Warner Bros have confirmed that this Autumn DS owners will be using their styluses as writting pencils again in a world where situations are resolved by scribbles. (Hence the name. Obviously) It is hard to imagine what kind of extra features this game will have, but it’s safe to say that the word database will be expanded [...]

2K is coming under storm as a result of a design decision made in the layout of the new Bioshock 2 DLC. The Metro Pack DLC, which adds new maps to the multiplayer mode of the game has eluded a lot of players who have purchased it but then not been able to play the [...]

PSN Subscription Fees May Arrive Soon;’ a headline that is sure to make at least some Sony fanboys feel at least a little queasy. We often look to E3 as a sanctuary of good news and speculation-crushing announcements and while we would be perfectly licensed to do so, it is on this rare occasion that [...]

The games industry is full of predictions of high sales competition between systems The following is no different. Yes there is an analyst involved and no it’s not Michael Pachter. (I know you’re shocked right?) On this occassion it’s time for Anita Frazier to have her spot in the limelight as she predicts that Nintendo DS sales figures [...]

The PSP Platinum range is great. Why? Because it offers top titles at low prices. Beautiful. Earlier this week we talked about how Sony is releasing the range in Europe with classics such as Loco Roco and Patapon 2. (Spongebob Yellow Avenger was also mentioned which our very own Jack Fish is extremely excited for.) [...]

  The control scheme for the next Wii game in the Zelda series has come up for discussion and Miyamoto himself has said that he wants to make the game ‘more accessible.’ The Nintendo icon has already talked about increasing accessibility in Mario Galaxy 2, and with the plans for revamping controls on the Wii spreading [...]

  According to Epic’s Cliff Blezinski has gone on record and said something none of us were expecting. Gears of War 3 will have ‘RPG elements.’ Shooters with minor or more overriding RPG elements are not exactly a new thing if the success of Borderlands is anything to go by, but applying character development features to [...]

A recent hands-on preview of the upcoming movie video-game Toy Story 3 has revealed some exciting new features. First off, we know that if you play the PS3 version of the game, you will have the ability to play as the evil Zurg, arch nemesis to Buzz Lightyear, but now we know how Zurg enters [...]

Final Fantasy has for a long time been considered by many to be the pinnacle example of the classic Role-Playing-Game. In each game, narrative would be blended with character development in order to strengthen the position of the franchise in the eyes of RPG fans. Most would agree that Square’s latest installment in the series, [...]

Not long ago it was reported by various video game blogs that Dead Space 2 would more than likely not be gracing the hard drives of PC gamers. Well now I can confirm that this is untrue, and that if you own a PC and would like to play Dead Space 2 on said platform, [...]

Street Fighter: Legacy director Joey Ansah has expressed an interest in turning his short film into a movie or perhaps even a series. The film was a hit with Street Fighter fans who gave a general thumbs up in approval. Thanks to the following the film has produced, there is a good chance that a movie [...]

A new Yakuza title has been announced for the PSP. The game was initially announced solely as ’Project K’ but we now know the game will be called ‘Kurohyu:Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou’ which roughly translates to ‘Black Leopard: A New Yakuza Chapter.’ Details regarding the game’s release in the west have not been confirmed and are sure [...]

Heavy Rain has been widely available for a while now, but just as all the preliminary commentary surrounding the game begins to die down, a new short film has emerged which sets Heavy Rain in the Grand Theft Auto IV universe! The makers of the machinima have kept Niko Belic as the central character, while replicating Heavy Rain’s [...]

 As a new rival to Modern Warfare 2′s mammoth online player-base, Bad Company 2 has been growing in followers. It will please fans of the game to know that the amount of players online has now exceed 5 million, a staggering feat considering the competition the game has faced from Infinity Ward’s multiplayer hit. Dice have [...]

God of War’s hardcore fan-base will be happy to know that a novel is coming this month to extend your immersion within the universe of Kratos. Be warned however, that the novel’s narrative style is a little different to the style exhibited in the hit game series. Here is an excerpt from the book courtesy of Joystiq [...]

I think it’s safe to say that White Knight Chronicles was battered by reviews. However, Kusuda Yoshiaki, the game’s director has announced via Twitter that the release date for the game’s sequel will be announced in the next issue of Famitsu. If the surprise that there will actually be a sequel to this poorly received [...]

As a result of Facebook’s ban of notifications on Apple apps for Facebook games, the following for said games has decreased in number. It has taken only four short weeks for the decrease to register. In that time 4.4 million have stopped playing Farmville; a staggering number. Farmville was not the only Facebook game victim [...]

2K’s Alex Cox has said that the main story-line in the single player campaign of Mafia II will boast fifteen hours of gameplay.

I’d say the critical path is about 15 hours, maybe a bit longer. It’s a nice length, big enough to feel epic without overstaying its welcome.

With issues such as game-length, it is [...]

Media Molecule has granted the wishes of SackBoy fans the world over. In the first LittleBigPlanet title, players were confined to the platforming genre when creating levels. Media Molecule has announced that other game genres will be available for players to tweak and mould in LittleBigPlanet2. The company commented on the game-creation tool:

It allows you [...]

   According to Alan Wake developer Remedy, the plot for the game’s inevitable sequel has already been realised. Oskari Hakkinen commented on the plot for the so-called ‘second season’ of Alan Wake:

We do know where season two is going to go. Season one will have a conclusive and satisfactory ending but we will leave doors open [...]