It’s been almost two years since Halo 3 came out, and for die hard fans, the release of the newest link on the chain, Halo 3 ODST, cannot come any sooner
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
How often to gamers complain that their shooters are not realistic enough? All the time. It is with that complaint in mind that developer Codemasters made Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. The game is set to be released in Autumn 2009 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, and has already got plenty of players excited. The [...]
InFamous
InFamous is one of the hits of 2009, with critics all over the globe lauding its awesome gameplay and original approach. The start of the game sees you waking in the middle of a razed crater, with dead bodies and burnt-out buildings surrounding you. It only takes a moment to realise that something is not [...]
Just Cause 2
The original Just Cause appealed to fans of the Grand Theft Auto series, because it is played in a similar sandbox action environment and also has non-linear missions. In other words, much of Just Cause could be completed in the order that you wanted to, and the good news for players is that Just Cause [...]
Dark Void
A previously banished alien threat has reemerged, and you are Will, a cargo pilot who will use weapons and a jetpack to fight of the threatening Watchers in the air and on the ground. This is the core premise of Dark Void, a collaboration between Capcom and Airtight Games that is set to be released [...]
Bayonetta
Bayonetta is going to be weird, but it is also going to be wild, wicked and wonderful. That’s the general consensus among gamers who have had a crack at the game, which features a witch who sports a katana, four handguns, two shotguns and does crazy magical moves with her hair. It is going to [...]
Prototype
Prototype looks like it is going to be one of those games that takes a genre – open world action/fighting – and changes it for the better. The main change is, of course, the way in which the main character Alex Mercer is able to conduct himself in battle. Mercer simply aint your regular foot [...]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers is one of those franchises that always attracts people. For gamers and movie fans, what could be better than massive robots smashing bits of metal off each other? The sequel to 2007’s Transformers is slated for release in July, and it is generating a lot of hype.
Bionic Commando
It’s been more than 20 years since gaming giant Capcom released on of its trademark games, Bionic Commando. Last year, Grin remade the game in the popular and highly rated Bionic Commando Rearmed, and now the sequel – simply called Bionic Commando (a bit confusing) – has arrived.
Terminator Salvation
Film buffs are heavily anticipating the new Terminator Salvation movie, and it should be no surprise to learn that gamers, too, were looking forward to the tie-in game. Unfortunately, the new Terminator Salvation game upholds the reputation that tie-in games have of being poorly conceived, half-good products that only sell on the coattails of the [...]