Jun 5, 2012

Sony Conference: June 5th 2:00am GMT   Sony wouldn’t have to do a lot to take first place as far as conferences go. I just hope they don’t force Vita down our throats again and perhaps concentrate more on some new IPs. The show begins with a gameplay montage across a lot of little screens. A half gameplay half advert for Playstation Plus then...

May 28, 2012

Format: PS3 Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: The Workshop Players: 1 Site: http://www.sorcery.com/ At a glance Sorcery, with its cartoony yet carefully designed fantasy world, may appear to be Sony’s answer to the Fable series. It is – if Fable was asking ‘do you fancy doing what I do without the humour,...

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...

Dec 8, 2011

Format: PS3 (PlayStation Move required) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: XDev Studio Europe Players: 1-8 (online & offline) Site: http://uk.playstation.com/ps3/games/detail/item393163/After-Hours-Athletes/ Despite the eyebrow-raising title, After Hours Athletes has nothing to do with sex. It is instead a compilation of...

Nov 28, 2011

Format: PS3 Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Developer: Supermassive Games Ltd Players: 1-4 Site: http://uk.playstation.com/startthepartystw/ Start the Party! Save the World! is a new game from Supermassive Games, and is the follow up to last year’s Start the Party!, which was launched alongside the Move controller. The...

Nov 22, 2011

Format: PS3 Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Sega Developer: Headstrong Games Players: 1-2 (1-4 minigames) Site: http://www.sega.com/games/the-house-of-the-dead-overkill-extended-cut/ The House of the Dead: Overkill began life as a fairly well received Wii game, with the system being perfect for the precise aiming an on-rails arcade style shooter requires. Now...