Hands up Vita owners; now, keep that hand up if you’ve got enough games to play on your shiny new system…hmmm.  Sony’s latest handheld has been going through something of a proverbial dry spell for the last wee while, a fact  much publicised by everyone and his dog seeking to jump on the inevitable...

Sony  are pulling something of a Steam, allowing for pre purchased digital games to be pre downloaded on the PlayStation Network. This is no big deal to PC and Mac gamers, who have been enjoying this sort of thing for a while now, but for consoles it’s a bit of a significant step. No more will you...

Freebies are inbound iOS heads. If you’re looking for something fresh to play on your Apple device of choice, then the latest game to go free for all is Redlnyx’s platform racer MotoHeroz (also responsible for Trials Evolution). The game was released onto iOs in March after enjoying success on...

What’s French, colourful, cute, and features a cowboy hat wearing squid called Clint? That would be The Game Bakers Squids, a ‘casual RPG’ that has seen over 1 million downloads so far on iOS, and has just been released on to PC. The team behind the game have years of experience working on...

Sports games face an ever increasing challenge: how do you sell a product year after year when by definition it must stick to a certain rule set? EA, masters of a good chunk of the sports game market, have just released new information about what’s going to make FIFA 13 so special despite it’s...

Unbelievably it’s been six months since the announcement of Naughty Dog’s next project The Last of Us.  The post apocalyptic tale centres on two survivors; Joel, a seemingly ruthless character, and Ellie, a fourteen year old girl who despite being an old head on young shoulders has no memory of...

Australian film is about to see the launch of it’s first ever 3D action film. Shot on the Gold Coast and with a reported budget of $200 million Bait 3D has caused a bit of a controversy by being one of two films about sharks ripping people to pieces partially funded by the Australian government, which...

It is that time of the month again folks, when Madman dish the dirt on their upcoming home releases. In the bulletin this week are a couple of interesting discs including the latest Studio Ghibli effort, the second series of a hit Danish crime drama and two character study docos. First up is Arrietty (May...

Rockstar’s latest game isn’t even out yet, but that hasn’t stopped Major League Gaming kicking off a Pro Exhibition with the Max Payne 3 Multiplayer at it’s heart. 16 of the ‘world’s best’ competitive gamers were slung into 4×4 teams to duke it out for $30,000,...

Sleeping Dogs is the freshly renamed continuation of the True Crime series, coming from Square Enix London and United Front Games.  It’s an open world cop drama set in Hong Kong, and as such is a dead ringer for some martial arts action. Indeed it’s definitely going for the Hong Kong cinema...

It’s becoming something of a trend for developers and publishers to produce short films to sit in tandem with their games. Dragon Age, Assassin’s Creed and Halo are just some of the big name games to have received the short film treatment, even if it was only for an ad. Jumping on the bandwagon...

Square Enix have just released their end of year figures for the year ended March 2012, and things are looking up for the Final Fantasy developer. After losing over twelve billion yen in the year ending 2011, the company has now reported a net income of just over 6 billion yen. This improvement is being put...

The Bluecoats: North vs South Developer: Anuman Interactive Publisher: Microids Platforms: PC (reviewed), iOS, Mac Release Date: 10 May, 2012 Price: $9.99 (PC) $3.99 (iOS available here) Overview The Bluecoats: North vs South might ring bells on a couple of levels. On the more obscure, French level,...

The sports/fitness sub genre of gaming has become well trodden ground of late. With the motion detection capabilities of current gen consoles, all and sundry have been releasing exercise and fitness titles to get us lazy gamers and our fellow non-gamers to work up a bit of a sweat. The latest title to the...

The release of the Game of Thrones RPG is drawing ever nearer – particularly for North American fans who will get their hands on the game in a few days time on May 15. The rest of the world has to wait for the first week of June to appear to get their mits on a copy of the title, which will drop on...

Ready for some “successful living”? Are your Sims ready? Well EA/Maxis are happy to oblige, announcing the release of a Diesel branded Stuff Pack coming soon to a neighbourhood on your hard drive. What this particular fashion brand has to do with successful living I’m not sure, but both...

Beyond Good and Evil 2 is one of those games that has been living on the periphery of everyone’s wish list for what seems like forever. After an original outing that sold very little and only gained ‘hidden gem’ status with time, it’s fair to say that a sequel was never the number...

Wadjet Eye Games is something of a point and click specialist, bringing to light intriguing and atmospheric adventure titles such as Gemini Rue. The next title on the horizon for Wadjet Eye is titled Resonance, and is a joint project created in tandem with XII Games. It is being toted as the biggest and...

Animus abusers unite, there is content to be unlocked! AC developers Ubisoft are currently seeking out 1,776,000 tweets, likes, shares or whatever virtual acknowledgement you can manage  in order to reveal the first ever gameplay footage from Assassin’s Creed III. If you want to get in on the mega...

The latest game to feature Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s super sleuth has been flaunting its wares for some time now. Something of a big deal for the series, this title has been developed specifically for home consoles, boasting an all new engine and motion capture techniques. It’s certainly...

Sony have a habit of picking up somewhat strange and creative titles from small developers and unleashing them on the PSN for all to see. Think Flower, PixelJunk, Echochrome. The latest game in that imaginative indie vein to be confirmed for a 2012 release on the PSN is The Unfinished Swan, an intriguing...

Risen 2: Dark Waters Developer: Pirahna Bytes Publisher: Deep Silver Platforms: PC (reviewed), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Release Date: April 27, 2012 Price: $44.99 (available here) Overview: Yarr it’s a pirate RPG! The follow up to 2009′s Risen, this single player swashbuckler is brought to you by...

If Risen 2: Dark Waters isn’t on your radar yet then I suggest you get that wonky bit of tech fixed. Coming after an original that was banned in certain countries (hi Australia) for copious swearing and the use of alcohol as a bargaining tool, Risen 2 is a pirate RPG that isn’t afraid to give...

The Jak and Daxter Trilogy Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Platform: PlayStation 3 Release Date: February 7, 2012 Price: $38.98 (available here) Overview: Being on the Nintendo side of the fence during the last generation has left me without any prior experience of the Jak and Daxter universe. Having...

NIS America have just announced their exciting new line up for the year ahead, stretching out into 2013 with exclusive PlayStation 3 titles and anime releases for North America and Europe: The Witch and the Hundred Knights – This one’s for the gamers. A PS3 exclusive, The Witch and the Hundred...

Cast your mind back a few years to 2009, to the era of Demon’s Souls, Arkham Asylum and Uncharted 2. Remember Trials HD? An XBLA exclusive title, the RedLynx developed game scored high with critics , bringing to the party a game full of exaggerated physics and plenty of motorbikes crashing. Three...