The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

For a murderous escaped convict, Richard B. Riddick has an uncanny habit of being roped in to save the day. His big-screen debut was in Pitch Black, a sci-fi epic which dumped him on a planet infested with carnivorous aliens. In the sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick, he faced off with a marauding galactic empire, the evil-sounding (and doing) Necromongers. » Read Full The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena preview

With ex-Sony man Phil Harrison on board and fingers in practically every gaming pie (thanks to distribution deals with publishers the world over), and a brand that everyone recognises, Atari has the foundations in place to become great once again. But, most shockingly, it's actually got some great games to back it up. Here are five games Atari were showing off that we reckon you're going to want to play. » Read Full The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena preview

Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay was one of the most visually stunning games to hit the original Xbox. It's also one of the very few movie based games that rocked. Given that gamers have been trained to expect sucktastic movie games, Escape from Butcher Bay was a surprising breath of fresh air. It built upon the mythos established by the films, gave us a meaty story and it was damn fun to play. » Read Full The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena preview

Really, it would be all too easy to throw our pads down and sit in the corner sulking, as following hot on the heals of Ninja Gaiden Sigma, theres news of yet another Xbox port making its way to PS3. Is this what Sonys behemoth of a console has come to? Forced to offer refuge to underplayed old Xbox games? As we say, it would be easy to bemoan the lack of original games until you take stock and remember that these are underplayed games, few people ever bought into Xbox and so missed many great » Read Full The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena preview