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James Bond is a gamer! (007: Quantum of Solace)

Jul 2, 2008

During our recent visit to Treyarch’s LA studio, we had the opportunity see a demo of the upcoming 007: Quantum of Solace game and to interview Garrett Young, the Executive Producer. Aside from various details about the game, he also revealed that Daniel Craig is a gamer and likes to play Guitar Hero in his trailer on set. For the whole story on Quantum of Solace and Craig’s leet gaming skills, have a listen to our interview. But ...

Quantum of Solace (007: Quantum of Solace)

Jun 4, 2008

We last saw him in Casino Royale staring down the barrel of a gun at terrorist kingpin Mr White, shortly after shooting him in the leg - and the next film's going to kick off with Bond interrogating the murdering scumbag at MI6. The game, meanwhile, straddles both films - the developers have been to the sets of both, taking hundreds of reference photos since early in Casino's production - although because of security restrictions around Solace, most of the levels we've seen are from Casino Royale. ...

1701 A.D. (1701 A.D.)

Oct 3, 2006

We always feel a little left out when we think about all the fun we missed back in the days when Columbus and Magellan explored the New World (well, minus the dysentery and scurvy). But thanks to unhealthy doses of the History Channel and the beautiful new colony-building 1701 A.D., we're content to remain seated on our asses for good. 1701 A.D. is the third in the so-called "Anno" series of city-building and exploration-based strategy games. This series is hugely popular in Europe, and one ...

1701 A.D. (1701 A.D.)

Jul 10, 2006

Some would say that the Portuguese, Spanish or French would be the best countries to ally with and conquer the New World. Instead, we were invited aboard with the Frankfurt, Germany-based developer, Sunflowers. Recently, they crossed the Atlantic to show us their upcoming 1701 A.D., a startlingly pretty New World city-builder that took us by surprise. First of all, the twilight of the Age of Exploration is a visual feast. 1701's artsy camera work piles on top of the luminescent oceans, emerald ...

2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Apr 24, 2006

Friday 21 April 2006 If you're reading this on the same day we publish this article then it's 48 days until the World Cup kicks off. 48 days! That's only 1,152 hours, and if you sleep for eight hours a night, only 768 waking hours! As you might have gathered, we're quite excited about the whole thing and will be bouncing up and down with unadulterated joy until Ronaldinho inevitably single-handedly tears England apart in the semis and we're left sitting on the pavement outside the pub, our ...

2006 FIFA World Cup (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Mar 30, 2006

You wouldnt be remiss to consider EA Sports latest soccer game a quick sequel to the annual chart-topper, FIFA Soccer. No doubt the publisher wants to cash in on its massive investment in the worlds biggest sporting event. Curiously though, this games producer goes to great lengths to pitch 2006 FIFA World Cup as a sequel to the 2002 World Cup iteration, and not the recent FIFA Soccer 06. This matters why? Mainly because FIFA Soccer 06 was generally considered to be pretty stinky, particularly ...

2006 FIFA World Cup (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Mar 30, 2006

2006 FIFA World Cup (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Mar 30, 2006

2006 FIFA World Cup (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Mar 30, 2006

2006 FIFA World Cup (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Mar 30, 2006

3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures (3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures)

Sep 27, 2006

Would that we were encamped in lovely downtown Barcelona, basking in the glory of Microsoft's X06 event and soaking up that Spanish sun, but alas, we're not. However, that can't stop us from letting you know a few things that are being rolled out there, including this one available from Xbox 360 Live Arcade, 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventure. Behold the revival of Sierra Online's 3D Ultra Minigolf series, first launched for PC waaay back in 1997. The original was little more that a set of staid, ...

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (50 Cent: Blood on the Sand )

Apr 1, 2008

10 minutes into being shown 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand by developer Swordfish Studios (who thankfully had nothing to do with the terrible Bulletproof) we got the strangest feeling that this self-proclaimed 'long awaited' sequel might actually be, well, a pretty decent arcade shooter. ...

50 Cent: Bulletproof (50 Cent Bulletproof)

Feb 15, 2006

After reading 50 Cent's biography, it comes as no surprise that the bullet-riddled rapper is starring in his own virtual adventure. Indeed, 50's eventful history of making dollars, building rep and getting shot enough times to kill a baby elephant, sounds more like a game synopsis than real life. But while Mr Cent might have all the necessary credentials to be an ass-capping avatar, if the game's a big pile of steaming toilet food then people will be especially quick to berate it as a smash ...

50 Cent: Bulletproof G-Unit Edition hands-on (50 Cent: Bulletproof G-Unit Edition)

Jul 7, 2006

50 Cent: Bulletproof is coming to the PSP this September, and we got the first crack at a nearly finished version of the rapper-themed shooter. If you weren't a fan of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's video-game debut last year, though, don't turn up your nose just yet - the handheld 50 Cent: Bulletproof G-Unit Edition is a completely different game. Instead of another third-person shooter, G-Unit Edition is more of an urban Untold Legends. All the action happens from a fixed, overhead perspective, ...

.hack//G.U. Vol. 1//Rebirth - hands on (.hack//G.U. vol. 1//Rebirth)

Oct 6, 2006

We got more hands on time with an early build of .hack//G.U. Vol. 1//Rebirth and were pleased with how this simulated MMORPG game is shaping up. The game takes place in the not so distant future where a fantasy based online role-playing game called The World has become a cultural phenomenon. You control Haseo, a brash and somewhat rude Adept Rogue who needs to find a way to save his friend Shino from certain death by defeating Tri-Edge, a mysterious PK (Player Killer) who put Shino into a ...

.hack//G.U. vol. 1//Rebirth - exclusive hands on (.hack//G.U. vol. 1//Rebirth)

Jul 28, 2006

.hack is back. More than two and a half years since the final installment in the original .hack saga wrapped up, a new story is beginning. Set seven years after the original game - and 11 years from right now - .hack//G.U. presents a world where online gaming has become synonymous with everyday life. If anything, that future world seems more like 11 minutes from now, with controversies over game addiction, game violence and governments monitoring their citizens making up the headlines on its ...

Pre-E3 06: .hack//G.U. (.hack//G.U. vol. 1//Rebirth)

May 9, 2006

A computer virus infects a massively multiplayer online game - and people start collapsing in the real world. When your online game is so addictive that gamers can't stop playing - and you start paying the price in comatose players - it's conspiracy time. The real-world cover-up begins to blend together with the mystery inside the game. Soon, players are banding together to get to the bottom of it all, and discovering that a psychotic programmer may be to blame. That's the story of the original ...

.hack//G.U. vol. 2: REMINISCE - hands-on (.hack//G.U. vol. 2: Reminisce)

Mar 26, 2007

Five months have passed since the release of .hack//G.U. vol. 1: Rebirth, and fans have been waiting patiently for hack//G.U. vol. 2: Reminisce to go through the process of localization before it makes its way to the states this summer. The game follows Haseo – a brash PKK (player killer killer) in an online role-playing game, ‘The World – as he continues his investigation of AIDA – a mysterious virus responsible for putting his friend Shino into a coma. Dont expect any ...