Sales Expectations - Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4

It has been predicted, my an analyst far superior to myself, that the Xbox One will enjoy higher launch window sales than its PlayStation 4 counterpart. Colin Sebastian of Baird Research had created this forecast of an industry insight. He says, "While many forecasts still give an edge to Sony/PS4 in North America sales, we continue to expect similar or even slightly higher sales of Xbox One by the end of the launch window.” The conjecture...

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The Best Xbox 360 Games - 'A Golden Generation'

We’re nearly there; a new console generation is now less than a month away (at least the Xbox One is). After 8 long years the current console lifecycles are coming to an end. The Xbox 360 was released way back in 2005 and the hardware has definitely had a fascinating journey. There’s been drama galore – the implementation of non-controller gameplay, online multiplayer through Xbox Live, application offerings and the meltdown of the console during...

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What Is The Worst Pokemon Ever?

The internet has been buzzing since the release of Pokémon X & Y. The first instalment of the franchise to hit the 3DS and boy is it a great game. It’s at this that I have realised that, even with the new 60 or so critters, the series does have a few terrible creatures that need don’t really need to be included. Naturally, as much as I love the series, I didn’t need to look far to find the god awful monsters you really need to avoid… Generation I:...

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GTA Online: Review Delay

As I’m sure most of you know GTA Online has been plagued with issues ever since its release last week. My plan was to review this section of the game separately, but these issues have caused me to hit a slight snag. Rockstar appear to be ironing out the problems but – in short – their advice is that they have no guarantee that character progress will be successful. To reiterate the advice given: playing GTA Online right now involves an eye-watering...

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What Should I Buy? PlayStation 4 or Xbox One?

The next Xbox and PlayStation hardware are a little over a month away from being released in the UK and if you haven’t already now is the time to pre-order them to ensure you’ve got one this side of the Christmas. However, the real question is which one do you choose? Initially I would recommend that, if you have one of the current consoles, then you stick to upgrading your favourite one. But the real issue is which one do you buy if you’re...

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GTA Online Hints and Tips

GTA Online is an immense game and will add hours of fun to an already excellent instalment in the worlds ‘favourite’ franchise (ok, I don’t know if that last bit is true). To help you through this open world we have put together a few hints to get you going – or to keep you busy while you suffer the same problems as I am with getting involved. Stealing A Car: The first car you steal and fit a Tracker to is the car that you're stuck with –...

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GTA Online Issues

Most people are probably aware but Grand Theft Auto’s Online multiplayer mode launched yesterday. Unfortunately, and as Rockstar have acknowledged, there are several issues surrounding this actually being played. A whole page on the Rockstar Support site lists all the known problems and promises updates as and when they are each sorted as it is affecting around 75% of players. The vast majority of these issues are in line with one of the...

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