Aug 8, 2010

After running the piece being surprised that girls can play games to, all be it nothing too loud, they have now ran a story about the under representation of girls in gaming. Seeking the view of experts, CEOs and other experts the quote of the article is: I don’t think we just want games where you dress up Barbies” Ana Kronschnabl CEO, Fluffy Logic The...

Jul 25, 2010

“This is what computer gamers are supposed to look like. A fourteen year old boy, totally absorbed in something noisy or violent or fast or preferably all three. But not all gamers are like Freddie Roach. Take his mother, Alyson. She’s a gamer too . . . though [the puzzle game she's depicted playing] is rather gentler than racing indie cars. Alyson...

Apr 17, 2010

While this hasn’t been confirmed, it seems that a French online retailer has listed the titles and dates of games that will be given the Platinum treatment. These games include: - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – June 9th - Dragon Age: Origins – July 1st - Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time – June 10th - Colin McCrae DIRT 2 – June 9th - WWE Smackdown...

Feb 18, 2010

I was beginning to worry that the UK would be left out of the celebrations surrounding the highly anticipated release of Final Fantasy XIII but thankfully, my fears were proved groundless. It was confirmed earlier today by Square Enix, the UK Final Fantasy XIII Launch Event will be held at HMV on Oxford Street, London. Entry will be free and the event will take...

Feb 15, 2010

With Mass Effect 2 seeing a 58% drop in sales, Bioshock 2 has jumped in at the top of the charts as the biggest selling release to date for 2010. FIFA 10 has jumped a couple of places as a result of a re-pricing strategy, but this week’s kudos has to go to Bayonetta, which has jumped 26 places to dip her toe back in the Top 10 again. 1. (-) Bioshock 2 2....

Feb 9, 2010

Despite competition from Visceral’s latest release Dante’s Inferno, Mass Effect 2 has managed to hold onto the top spot for a second week. However, it kept Just Dance from regaining pole position by a mere 850 sales. Atari/Namco Bandai’s Star Trek Online failed to break the Top 10. 1. (1) Mass Effect 2 2. (2) Just Dance 3. (3) Call of Duty:...

Feb 7, 2010

GAMES FIRMS MUST SAVE CHILDREN THEY’VE MADE INTO HEALTH TIMEBOMBS. At least that’s what the CAPLOCK OBSESSED Sunday Express is crying for this fine Sunday morning. In a bid to combat what they deem to be the “spiral[ling] out of control” problem of childhood obesity, the Express are calling on UK government to invest the millions of pounds...

Feb 1, 2010

It took just two day’s worth of sales for Mass Effect 2 to shove surprise hit Just Dance off the top spot. 1. (-) Mass Effect 2 2. (1) Just Dance 3. (2) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 4. (-) MAG 5. (5) Wii Sports Resort 6. (3) Wii Fit Plus 7. (6) FIFA 10 8. (7) New Super Mario Bros (Wii) 9. (4) Army of Two: The 40th Day 10. (8) James Cameron’s...