News

Backhanded Box Quotes: ‘Keep This Piece Of Crap To Yourself’

Welcome to “Backhanded Box Quotes”, a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don’t take that personally.


March 21, 2012
PlayStation

I Am Alive Heads To PS3 Next Month

Ubisoft’s I Am Alive will be coming to the PlayStation 3 next month. It’ll be available on the PlayStation Network on April 4. You can check out our review of the 360 version here.


March 7, 2012
PlayStation

I Am Alive: The Kotaku Review

There’s a book by Cormac McCarthy entitled “The Road”. It’s a sombre story about a man and his young son, travelling through a post-apocalyptic world and observing first-hand the kind of toll a mysterious event has taken on humanity, or at least what’s left of it.


February 28, 2012
PlayStation

Every Action Has A Cost In I Am Alive

The latest developer diary for Ubisoft Shanghai’s I Am Alive goes behind the scenes of the game’s creation.


February 8, 2012
PlayStation

The In And Outs Of Surviving In I Am Alive

Ubisoft Shanghai’s upcoming adventure/survival game I Am Alive sure does look cool. Back when I saw the game a few months ago, I was impressed, with its gritty realism, and how it recalled Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Just the other day, Stephen checked it out and was equally impressed.


PlayStation

No, Wait. This Is A Video Game For Grown-Ups

Have you ever made a video game character fear you? Have you ever imagined you could do that?


January 24, 2012
Xbox

Release Dates, Prices For Alan Wake And The Rest Of The Xbox House Party

The Xbox 360 “House Party” of new downloadable games is official: Warp ($US10, February 15), Alan Wake’s American Nightmare ($US15, February 22), Nexuiz ($US10, February 29) and I Am Alive ($US15, March 7). You get $US10 in Xbox Points if you buy them all.


January 19, 2012
News

The Many Ways To Stay Alive In I Am Alive

Ubisoft’s “Encounters” trailer for I Am Alive has what seems to be the protagonist giving advice on life in a dog-eat-dog world. “People more than dust are the most dangerous thing you’re going to encounter,” and the ways to deal with them are numerous.


January 11, 2012
News

I Am Alive Gameplay Footage Climbs Out

Those familiar with adventure game Uncharted will notice something familiar about I Am Alive — it’s climbing gameplay.


January 10, 2012
Xbox

New Alan Wake Headlines The Next Xbox House Party

The next Xbox 360 “House Party” — a promotional rush of a bunch of new downloadable games, probably released one a week — will be headlined by Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, according to a trailer that’s leaked through Xbox.com.