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Sony to aid in Skyrim Dawnguard DLC fix
0By: Moses Abaortae | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Bethesda, the developer of the Elder Scrolls series and its latest instalment, Skyrim, admitted earlier that it was struggling to get their latest expansion pack for the PlayStation 3, Dawnguard, to work, and now Sony seem to be lending the studio a hand. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has won nearly every Game of the Year award there was to win, as the open-world RPG, set in the ...
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Mass Effect 3 dev has more games lined up for the Wii U
By: Moses Abaortae | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
BioWare may be the principal developer of the Mass Effect games; however, they have handed over the responsibility of porting the game on to the Wii U to fellow studio, Straight Right, which has two other games currently in development for the next generation console. Nintendo Wii U is coming thick and fast at this point as the console nears its impending but as yet unannounced...
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Sony wants the PlayStation Vita experience to be unique
By: Moses Abaortae | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The consumer electronics giant does not want ports of console games making their way to the Vita as it looks to avoid the mistakes it made with the PlayStation Portable. The PlayStation Portable was Sony’s first venture into the portable gaming market and the console did rather well for itself, especially in Japan, where it is selling a considerable number of units for its ag...
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Dark Souls creator was misquoted on Easy Mode comments
By: Moses Abaortae | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Namco releases a statement clarifying Hidetaka Miyazaki’s earlier statement on introducing an easier difficulty setting for Dark Souls in order to make it more accessible for gamers. When Demon Souls was released as a PlayStation 3 exclusive all those years ago, it was something that many gamers had not experienced, pain. The game was brutal, unforgiving and brilliant, despit...
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Sony announce Wonderbook release date
By: Moses Abaortae | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Book of Spells to retail for $39.99 Sony’s latest peripheral to make use of the PlayStation Move and PlayStation Eye as Wonderbook: Book of Spells is set for release in the United States on the 13th of November. Revealed during Sony’s E3 Press C...
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PlayStation Vita sales triple following release of game
By: Musa Afridi | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The release of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA for the Vita has seen the console’s sales jump from 9,700 units to over 45,000 units in a matter of seven days. Japan was where Sony released their PlayStation Vita first. In fact, the console was on sale in the region in December of last year before it was eventually released in February 2012 in the rest of the world. The sales fi...
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Top 5 overrated video games of all time – Part 4
By: Jason McCarthy | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
2. Grand Theft Auto Surprised? I do not blame you since this franchise attracts big scores the same way honey attracts bees. Grand Theft Auto, or more commonly known as GTA, is loved by a major portion of the gaming community, a fact that is proved by its commercial success. Everyone seems to be in love with everything about the game, the gameplay, the storyline, the concept...
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Top 5 overrated video games of all time – Part 3
By: Jason McCarthy | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
3. Pokémon I know adding the immensely popular role-playing franchise will get me cussed by a lot of gamers who have had spent countless hours on their Game Boy collecting pokémons , training them and then using them to fight other trainers. The concept behind the game is very nice and I admit it is tailor-made to become addictive. The very desire to collect as many pokém...
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Top 5 overrated video games of all time – Part 2
By: Jason McCarthy | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
4. Gran Turismo Ever since I was little, I have loved playing with cars. Nothing felt more satisfying then humming the sound of the engine with occasional screeching sounds while rolling my toy cars over every possible surface, be it a leg, dining table, floor, father’s leg (yes I remember doing that and getting slapped badly as a result. Oh boy, I sure need to delete this me...
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Top 5 overrated video games of all time – Part 1
By: Jason McCarthy | September 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Playing video games is the most attractive form of entertainment for some people as it allows them to actually allows them to experience everything firsthand rather than being a mere spectator. The gaming industry has been gladly catering to the entertainment needs for many years now and has introduced thousands of games in the market so far. Some of these games were nothing to...
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iOS gets Canabalt type Rayman game
By: Moses Abaortae | September 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Rayman Jungle Run is the latest offering by publisher and developer Ubisoft for Apple devices and anyone who has played Canabalt will see similarities between the two games. However, Jungle Run is far from a rip-off of the other title, as it simply falls in the game genre. The gameplay is varied, the setting different and the environments are much, much richer and vibrant than ...
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Deadmau5, Flo Rida and Kasabian feature in FIFA 13 soundtrack
By: Moses Abaortae | September 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
EA has released the list of artists and their respective songs that gamers will be listening to in FIFA 13 and it includes some rather big names from the music industry, which one expected to be honest. FIFA 13 fever is upon the world as the game nears its eagerly anticipated release date. The previous instalment in the long running football simulation series, FIFA 12, sold a r...
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Killzone collection revealed by Sony, bundles all three games
By: Moses Abaortae | September 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Sony is looking to milk the current Killzone games dry as it offers all three games in the trilogy in one bundle, complete with DLC and the HD remake of the original Killzone game, which appeared on the PlayStation 2. There comes a time during a series’ cycle when its publisher thinks it would be wise to bundle...
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 to release before FIFA 13
By: Moses Abaortae | September 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Konami will be first to the party as they release their latest instalment on the 21st of September, while EA will not be releasing their game until the 28th of the same month. PES 13 1 – 0 FIFA 13? Pro Evolution Soccer is one of those series that dominated on the PlayStation 2 but never qu...
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Assassin’s Creed heading to iOS and Android
By: Moses Abaortae | September 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Ubisoft is working to bring the AC series to smartphones and tablets with Assassin’s Creed Utopia and it will provide a more ‘hardcore’ gaming experience than those on offer on both platforms. One of the publishers looking to expand its portfolio and its horizons is Ubisoft. The studio has a number of the i...
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Opinion: The fate of Wii U may not be as dark as the analysts believe (Part 2)
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | September 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
When Nintendo revealed Wii, the first impression of the console was that it would hardly be able to compete against the likes of PlayStation 2 and Xbox, both of which were using high-end technology to offer games that were a visual treat. Analysts were on Nintendo’s case back then, predicting a miserable fate as far as the console’s in the market was concerned. They felt th...
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Opinion: The fate of Wii U may not be as dark as the analysts believe (Part 1)
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | September 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Nintendo is all set to step into the next-generation space with its Wii U console, which is expected to launch during this year’s holiday season. While the company expected gamers to be really excited about what their latest system has to offer, the reaction they received during the console’s presentation at Electronic Entertainment Expo earlier this year can be described a...
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Free-to-play Spartacus Legends to hit XBLA and PSN in 2013
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | September 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Free-to-play games are becoming increasingly common in recent times, with more and more publishers beginning to show their confidence in the contemporary model. In an announcement at its Digital Days event that went down in Europe a couple of days ago, Ubisoft announced that its upcoming fighting game Spartacus Legends will be launching as free-to-play on PlayStation Store Netw...
