12 Dec, 2010

A family that plays together, stays together. Or if your bunch are anything like my family, board games cause nothing but bickering and more accusations of foul play than the Chilcot Inquiry. So for puzzle enthusiasts who were prefer to avoid parricide, the DS is truly a beautiful thing. Developed by THQ Games Pictionary is one the latest of many classic puzzle...

12 Dec, 2010

There’s been no escaping the Worms franchise since it first launched on the Amiga back in 1995. Developed by Yorkshire-based company Team17 Software, the original was Scorched Earth meets Lemmings, a winning combination and an instant hit. Before Worms: Battle Islands the last worms game I played was Worms Armageddon on the PSOne. Battle Islands has left...

9 Dec, 2010

It’s not often screenshots of upcoming games make me squeal like a starving piglet. But it’s also not often said screenshots pertain to the double dose of undead delight heading for the Nintendo 3DS next year, Resident Evil Revelations and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. We reported on The Mercenaries 3D back in September but super-exciting new...

8 Dec, 2010

Nordic Games has teamed up with Heart Research UK as the official video game partner for Sing for your Heart week, running from today until 15th December. Sing for your Heart is Heart Research UK’s annual campaign to get everyone singing and helping to raise money for pioneering research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. People all...

30 Nov, 2010

Yeah. I know. Not the kind of game you’re used to seeing showcased here, eh? But trust me when I tell you that darts are a phenomenon, and – given the success of the O-Games’ preceding titles – there’s little doubt that PDC: Pro Tour is going be stuffed into many stockings this Christmas. This morning sees the release of a new...

28 Nov, 2010

It’s been some time since we’ve seen any teasers about the follow-up last year’s hit The Conduit, but SEGA have finally put us out of our misery with a brand new teaser trailer which tells us … well, not much actually. Don’t sweat it, though – the plot for TC2 doesn’t seem desperately dissimilar from the original title,...

23 Nov, 2010

All of a sudden, it’s that time of year again. Time for shops, both physical and virtual, to cram their shelves with shiny new games in the hope that they can intrigue us long enough to crack open wallets and gift our loved ones – or ourselves – with a game or two this Christmas. With the huge array of different genres and titles, you can...

20 Nov, 2010

Everybody is aware of Sonic’s decade long slide into oblivion.  It got so obvious that even SEGA publicly admitted it and vowed to turn things around for the blue blur.  This year Sonic has been in a renaissance with Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, Sonic 4: Episode 1 and now Sonic Colours.  SEGA seems to have done what many didn’t think was possible...