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Shadow of the Colossus – Review

“I am a colossus. Grrr.” Originally known as “Wanda and the Colossus” and “Nico”, this highly anticipated sequel hopes to catch the gleam off its hauntingly beautiful predecessor: Ico. Shadow of the Colossus (for the PlayStation 2 game console) reveals to us, the insanity and wonder of a planet in a solar system that is [...]

Apple to buy Nintendo?

( Games andMac andNintendo Wii )

There are rumours currently flying around that Nintendo, one of the worlds largest video game companies, may be bought out by the Rolls-Royce of personal computers, Apple Computer Inc. There have been recent murmerings from Apple that they wish to move into the lucrative gaming arena, and a move for in-fashion Nintendo may be the [...]

PlayStation 3 – computer, not console

During an interview with Impress Watch, a Japanese website, the head honcho of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), Ken Kutaragi, has made it abundantly clear that he sees the PlayStation 3 as being a computer system, rather than a pure gaming console. “We don’t say it’s a game console. PlayStation 3 is clearly a computer, unlike [...]

Bullet Witch

( Games andXbox 360 )

According to Quick Journal (QJ.net), the Xbox 360 shooter Bullet Witch is to be delayed in its release once again. Luckily, the delay is seemingly only going to be for two weeks — the Bullet Witch release date is supposedly going to be July 27th now. We wont hold our breath.

Final Fantasy XII-2 on the horizon?

At a Square-Enix press conference on the 8th of May, 2006, the company behind many popular roleplaying game series’ (RPG) such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, announced that there would be a new game released (well, 3 or more actually) on the PlayStation 3, named Final Fantasy XIII (13). As well as this, the [...]

PlayStation 3 to use PlayStation 2 hardware instead of emulator

The popular Japanese magazine “Ultra One” has indicated that the forthcoming PlayStation 3 (PS3) console will feature PlayStation 2 (PS2) hardware to render games on the PS2 and PSOne playable on the new console (to begin with, at least), after speaking with Izumi Kawanishi, who is head of Sony’s Software Platform Development Division. What this [...]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Preview

“THE ALL-STAR BRAWL IS ON!” Nintendo hopes to improve on the near-perfect mega-hit that is Super Smash Bros. Melee. Two games on two different consoles with the second being so well-tuned and refined, some call Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) the best fighting game ever. So what is Nintendo up to in the Mushroom Kingdom? [...]

Civilization IV (4) soon to be on the Mac

( Games andMac )

Mac owners like myself can rejoice, as the critically acclaimed ‘Civilization IV’ is to be released on the Mac Universal range on the 30th of June. Game trailers can be found at the Apple site.