With the silly season for game releases being in full flow at the moment we find ourselves with a plethora of exciting new titles to choose from and a bombardment of advertising telling us which ones we should be picking. As a result it’s been far too easy to overlook the quirky new Rayman game scheduled for release on November 25th. That’s something we should all try to remedy as Ubisoft’s upcoming platformer is shaping up to be rather special indeed.

I am really looking forward to NFS the Run and this trailer really shows off how strong the story is integrated into the game. Check it out

I had the opportunity to have a two hour play session on Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. It was an awesome experience to say the least.
I started off from the beginning of the game watching a cut scene with these small creatures having a chat whilst pushing a cart with a dead body on it. This body is then dumped into a well  and you then find out this character is you.
So you’re the undead then and it’s you’re quest to escape this place (The Well of Souls) which feels like a …

I was given the opportunity to try my hand on Need for Speed the Run and what a ride it is.
The demo on the Xbox marketplace doesn’t seem to do the game any justice at all showing none of the great storyline attached to the game. Need for Speed the Run prides itself in being a racer with a very strong storyline and this is shown well in the cutscenes.
Need for Speed the Run pits you in a race from San Francisco to New York, which opens up a wealth …

In just 2 weeks Microsoft and 343 Industries will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Halo: Combat Evolved with the HD remake – Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.
In anticipation for release they have just released the launch trailer, which is very story centric.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a spectacularly remastered version of the original Halo campaign. Bundled with seven of the most popular multiplayer maps in Halo history ready for Xbox LIVE, Halo: Anniversary will include a bounty of new features including cooperative play over Xbox LIVE, Achievements, new challenges, …

The Mark of The Assassin DLC for Dragon Age 2 has finally arrived bringing with it fresh new areas to explore along with a very well written and fresh storyline that makes a welcome part of the game.
Like the previous DLC pack for Dragon Age 2 you will find the questline waiting for you in Hawkes house and once selected the story will begin with a chat taking place between Varric and the Chantry Seeker much like the main plot of the game
Not giving away too many spoilers the story …

Developer: id software
Publisher: Bethesda
Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation3, Microsoft Windows PC
Release Dates: October 2, 2011 NA, October 6, 2011 AUS, October 7, 2011 EU

Rage is a visual masterpiece never before seen on current console technology. From beginning to end the high resolution and ultra detailed world sparkles with “mega” textures. Id will impress even the most cynical of gamers with the beauty they bring to a post apocalyptic “wasteland”. Id Software makers of Rage, is introducing their latest graphic/physics model coined Id tech 5,and have been lauded with hype/speculation leading up …

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Gamers are trendsetters. Why else would we have such bad reputations if it weren’t for our uncanny ability to generate stereotypes about ourselves.  There’s the pot smoking COD player, the stinky expo queuers, the stunningly handsome amateur podcasters, etc.  …