his blog with a handy dandy Xbox Live Marketplace release schedule for the next couple... Continue Reading »

Prince of Persia, Skate 2 and Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway hit Games on Demand
Prince of Persia, Skate 2 and Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway hit Games on Demand

Three more titles hit the Games on Demand service this week, in the form of Prince of Persia, Skate 2 and Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway. Prince of Persia is the 2009 remake of the classic Ubisoft... Continue Reading »

“Bleed Out” this week’s L4D2 Mutation
“Bleed Out” this week’s L4D2 Mutation

Left 4 Dead 2‘s recent The Passing DLC gets a new Mutation mode this week, in the form of “Bleed Out”. The mode will give campaign players a slowly deteriorating health bar, and will... Continue Reading »

Zeno Clash lands on Xbox Live next week
Zeno Clash lands on Xbox Live next week

Despite the complete lack of a new Xbox Live Arcade title in the UK this week, we’ve caught wind of next week’s game – and it’s Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition. The first person fighting... Continue Reading »

Review: Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing
Review: Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing

Ellis loves Zoe, it’s official! We’re not sure if it’s reciprocated, but he’s certainly got the hots for her: “Man, that’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen... Continue Reading »

Review: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Review: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Storyline Lead your home nation or any of the other 199 teams through the qualification stages to the World Cup Final. With a variety of game modes and a whole host of options for online play, 2010 FIFA... Continue Reading »