Three story-based campaigns and a raft of multiplayer features are going to be the selling points of the new Aliens vs Predator game, set for release sometime in 2010. The storyline for the game takes place some 30 years after the events of Aliens 3, but it looks as though the major source of inspiration [...]
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Modern Warfare 2
Modern Warfare 2 picks up where Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare left off, albeit four plot years into the future. The main man from the first game, Sergeant ‘Soap’ MacTavish is back again, but this time as a NPC and as the leader of an elite, multinational commando group known as Task Force 141. [...]
Gravity Crash
Remember Asteroids? For many gamers it was the game that defined a generation and the introduction to the space shooter genre. Since that pioneering effort many games have tried to reach the same heights, with only a few getting part of the way. The latest game to attempt that feat is Gravity Crash, a downloadable [...]
Gladiator AD
Perhaps the most innovative thing about the upcoming Gladiator AD – brought to the Nintendo Wii by developer High Voltage – will be its use of the MotionPlus add-on. This means it could be one of the most enjoyable interactive fighting games ever made if the makers manage to pull it off. From the early [...]
Mass Effect 2
It’s time to get aggressive with a whole new swag of aliens in Mass Effect 2, sequel to the immensely popular space combat RPG Mass Effect. You return as Commander Shepard of the experimental spaceship SSV Normandy. This time you are trying to discover the reasons for the disappearance of humans from many different worlds, [...]
Super Mario Bros
The new Super Mario Bros. is coming out on the Nintendo Wii and it looks like it is going to be a massive hit. Nintendo shocked everyone when they announced at E3 2009 that not one, but two Mario games were soon to be released. While much attention has been given to Super Mario Galaxy [...]
The Beatles: Rock Band
What do you get when you combine the fan base and popularity of Rock Band with that of history’s greatest rock’n’roll band, The Beatles? Instant success. No doubt that is what the makers of the game – Electronic Arts, Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games – are banking on when they release The Beatles: Rock [...]
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 [...]
Darksiders
Comparisons between Darksiders and the God of War series were always going to happen, but thankfully the gameplay examples of Darksiders at E3 2009 have shown the important points of difference the game will have. Developer THQ has had Darksiders in the pipeline for a long time – since 2006 – and it is still [...]
God of War III
God of War III is the final game in a trilogy that has won critical acclaim and thousands of fans all over the world. Known for its bloodthirsty and violent encounters as well as an epic mythological storyline, the God of War series is an intense action-adventure experience that features complex combat moves and terrific [...]