Aug 17, 2010

Introduction: Can Gaming be considered ‘Art’? Gaming in the United Kingdom, is said to have become bigger in popularity, revenue and jobs available than the British Film Institute. As gaming moves more towards infusing itself with the essentials of film, such as cinematic visuals, script, soundtrack and top notch voice and motion capture acting, we...

Aug 13, 2010

Ahh Technology, what joy it brings us… That’s if you’re not me of course. I should just be writing about a Glitch in the Matrix that has rendered my life’s technological wares useless over the last few months. Seriously! My internet service is terrible, I won’t mention their true name for legal reasons but I’ll call them “Skittish Helicom”....

Aug 10, 2010

Eurogamer recently had a sit down with the creators of thriller title Alan Wake. Topics up for discussion include the recently announced DLC which continues the story on from The Signal (read our review). The studio has continued to commit 50 staff to producing the DLC and further content. There appears to certainly be a future for Alan Wake as its bounced...

Aug 4, 2010

I have tried to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, but there will be a few minor details pertaining to the overall plot. Just thought I’d warn you all! The Signal, the first of currently two scheduled slices of episodic content for Xbox 360s Alan Wake, is a tasty little appetiser for things to come! Released on July 27th free to those of us who...

Jul 27, 2010

The first piece of DLC for Alan Wake is now avaliable. It is titled “The Siren”, and Alan is placed in greater danger than he’s faced before. It will take place in a setting where nightmare and reality combine, and take place in a nightmare world which will make likely make good use of the light and dark mechanics of the game. For people who...

Jun 2, 2010

If you haven’t heard of Bright Falls then a plague on your house. Too harsh? That’s how I roll when it comes to being under a rock nowadays, now get thee to Brightfalls.com and watch the episodes! After watching Bright Falls, which is a live action prequel to the game Alan Wake, I was once again amazed by the Xbox team. They had released...

May 24, 2010

A second downloadable episode has already appeared for Alan Wake. This second episode will be called “The Writer” and, according to the listing on the DLC menu, will cost about 800 Microsoft Points ($10). This new episode was vaguely described, saying that Wake would ‘find himself in strange circumstances’ and that, he must ‘face...

May 16, 2010

Did you ever buy a game that you have been waiting a year or so for and then been severely disappointed? I have, it’s happened a few times to me. That’s why even though I was so badly looking forward to this game, I still felt anxious as I handed over £50 for my Limited Collectors Edition of the new Survival Horror, Action game “Alan Wake” but I have to...