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Bad Piggies: A Candid Review (Part 1)
0By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | October 2nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
When Rovio released its first Angry Birds game a few years back for the mobile platform, there was hardly anyone who had expected to find it becoming one of the biggest casual titles in the world. Naturally, the developer had no intention of letting go of the opportunity to capitalise on the success of its feathery hit and released a couple of more games, which also went on to ...
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Activision needs to inject creativity in its Call of Duty franchise
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | October 2nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
When Activision first introduced the Call of Duty franchise, the gamers could have hardly asked for anything more. Getting an opportunity to play with guns is something that surely did not want to miss. The game turned out to be exactly what they wanted and offered exactly what they desired. As years went by, the publisher continued to churn out more Call of Duty titles, wit...
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Still alive because of focus on innovation and new IPs, says EA executive
By: Jason McCarthy | October 2nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
Electronic Arts (EA) is often found on the hot-seat because of its alleged lack of innovation and for churning out sequels on regular basis. However, the vice president of EA’s Core Games Label Patrick Soderlund does not agree with what is generally perceived about them and contended that continuous innovation is what is allowing the company to stay alive. In an interview ...
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EA Sports cancels NBA Live 13
By: Jason McCarthy | October 2nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
Electronic Arts (EA) Sports is arguably the number one brand when it comes to sports games, but for the last couple of years, it has been struggling with its basketball franchise. The company has not released a basketball game since 2010 and despite announcing the return of the NBA Live series at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) earlier this year, it has decided to cancel...
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Mario creator and Metroid developer working on plenty of big projects, reveals Reggie Fils-Aime
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | October 2nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
The clock is continuing to tick, bringing us even closer to getting our first taste of Nintendo’s next-generation hardware, the Wii U. The console may not have managed to excite the fans at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), something that Nintendo had hardly expected, but it turns out that the Japan-based company still had plenty of aces up their sleeves that ...
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A super slim version of Xbox 360 sounds promising
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | October 2nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
There is hardly anyone who would question Sony’s decision to release a newer version of its PlayStation 3 console at what is rightly thought to be the tail-end of its life cycle. However, what many people would be willing to see if whether Microsoft gets inspired by its competitor and decides to do the same with its current-generation console. A super slim version of PlayS...
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Can PSOne Classics change the PlayStation Vita’s fortunes?
By: Musa Afridi | September 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Syphon Filter, Crash Bandicoot and Resident Evil, among others, could be the saviours of to the rescue for Sony’s PlayStation Vita console. There is no doubting the fact that the PlayStation Vita is an impressive piece of technology. The console has received praise for what can be accomplished on the device yet there is one criticism that has plagued the Vita over the course ...
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Is Asphalt Injection for the PlayStation Vita any good?
By: Musa Afridi | September 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Part 2: Ubisoft’s racer feels like the child of the Need for Speed and Burnout series, but does that make it a great game or a pretender that does not live up to the mark? For Part 1, click here. Takedowns are another element that add a nice layer for players who want to have a bit of aggression in their drivi...
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Is Asphalt Injection for the PlayStation Vita any good?
By: Musa Afridi | September 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Part 1: Ubisoft’s racer feels like the child of the Need for Speed and Burnout series, but does that make it a great game or a pretender that does not live up to the mark? When it comes to variety and choice in terms of the games on offer, one can tell that Sony is trying extremely hard to try and meet the needs of every PlayStation Vita user. However, it still feels as if th...
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Free-to-play to become common on next-generation consoles, says Ubisoft
By: Jason McCarthy | September 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Free-to-play is being considered as possibly the most attracted business model in the future by the gaming industry analysts. The publishers are already beginning to adopt the idea and trying to make the most of it, with a handful of companies already becoming familiar with the success that it promises. Despite doing exceptionally well with their $60 games, Ubisoft has not b...
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Black Ops II design director wants all gamers to taste multiplayer experience
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | September 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The Call of Duty franchise owes a great deal of its success to its robust multiplayer experience, but it turns out that some gamers are more than content with just the single-player mode. Call of Duty: Black Ops II design director David Vonderhaar came out to bluntly admit during an interview with publisher Activision’s One of Swords that he is not happy about some players ig...
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The Flood returns in Halo 4
By: Moses Abaortae | September 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
But no need to rage out as Master Chief enemies of old will only feature in the game’s multiplayer component, which is aptly named the ‘Flood’. 343 Industries was appointed the daunting task of bringing Bungie’s iconic series back to life. The former developer created what was arguably the most well-known...
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DayZ dev focused finalising development of the game this year
By: Moses Abaortae | September 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Dean Hall, the creator of DayZ, admits that although he is disappointed by the number of copycats there is nothing he can do about it but focus on ensuring his own title is as good as it can be and that it needs to hit the market by the end of 2012. If one looks at the Android and iOS systems, they can see that t...
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Hideo Kojima confirms Solid Snake as main protagonist in Metal Gear Solid film
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | September 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The Metal Gear Solid film is one of the hottest topics among the fans of the franchise, with them having mixed feelings about the whole idea of bringing the stealth action to the silver screen. Much to their joy, the man behind the popular stealth action brand Hideo Kojima revealed a few details about the film during a developer session at the Eurogamer Expo that was attended b...
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Starhawk is free on PlayStation Plus
By: Moses Abaortae | September 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Sony offers discounts on Tokyo Jungle and Hell! Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit on PlayStation Plus as well. Also, we should mention that only Starhawk’s single-player campaign and the add-ons are free, not the multiplayer action. The US blog for PlayStation recently updated itself with three new offers for subscribers to the premium subscription service, PlayStation Plus and ...
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FIFA 13 and Black Ops 2 among Wii U’s launch titles
By: Musa Afridi | September 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Part 2: Nintendo is looking to get its console off to the best of starts as it releases a strong launch day lineup of games for consumers including a number of major franchises. After taking a look at what SEGA, Nintendo, Ubisoft and THQ are bringing to the table it is now time to turn one’s attention to the other publishers and what they have to offer consum...
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Mario Bros. and ZombiU among Wii U’s launch titles
By: Musa Afridi | September 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Part 1: Nintendo is looking to get its console off to the best of starts as it releases a strong launch day lineup of games for consumers including a number of major franchises. Nintendo will be releasing over 50 titles within the first five months of release of their latest console with a majority of the games available from day one. The console needs to convi...
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343 won’t shoehorn Kinect into Halo 4
By: Moses Abaortae | September 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The game’s developer, 343 Industries, assured fans that Kinect compatibility will not be added for the heck of it but it will be used for the Halo Waypoint app that is set to release alongside the game. Microsoft has seen its taken on the world of motion controlled gaming, the Kinect, go on to become a global phenomenon and become a part of pop-culture. The peripheral has sol...
