Feb 9, 2012

It has been widely reported by the gaming press, including Eurogamer, that the UK’s largest independent video game retailer is in financial difficulties. The firm had a poor 2011, and whilst many had hoped the Christmas season might bring a last minute reprieve it was not to be and sales were down close to 15% compared to the year before. To put this into...

Jun 7, 2011

Nintendo Conference: June 7th 05:00pm GMT Everyone wants to see the new console Nintendo is premièring today. I don’t really want to take guesses on what it will be like, but my assumption would be no-3D and only about as good as the current gen. That said, they will hopefully have learned from the poor 3DS sales that really what matters is a powerful...

Dec 22, 2010

Format: XBLA (version reviewed), PSN, WiiWare Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Hudson Soft Developer: Pi Studios Players: 1-4 (offline), 1-8 (online) Site: http://www.hudsonent.com/battlefest/ Even the most devoted of Bomberman fans are going to find Bomberman Live: Battlefest a bit hard to swallow. A sequel of sorts to 2007′s Bomberman Live, Battlefest...

Nov 22, 2010

If I were to suggest that the Wii is the best console for hardcore gamers, I would be laughed off the face of the planet via ‘teh internetz’. As I have no desire to ride a wave of bad spelling, questionable grammar and derogatory comments about my mother into the ether, I shall take a different tack. First of all, I’d like you to ask...

Sep 30, 2010

As a thank you to the positive reaction from their fans, Cosmonaut Games, the studio behind WiiWare title Dive: The Medes Island Secret, have released the original soundtrack for download. The pack contains 11 remastered songs from the game, as well as bonus tracks that have never been heard before. You can find the link to download the songs in Cosmonaut Games...

Sep 10, 2010

Aquariums are usually incredibly boring things that get shoved underneath the stairs and filled with fish that look to be harbouring suicidal thoughts, offering no way to wirelessly interact with them that isn’t borderline animal abuse. Well Hudson Soft is really making waves within the virtual fish market as My Aquarium 2 gets released on WiiWare...