Reviewed on Xbox 360 Given the success of secret agents Bond, Bauer and Bourne in recent years, it’s not surprising that you would find a game that attempts to incorporate aspects from these three into one. Alpha Protocol does just that and has mixed fortunes. As Jack Thorton, you’ll be working alone in various locations around [...]

After being made available for free as part of the release of Steam for Mac , Portal has since been updated twice. Whether this is because new users have found new bugs or Valve wanted to tidy up their mind-bending beauty in anticipation of new users is unsure, but thanks to the Steam News feed we do know [...]

Black Rock Studios’ last outing was Pure, an off-road racer that was seemingly side-stepped by the mainstream gaming public. However, the game stilled managed to impress many and has certainly received some praise. Building on this success, the UK-based studio are on the verge of releasing Split/Second later this month and their Technical Director, David [...]

The Guardian newspaper have suggested some games that can be enjoyed by older gamers and they’ve included some curious options. The column was created by the publication’s Computer Editor, Jack Schofield, who was replying to a question from a reader who goes by the name of ‘JackG’. He was looking for games that are “more [...]

Reports from Switzerland indicate that a nationwide ban on any game considered to be violent might be on the horizon. According to a report from Swiss site GamesMarkt, the Swiss National Council has already passed the law.  All that leaves is for the specifics to be decided by government. However, there is still hope; it’s possible for [...]

Microsoft’s Game Room offers the opportunity to play retro games in your own hand-crafted arcade that you can share with your friends, at least that was the intention. After it launched early this morning, the Game Room has had numerous issues. The biggest is that the game simply refuses to load. After reaching around 25-30% [...]

Sonic the Hedgehog’s early adventures are deeply engraved into the minds of the  majority of twenty-something gamers whose first experiences with a gaming platform was to jump and spin-dash through Marble or Star Light Zones. It’s likely that at some stage the stand-out sounds from an extra life to the invincibility theme have consequently been [...]

Word on the street is that a little blue hedgehog, a red echidna and an orange fox have sped into LittleBig Planet closely followed by a moustachioed evil-doer. If you’ve not managed to guess from the headline, or article image or the superb description in the previous paragraph, then we doubt you’d have the sense to have [...]

Given the amount of information that Shacknews recently dropped on the Halo Reach matchmaking options, Bungie have felt the need to go into a little more detail. When we say detail, we mean more than 3,500 words of detail. If you’re wanting the full package, head to the Complete Bungie Explanation of Reach Matchmaking aka Bungie’s Weekly [...]

If you’ve not picked up Battlefield Bad Company 2 yet and we’re thinking of doing so, now would be a pretty good time if you’ve got a couple of buddies that want in too. On a little-known PC game service called Steam, you can get the Bad Company 2 Squad Pack. Despite sounding like additional [...]

Revealed at E3 2009, Project Natal has been in the headlines ever since. It’s scheduled release in Fall 2010 has given many people lots to be excited about but Sony’s Jack Tretton is suggesting that you try an EyeToy instead. Speaking on GTTV, Tretton suggested that:

“We’ve kind-of been looking for the right opportunity to bring [...]

Following on from the ” Epic, Will You Be My Valentine? ” event to celebrate the day of love, Epic Games are further rewarding their loyal fanbase with an event to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Announced over on the Official Epic Forums , the event has already started and will run through to 22nd March at 9am ‘Epic time’. [...]

There’s been plenty of information about the upcoming Prison Break game in recent weeks. We’ve gotten to know the regular cast , met the new main character, Tom Paxton , in much more detail and we’ve also had some hands-on time. Now it’s time for the launch trailer and presumably the last piece of content we’ll see before launch. If [...]

There’s been plenty of information about the upcoming Prison Break game in recent weeks. We’ve gotten to know the regular cast , met the new main character, Tom Paxton , in much more detail and we’ve also had some hands-on time. Now it’s time for the launch trailer and presumably the last piece of content we’ll see before launch. If [...]

EA have officially launched the closed beta for the world’s very first racing MMO title. Need For Speed World is set to launch for PC this Summer and the closed beta has now opened to allow thousands of players the opportunity to test drive the game and provide feedback to the development team. Register at world.needforspeed.com [...]

EA have officially launched the closed beta for the world’s very first racing MMO title. Need For Speed World is set to launch for PC this Summer and the closed beta has now opened to allow thousands of players the opportunity to test drive the game and provide feedback to the development team. Register at world.needforspeed.com [...]