After having played the tires off the Split/Second demo, I couldn't have been more enthused for the full version to arrive in my mailbox. Unfortunately for Split/Second, while I was waiting for it to arrive, Blur arrived in its place, shelving Split/Second for a few more weeks while I played out its direct arcade-racer competition. Now, finding time for Split/Second, I'm wondering just what i... more.

Action/Horror titles would have to be among my absolute favourite game genres. FEAR, Silent Hill, Dead Space (and more) - they have all left very memorable impressions on my gaming history. Original footage and information regarding Singularity, Raven Software's time manipulating game, piqued my interest. And the last game I'd played by Ravensoft was X-Men Origins: Wolverine (a far better g... more.

EA's Tiger Woods franchise is a remarkable game in that it has no significant competitors in the genre. Apart from maybe Hot Shots Golf (Everybody's Golf), there are really no other 'mainstream' golf games to knock it off its pedestal. You would think that this means they could pretty much pump out any crappy old code every year and people would buy it because there's nothing else in the c... more.

When I first read that Activision would be publishing a Transformers game, developed by High Moon Studios (also known for the very average The Bourne Conspiracy game), I immediately assumed it would be yet another of the boring, Michael Bay-esque game reincarnations of the Transformers I once knew and loved. See, back in the 80's, Transformers was the new cool. We all brought our latest T... more.

When I heard that the second title in Sony's "Play, Create, Share" series was going to be a kart racer, I was suitably impressed -- hyped even. I was lucky and landed a spot in the ModNation Racers beta. Here, I had an absolute ball with the concept of absolute customisation. The only thing really hindering the game at that point was insanely long load times.  Lost in the myriad of game (and... more.

Since my first foray into gaming at the age of 5, I have always gravitated towards the racing genre. Recently, we have been inundated with all forms of racing titles. Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing, Split/Second: Velocity, ModNation Racers - and now Blur. While PS3 owners missed out on the opportunity of playing the Beta - and didn't even get a demo to base our purchase on, it was a title th... more.

Most of us have some kind of affinity for Westerns. Whether it was growing up watching John Wayne or Clint Eastwood grace the silver screen, or the more modern cowboy adventures, such as Christian Bale & Russel Crowe's 3:10 to Yuma - we've all experienced the straight shootin', tight ropin', hard drinkin' adventures in some form or another. The Wild West has attracted some lacklustre f... more.

There have been some incredible sandbox games in the past. Most of us remember the more familiar, titles with "GTA" prefixing them - and most of us have played them for hours, just mucking about causing trouble and getting sidetracked before even discovering that there's some sort of story and even missions to accompany it all. Avalanche Studios have a new contender to the genre, however. O... more.

Once upon a time, I was a hardcore FPS gamer. I literally played nothing else. I gamed at crazy hours so I could get a killer dial-up connection and catch the busy times when the rest of the world was gaming. It was a sickness that lasted for a significant chunk of my pre- and early teen years, only concluding when I finally got off my butt and pursued the female species. When you spend so ... more.

Whether it was watching Ripley mow down hordes of the vile extra-terrestrials, or Arnie and his gang hunted by the cloaked Predator, most of us are more than familiar with the Alien and Predator franchises. In addition to the movies, there have been a number of game adaptations over the years that brought the Aliens and Predators together, in a spin-off storyline loosely connecting them all. ... more.

The work of Dante Alighieri, his epic poem, The Divine Comedy has seen many adaptations and loosely based story re-workings over the years. None however, have ever really tried to accurately portray the raw and offensive nature of Hell in a video game. Visceral Games have pushed the boundaries of both the classic literature as well as its mature rating. While there are definitely additional act... more.

2010's release schedule has begun with a classic Heaven vs Hell title. Almost embarrassingly, I have to admit that up until a few weeks ago, I hadn't even heard of Darksiders. Checking out a few pictures and reading a couple of preview pieces though and I knew I'd have to at least give this one a look. This fantasy subject matter has always been appealing to me. A big part of my obsession with ... more.