We’ve heard how Age of Conan is in a state of decline. Now let’s look at how it’s in a state of decline. In particular, how over half the game’s servers are to be shuttered.
Would it be crass of me to say Fat Princess could well be the most promising PlayStation 3 game of 2009? Course not. Because it looks like an absolute blast.
Guitar Hero’s big business. Multiple versions, multiple consoles, it’s a big hit. But are you prepared for just how big a hit it is, or for how important it is to publishers Activision?
Sure, the singing is spectacular, the violin playing is spot-on, but look at those hats? They’re fantastic!
2007. CES. Microsoft get a few people excited with mention of an IPTV service for the 360. British Telecom will be the first to offer it. Years pass, however, and we hear nothing.
The Xbox 360 has “premium themes”, which will tart up your 360′s menu in exchange for money. A premium theme based on Braid has just been released, and costs money. And Braid’s creator is sorry.
Mistwalker’s Blue Dragon has a blue dragon in it. Chinese developed online title Kou dai xi yuu has a blue dragon in it, too.
How we miss the humble joystick! Definitely our preferred control method, at least when it comes to X-Wing. Sadly, the peripheral has been on the wane in recent years…until Mad Catz went mad at CES.
Few months back, there was a rumour Neversoft – creators and sole developers of the core Tony Hawk series – had been taken off the franchise by Activision and replaced by startup Robomodo.
If World of Warcraft could ever be toppled in the MMO space, then surely a massively multiplayer football management game has as good a shot as any at taking the title. It’s only the most popular game in the entire world, after all. Sega sends word today that Football Manager Live, from CM and FM developer Sports Interactive, is now available for download, with a boxed retail version shipping in a few weeks. To celebrate, here’s my favourite goal of all time.
