Jun 5, 2012

Ubisoft Conference: June 4th 11:00pm GMT   I’m hoping to see more of Splinter Cell Blacklist since it looked fairly interesting in the Microsoft conference. I’m sure there will be plenty of Assassin’s Creed 3 but I’m not not sure what else. What I truly, truly hope is that this year there is no Mr Caffeine. This smooth jazz mixed with...

Jun 4, 2012

EA Conference: June 4th 9:00pm GMT   I think what we’re all wondering is just how much EA will apologise for Origin this year and whether or not they will show a trailer for the DLC ending to Mass Effect 3. Let’s see what happens. “Ours is a little different.” Yes, like not starting on time and making me miss all the pre-amble. Thanks whatever...

Jun 4, 2012

Xbox 360 Conference: June 4th 5:30pm GMT   It’s that time of year again when I sit here blathering away about the nonsense that goes on at each of these E3 conferences and each year it seems more and more pointless when everything gets ‘leaked’ in the days leading up to the event. Anyway, I hope there isn’t so much Kinect this year, as...

May 30, 2012

Format: PC (version reviewed), Mac Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Players: 1-4 Site: http://www.diablo3.com It’s been over ten years since the last Diablo game and those, like us, of a certain age will fondly remember our time spent with it as an RPG focused on MMO style goals of finding bigger...

Apr 27, 2012

There is a growing concern at the back of my mind about gamers being so readily willing to throw their money away at any old project that tugs at nostalgic memories, entices with promises of grandeur, or even perhaps genuinely has strong pedigree behind it. A Kickstarter fund was made famous by Tim Schafer, a well known game developer who asked for $400,000 in...