Other than the monstrosities that make up the monster designs of a survival horror game, as a whole the genre is short on innovation. The Siren series though, is a genuinely fresh experience.
Siren has all the hallmarks that fans desire from the genre. It’s tense and unnerving, and has some seriously freaky monsters (which has [...]
I have got to admit that over the course of the Metal Gear Solid series I have grown fond of the recurring cast. The story has always been compelling enough to endure the long and fantastic cut-scenes, which have always been lengthy enough to bring about mixed feelings amongst gamers. Many of us will want [...]
08 Jul
Posted by Stuart as Announcements, PS3, Reviews, Sony, Xbox 360
If you’re more of a lone wolf then the team based shooter may not be for you. If your entire team was made up of selfish people it wouldn’t be much of a team now would it? It’s all about working to the strengths of your chosen class as you struggle with the opposition for [...]
Sony Online Entertainment of America has just awarded the first G.I.R.L gamer a $10,000 scholarship and a 10 week paid internship for her winning title in the 2008 SOE G.I.R.L. Game Design Competition.
Her game design, which has yet been revealed to the public, beat 100 other designs by other G.I.R.L gamers around the nation. She [...]
It’s not really all that odd to see a smaller game developer simply stop making games for a particular system, however it is kind of odd when the two games that a particular developer actually did make for the system are two of the best games in the system’s entire library.
Ready At Dawn Studios, the [...]
28 Apr
Posted by stuart as Industry, Media, Microsoft, News, PS3, Previews, Sony
Which version of GTA IV are you going to get? Does Microsoft’s Exclusive Content play a role in the decision? What about the PlayStation controller that you know and love, and are used to while beating prostitutes and robbing random civilians? Sure, the decision may be difficult, but watch this video to get some insight.
This month, the PlayStation Online Store will be getting a brand new design and functionality overhaul, adding even more shininess and features to the marketplace of the PlayStation 3. Hit the break for the preview.
Sales have been rising for the PlayStation 3 ever since the holiday season of 2007, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping Sony and their well known generousness. We have just been told that Sony will literally give you a 40gb PlayStation 3 unit to those who pre-order Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the [...]
27 Feb
Posted by The.Edge as Announcements, Featured, Handheld, PS3, PSP, Releases, Sony
It seems as if Sony is providing a really really early Christmas for PS3 adopters and Sony fanboys of all flavors. The biggest news of today seems to be an official release date for the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Think it stops there? Wrong, theres also a bundle, DualShock [...]
I was once in a traffic accident, you know. A small fender-bender, in which I slightly dented the back bumper of the white van driving in front of me during a hectic Belfast rush-hour. The driver and his helper tried to sue me for a combined total of $64,000.