Halo 4 Review

Yesterday marked the global release of Halo 4 on the Xbox 360 and once again pins our favourite Spartan with the fate of the universe on his shoulders. The Master Chief has been on a hiatus in cryo-freeze for the last 4 years following the events of Halo 3 and needs to muster all of his skills to push back this new enemy. The integral part of the story this time isn’t just saving everyone from certain annihilation but supporting his long term...

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Skyrim Dragonborn DLC

This week marked an exciting new announcement from Bethesda regarding their hugely popular Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in the form of an expansion park called Dragonborn. Listed to be available on Xbox Live from 4th December this extension will set users back 1600 Microsoft Points and looks to be in the size range of the Oblivion content Shivering Isle. The trailer has been unveiled, which does offer some insight into what can be expected, especially when taken in conjuncture with the rumours thrown around a fortnight ago. The announcement...

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Halo 4 Tips

Need some help beating Halo 4… fear not for I have got some legendary tips for you. The weapon of choice is one of the most important things to remember in Halo 4 as each one is designed to have advantages for different situations. It’s true on Normal and Easy you can probably use anything but try getting through Heroic or Legendary without using the full array of options and you are in for a struggle. The Sniper Rifle options from either...

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Bungie's Destiny

So the great looking Halo 4 hits our UK stores tomorrow but has a new developer in the form of 343 Industries. What this means is that Bungie are free to go onto their next project which we now know is code named ‘Destiny’. Unlike the exclusive Microsoft franchise, Destiny is being published by Activision and as the Zampella/West trial  documents show this is due to be a four part ‘sci-fantasy, action shooter’ series - so not completely...

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Pokemon Black/White 2 - Team Building

One of the main interests for players of the Pokémon series is the team building that goes along with it. You search an entire region, usually, with hundreds of Pokémon to choose from to battle both the Elite Four (the toughest competitors in the game) or online with your buddies. With the launch of Black and White 2 the series have now increased that stable to 300 of your favourite critters to choose from. It’s a daunting experience cutting...

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Halo 4 Review Roundup

Halo 4 is due to hit our store shelves in a few short days and today marked the start of the review embargo, which was lifted at 7:00am UK time. It’s interesting to see that the reviews have correlated within many of their comments and the strong scores have shown that Halo is still a force to be reckoned with. What I thought I’d do today is give you an overview of everything I’ve read so far, spoiler free of course, to show exactly how this...

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Eurogamer Expo 2012 Roundup

A long weekend of gaming has now become a distant memory but the Eurogamer Expo did give me one thing – last impressions. Following my article earlier this week I have decided to complete a breakdown of the games I played, what I like and what I didn’t. All in all the weekend was a grand success – thanks again Square Enix for my free swag, the lady from the Resident Evil stand who obviously thought I was pretty trim as she supplied me with...

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