Great DLC

Downloadable Content has become a major part of most game releases these days and it’s almost become a given that the bigger AAA titles will be supported post release with packs and extras. Sometimes these are exceptionally disappointing and are just to try and make money for something completely unoriginal or redundant; I’m looking at you Horse Armour. Other times these extras can add hours of interesting content, new characters, new maps...

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Arkham City - Personal Review

Whether you're a comic fan or not, it's hard to outline just how deep the DC Comic’s Batman Universe really is. A host of supporting characters, villains and of course the man himself make this whole world a richly rewarding experience. Rocksteady have followed their breakthrough success Arkham Asylum with a newly updated and hugely innovative game that gives everyone exactly what they want. Game of the Year or even the Generation is a distinct...

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Mass Effect 3 Demo

Finally Bioware have announced a demo for their upcoming Mass Effect 3 game. The first thing to point out is that this will be both a single player demo and a multiplayer demo too. This will be due out some time in January so Bioware will have well over a month before the full game hits shelves worldwide. Owners of Battlefield 3 and its Online Pass will, via their EA Account, automatically gain early access to the Mass Effect 3 demo. PC copies...

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Werewolves in Skyrim?

Over the last year snippets of information kept hitting the internet about Bethesda’s upcoming open world RPG, the Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. One of the most regular of these ‘rumours’ was the addition of Werewolves to the northern province of Tamriel. This is one of the big points missing between Morrowind and Oblivion and the fans have been eager to see this gameplay element included once again. Obviously they were only included in the Morrowind...

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Crysis - PC vs Console

A few days ago I got to try out the new XBLA release of the original Crysis. I eagerly pressed the start button to see whether Cevat Yerli; the Crytek president, was correct in saying ‘the console versions looks better than Crysis on PC’. It really does say something when a four year old release is still considered a popular benchmark within the industry and of course anyone who’s played the original will know why. The suggestion that the...

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Mass Effect 3 - Multiplayer Update Update

Slowly but surely more information is hitting the net after the recently Bioware confirmed there would be a multiplayer aspect to Mass Effect 3. Progress made in the cooperative aspect of the finale can be viewed on iOS devices, facebook ‘and more’. A colour coded map will chart the progress of your squad to show the success of your defences. From what I can make out it looks like these co-op areas are also visited during the single-player...

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Battlefield 3 - Beta to Launch Changes

DICE have finally confirmed information outlining differences between the Beta game and the final product. As I’m sure most of you noticed the Beta did seem to have a rather low selection of guns available and DICE have firmly explained that the retail version offers much, much more. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out the leaked weapon list for the upcoming Back to Karkand expansion pack. By now those who played the Beta a lot are...

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Skyrim Speed Run

A fun story from Bethesda has been released today to confirm that speed run champion Sam Bernstein has done it again. Following his 75 minutes speed run on pre-launched Fallout 3 that undisputed champion of the quick finish has done the same with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The quality assurance tester has set the early pace with an impressive run of two hours and sixteen minutes to complete the main quest from the open world RPG. Bernstein finished...

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Xbox 360 - The Greatest

Over the last 5 years the Xbox 360 has gathered a plethora of brilliant games all begging to be played. Some for the perfect gameplay, others for their story and several just for how ridiculously addictive they are. What I have decided to do for you is write a little list (or big if I get too excited) about the games that really should already be in your collection. While this list could get enormous I’ll mention particular game that will...

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Skyrim Map in English and Manual Basics

A recent Internet leak has given us a look at the world map for the long awaited fifth Elder Scrolls game; Skyrim. Below is a full sized English version of the map itself for you all to behold. Loyal fans of the series have translated the whole thing into English for us as the previous one shown wasn’t exactly easy to follow. Skyrim has been one of the biggest stories of 2011 and is sure to be one of the big sellers going into Christmas too. Its...

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Mass Effect 3 - Multiplayer Update

Bioware recently confirmed the long anticipated multiplayer for its 2012 title Mass Effect 3. The third entry in the popular Mass Effect series sees the return of the popular Commander Shepard in an intergalactic journey of war and rivalry. The gorgeous universe that Shepherd travels will be moulded into a bonus section of the campaign that gives players a brand new 4 player co-op experience. The new co-op multiplayer missions will allow...

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Once Upon an Elder Scroll

When Skyrim was first announced at the close of 2010 fans of the Elder Scrolls series spieled off their lists of what they wanted to appear. Bethesda cleared up their initial intent to recapture what made Morrowind so great. Oblivion of course sold well and was well received across the planet so what made Bethesda draw on inspiration from the past? A lot of this probably had something to do with Morrowind’s still infectious popularity. Players...

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