Digital Extremes offshoot Brainbox Games has just announced the first details of Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green, a zombie-based first-person shooter for PC and Xbox.
We're fans of the undead as much as anyone and, given that this is based on George A Romero's Land of the Dead movie (which reaches the UK next month), the combined level of gore and cadavers promises to be suitably high.
The storyline (such as it is) involves players having to save themselves from an army of corpses
Freedom of speech? Bah! Who wants that? Games are clearly rotting humanity’s collective eternal soul and must be banned accordingly. The following collection of violent, titillating titles have offended censors all over the world. Some have been beaten to death by the banning bat for their gory deaths, others for displaying acts of girl-on-girl action, while one was even banned for having a two-headed cow. Really, just what is this
LucasArts has reaffirmed the company's commitment to its internal studio and has denied rumours that will cease development after The Force Unleashed.
"We're committed to our internal studio," Lucas rep Margaret Grohne told Joystiq. "We're working on the next Indiana Jones game internally."
Grohne refused to comment on whether this would include future efforts, but did say that the company planned on outsourcing projects to other
Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 30 April1 (2) Lego Star Wars(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)2 (1) Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition(PS2, Xbox)3 (3) FIFA Street(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)4 (5) Gran Turismo 4(PS2)5 (NE) TT Superbikes(PS2)6 (8) World Snooker Championship 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)7 (4) Splinter Cell Chaos Theory(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)8 (NE) Guild Wars(PC)9 (6) Doom 3(Xbox, PC)10 (10) The Punisher(PS2, Xbox, PC)11 (9) Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30(PS2, Xbox,
Forget about Sticklebrick Battlestar Galactica or Meccano Lost In Space. Lego Star Wars is the sci-fi flick/construction toy fusion that you are looking for. It's the perfect combination of two childhood favourites wrapped up in an easy-to-swallow plastic package. Building from the bricks of The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and the upcoming Episode III Revenge of the Sith, it promises to put you into to boots of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker and R2-D2, meeting and defeating the
We've done our best to try to convince you of the ultimate supremacy of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, but, as it turns out, the world either has no need of our advice or takes it very seriously. Selling 1.1 million copies (or "units" as industry pundits call them) in its very first week of being available to the masses, LEGO Star Wars II has cemented the value of family friendly titles in this blood-soaked, violence-mongering industry.
Of course, it helps that the game is
Microsoft's Xbox 360 has become the latest name added to an almost endless list of machines that Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is set to be released for. We could give you the full roster, but it's easier to say that, come September, the only ones missing out will be the PS3, Wii and Gizmondo.
And to coincide with the September release of the Game Boy Advance, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox and now Xbox 360 versions, LucasArts is planning all manner of marketing
LucasArts has announced Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, transforming A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi into fantastically charming episodes of Lego platforming action.
This time around players can drive vehicles, ride creatures like the Tauntaun, and unlock more than 50 characters to use in Free Play; over 50 more can be unlocked by using an old save game from the original Lego Star Wars.You can even mix and match the different body parts of your characters to
Activision has rushed over a batch of brand new images for Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, with Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker making a welcome appearance.
Lego Star Wars II will up the action from the original game by adding more characters, vehicles, abilities and giving you loads of new Force powers to play with - Vader's got his choke, as you can see if you click the image tab above, and the Emperor will shoot Force lightning from his fingertips.
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Wednesday 12 April 2006
With Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy warping towards an autumn release, we don't need any excuse to provide you with some great new screenshots of the fantastically plastic cast - just click on the image tab above to see the toy stars up
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