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Games: BioShock heads to Hollywood Print E-mail
Written by Matt Chapman   
Friday, 09 May 2008
BioShock cop with golden gunUniversal Pictures has snapped up the rights to develop a movie based on the hit video game BioShock. Gore Verbinski, the director of Pirates Of The Caribbean, will direct and produce the film.
 
RPGs are good for kids Print E-mail
Written by Matt Chapman   
Tuesday, 03 July 2007
Runescape logoNo, we wouldn’t recommend arming teens with rocket-projected grenades (RPGs). But if a study by Brunel University is to be believed, young players can get huge benefits from online role-playing games (RPGs).
 
Wii download offers fantasy and whips Print E-mail
Written by Matt Chapman   
Friday, 23 March 2007
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastOK, so our headline might be bending the truth to a brittle point, but it is still true! This week’s fresh new downloads on Nintendo’s Virtual Console include a classic medieval fantasy adventure from the SNES and a whip-wielding warrior.
 
Midnight PS3 shoppers bag free TVs Print E-mail
Friday, 23 March 2007

sony bravia 46in.jpgShoppers queuing up outside Virgin’s Oxford Street store to buy a PS3 at midnight were given a nice little surprise: a free 46in TV. At 11:40, Sony’s UK boss Ray Maguire addressed the waiting crowd and announced that they’d all be sent a brand new Sony Bravia W series TV worth around £2,000.

 
Call of Juarez saddles up for Xbox 360 Print E-mail
Written by Rene Millman   
Thursday, 22 March 2007
call_of_juarez.jpg"Get off ya horse and drink ya milk" - While that's a great movie line for an old Cowboys and Indians film, it's not what you expect to hear from the latest first-person shoot-em-up from Ubisoft. But the company has ridden into town with Call of Juarez for the Xbox 360.
 
Console classic Castlevania comes to Xbox Live Arcade Print E-mail
Written by Rene Millman   
Wednesday, 21 March 2007

castlevania.jpegIt seems that other consoles are wanting a bit of the virtual console action that Wii provides its gamers. Lo and Behold Xbox is getting in on the retro action with the release of Castelvania: Symphony of the Night. The game will be released today (Wednesday 21 March).

 
Met Police can midnight PS3 launch Print E-mail
Written by Rene Millman   
Tuesday, 20 March 2007

ps3_topview.jpgAnyone hoping to queue up for a PS3 at midnight on 23 March will have to wait until daylight thanks to the Metropolitan Police. Apparently PC Plod has told several shops on Oxford Street not to throw open their doors for customers eager to get their hands on the latest next gen console over fears they'll get mugged.

 
Sony names the PS2 games the PS3 likes Print E-mail
Written by Matt Chapman   
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Sony's silver PS2 unitSony has launched a website to let European gamers know exactly which PS2 games will play on the PlayStation 3 when it launches later this week. That will be good news to PlayStation 2 owners, following reports that 11 out of 12 popular titles tested on a European machine failed to work.
 
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