Remade, Restored and Remastered

We all know glorious gaming when we see if and as fans of the medium we all hope that the next big release is either as good as or better than those preceding it. The developers want to make the best games possible and are always looking to recreate the dizzying heights of their past classics. I like playing classics as much as the next person but there is always faults with everything recreated/remastered. The emulators on my PC may allow me to...

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Downloadable Gaming

Downloadable content has been going through the motions lately with many of the AAA titles running elite ‘membership’ style deals featuring regular but not groundbreaking extras. It seems like a shame to keep seeing new skins, maps and modes when the majority of players want substantial content being thrown into the mix too. I love a few extra maps on Battlefield as much as anybody but I don’t expect to have to pay £10.00 every few months for a...

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A Year of the 3DS

So a year has almost passed since the Nintendo’s 3DS hit the market and what a year it has been. The transition between the Nintendo DS and the 3DS should have been a mere formality but the portable market that belonged almost entirely to Nintendo didn’t pick up the new console very quickly. Even as support for mobile games has increased many people have still be keen and regular users of the dual screen handhelds that came before. The DS found...

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Inside Xbox Europe Cancelled

Microsoft has officially confirmed their cancellation of Inside Xbox in Europe. The news follows last week's cancellation of Inside Xbox in the US, and accompanies job losses at Microsoft's Xbox UK team. Major Nelson was on hand to explain the decision, writing on his blog that the Inside Xbox Europe team have decided to do away with first-party content in favour of a third-party model. "Following the news last week that that Inside Xbox in the...

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Minecraft - Xbox Live Impressions

I will hold my hands up now and say that Minecraft has definitely passed me by. The new gaming sensation has completely swept passed me in a blaze of glory. I’ve heard all about it and many of my friends are addicted and this is mainly the reason why I’ve left it well alone. I’m a sucker for a good building/simulation game and I’ve known from day one that it would consume me. I’ve jumped on the cult wagon now in an attempt to see exactly what I’m...

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Halo 4 - Pre E3 Update

Microsoft's 343 Industries is taking Halo to the next level but have been very vocal about keeping the experience as true to the core series as possible. The trailer from E3 last year started where Halo 3 left off as Master Chief wakes up drifting aboard the wreckage of the UNSC frigate Forward Unto Dawn with Cortana. Basically Halo 4 is looking like it will provide fans of the series with everything they’ve loved before as well as a whole lot more....

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Constant Internet Connections

If the rumour that both next-generation consoles will require a constant Internet connection is true than it is about time to start worrying. The feature will of course decrease piracy but it will also create a permanent wall between publishers and the consumers. Ok piracy is a problem that reoccurs in the games industry on a regular basis but punishing us all for the minority’s behaviour is unwise and may affect the choices customers make in the...

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has now been announced to the public and might be the most frightening take on the future that we’ve seen in years. Instead of clichés like space travel and aliens, Treyarch have decided to present a world that completely different yet totally viable. The things about Black Ops 2 is that the future on show doesn’t differ too much from where we are now. Some of the campaign takes place in the 80’s but the main hub of the...

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Skyrim DLC Announced

So Skyrim fans its time to get excited as the first major expansion for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has been confirmed yesterday. The content titled ‘Dawnguard’ will be out in the summer and Bethesda plan to confirm further details at this year’s E3 press conference.All we've got to go on so far is the teaser image seen below which Bethesda posted on their blog.As previously announced, all Skyrim DLC will arrive on Xbox 360 first, before rolling...

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A Game Of Thrones - The Video Game Preview

So the critically acclaimed TV show A Game of Thrones is quite frankly a rather large license at the moment and as such Cyanide have picked this up for its first major video game release. It sounds unfair but for a developer who mainly deal in simulating cycling events this does seem like a bit of an unfair match. Many people love the series but not many people have loved their games.It surprised me that this wasn’t picked up someone like CD Projekt,...

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The Avengers Assemble Review

So yesterday I go to experience what might be the most anticipated movie of all time. Since September 1964 when the first Avengers team up took place, or in some cases over the last 4 years of Marvel movies the world have been waiting for a superhero team up to take place on the big screen.The ambitious story takes substance from the last 5 Marvel outings to construct a large but faithful world that is sure to please fans everywhere. I suppose the...

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2012 - The Games

So with 2012 in full swing what are the most anticipated games still awaiting launch over the course of the next 9 months. Your Video Games Blog has listed below the games it is most looking forward to and especially those that we feel might be in with a shout for the 2012 game of the year. Halo 4 Obviously the first Halo game from 343 Industries is heading the most wanted poll for most of the Xbox 360 fans around the globe. Graphically it looks...

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