23 Sep, 2011

It’s time for awards again, and the Writers’ Guild have chosen their big three to represent the gaming industry. Ed Stern is making a splash as the writer for Brink, and is joined by Kieron Gillen (The Curfew), and the dynamic duo Alex Garland and Tameem Antoniades (Enslaved: Odyssey to the West). The awards will be presented in a ceremony of glitz...

17 Sep, 2011

With an onslaught of gaming previews, booth babes, and cosplay, the 2011 Tokyo Game Show swooped in to give us a taste of all the big hitters to come later this year and also next. Among them was the mysterious open-world RPG Dragon’s Dogma, developed by old school powerhouse Capcom. While many of us don’t relate Japanese developers to this style of...

15 Sep, 2011

Usually, voting on video game awards doesn’t rank up next to something as big as the Emmys or Oscars. This year is proving to be another one of those years when it comes to unpredictability, and the annual video gaming awards is starting to look like it’ll be a grand event. Earlier yesterday, the Gamesmaster Golden Joystick Awards recorded more than...

13 Sep, 2011

The annual Tokyo Game Show is underway, and it’s already started off with a huge bang. Nintendo came out swinging with some huge announcements, including a surprise revealing of Monster Hunter 4 by Capcom for the 3DS handheld system, following the announcement of Monster Hunter 3GS also for the 3DS. The Japanese-only press conference hosted by Nintendo...

12 Sep, 2011

When Microsoft decides to put its marketing muscle behind a title, it is hard to miss the fireworks. Gears of War 3 is getting the royal treatment when it comes to plans for its midnight launch. Starting with its big premiere in New York City at the Best Buy Theater where you will not only be able to get the game at midnight, but it will be a star-studded...

11 Sep, 2011

On Wednesday 7th September I was fortunate enough to go hands-on with some of Namco-Bandai’s upcoming titles at their offices in London. The games on show included Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Ridge Racer Unbound, Inversion, Dark Souls, and Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon The demo started me off in a fierce aerial battle above a...

8 Sep, 2011

It’s going to be a tough choice this year as heavy hitters L.A. Noire, Portal 2, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and Halo: Reach join more illustrious names in the battle for supremacy. Yeah, that time of the year is here again: the Golden Joysticks shortlist has been released for Gamesmaster’s 29th Annual Awards. The grand ceremony will take...

4 Sep, 2011

If the reports, photos and twitter updates are anything to go by, this year’s Call of Duty XP in California has been nothing short of a phenomenon. Not only have attendees been spending quality time with the franchise – including some hands-on action with Modern Warfare 3 – they’ve also been fed and watered and serenaded by Kanye...