Consoles

Aliens: Colonial Marines is back

Sega has at last, in its own words, "re-announced" long-awaited FPS Aliens: Colonial Marines, which is now scheduled for a release on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in spring 2012. It will be shown off at Sega’s stand at E3 next week. The game sees players assume the role of …

Read More »

Namco Bandai backs 3DS with ten-month ad push

Nintendo may still be spending heavily to promote the 3DS, but now third-party publishers are getting in on the act. Namco Bandai has launched its ‘Inspir3Dgaming’ campaign to promote its 3DS games every month from June 2011 to March 2012. Ads will reach thousands of readers of specialist gaming publications …

Read More »

New IP back to winning form

2010 was a terrible year for new IP. Not in terms of quality – the likes of Bayonetta, Dance Central, Heavy Rain, Vanquish and Enslaved were amongst last year’s most critically lauded titles. But commercially new IP was a non-entity. Out of the 30 biggest sellers last year only one …

Read More »

OPINION: Who’s the more foolish?

I don’t often get the chance to start a piece with a quote from Episode IV so I wasn’t going to turn down the opportunity. So. Call of Duty: Elite. Activision’s premium or not-so-premium online service addition to its powerhouse brand. You’re desperate to read about it, right? Well, sadly …

Read More »