Minecraft gets physical Xbox release
Popular sandbox survival franchise Minecraft is set to receive a physical release exclusively on the Xbox 360 this summer. Copies of the Lego-style building game will include a free 48-hour…
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Dead Island devs announce Hellraid release
Dead Island creators Techland have unveiled their new hack-and-slash adventure, formerly known as Project Hell. Officially titled Hellraid, the game is a first-person fantasy epic that can be played via…
GTA V protagonists revealed in new trailers
Following weeks of anticipation, three all-new Grand Theft Auto V gameplay trailers have today been unveiled. Rockstar Games have released an action-packed trio of videos; each focusing on one of…
Top 10 Bonus Stages
The concept of the bonus stage may seem like an antiquated one; modern titles seldom include such distractions. However, back in the days when the name of most games was…
Watch Dogs release date announced
Hugely anticipated open-world adventure Watch Dogs will be released on November 19, publisher Ubisoft has announced today. A total of four collector editions for the game have been unveiled –…
Sleeping Dogs DLC Roundup & Review
At first glance, the DLC list for Sleeping Dogs looks extremely generous, featuring over twenty-five packs of extra stuff to play, drive and wear. Compare this to Skyrim’s three and…
Call of Duty Ghosts: What we know so far
Update (May 1): Activision have officially announced that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be released on November 5 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The publisher says that the game…
The Atari Video Game Burial
Background E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was a 1982 movie from Steven Spielberg that gained huge success and was the highest grossing movie of its time. The story focuses on a young,…
Virtual Console launches on Wii U
The Virtual Console has been released for the Wii U as part of a major system update, Nintendo have announced. Launch titles include a selection of SNES and NES games,…
Virtual Boy game receives physical release
The first homebrew game to be created for Nintendo's much-maligned Virtual Boy console is to receive a physical release, it has been announced. Puzzle game BLOX was made available for…
Sega prototype goes under the hammer
Update (May 3): As speculated, the Pluto has been relisted on eBay after failing to sell. Its bidding currently stands at $3,500 with seven days remaining. Original story: An extremely…
Dreamcast shmup green-lit
The production of Sega's Dreamcast console may have been discontinued over 12 years ago, but there may yet be life in the old dog. Homebrew developmental studio Hucast have unveiled…
SimCity Review
Let me begin by assuring you that this review is not going to be a drawn-out whinge fest about the social injustice that is “always online DRM.” That matter is…
Happy Birthday Konami Code!
With the Konami Code having its Birthday this week we took a look back at the history of this infamous cheat code. The code is entered by press Up, Up,…
Jak & Daxter Trilogy heads to PS Vita
The Jak and Daxter Trilogy will be given a portable release on the Playstation Vita, Sony have announced. Comprising the first three games in the loveable Naughty Dog-developed platform series…
Retro Games Store: Bitz, Bridlington
Ever since CeX and Gamestation both quietly stopped stocking retro games a few years ago, fans of classic gaming in the UK have been forced to largely look to online…
Sleeping Dogs Review
I’m sorry to say that when I first heard about Sleeping Dogs, I immediately wrote it off as just another mindless brawler like the Yakuza series. I expected it to…
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
In early 2012, in Europe at least, Konami released the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Like most HD collections however it only included a small piece of the franchise, mainly…
Call of Duty to drop Modern Warfare title?
Call of Duty: Ghosts looks set to be the next title in Activision's hugely-successful FPS series after two retailers mistakenly leaked release information about the game. Listings posted on both…
Castle of Illusion News
Remake Announced Following a couple of teaser trailers Sega have officially announced that they are creating an HD remake of Castle of Illusion from the Sega Mega Drive. It will…
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