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Film merchandise - when I was young you could get action figures, t-shirts and the occasional photo album. These days, any family film release is almost guaranteed to be…

Greeted with the old Grandstand theme music and soft but precise presentation, FIFA Manager 10 is immediately and noticeably different from the basic, but highly competent…

Back to the 12 Games of Christmas

While I never had any experience of it myself, I’ve been told a few times by friends they hammered the 50 pences into the Jambo! Safari arcade machines as little ‘uns. SEGA…

If you never played the original game of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games then you missed out. This was an absolute gem of a game on the DS and just showed you what you can do…

As gamers, we've reached the stage where we know what to expect from the games we buy. Back in the dawn of gaming, it was new and fresh and each game had merit - for its…

The original Left 4 Dead proved to be one of the most popular and original multiplayer games of 2008, so it was something of a surprise when its sequel's announcement was…

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released  in September 2008 and became an instant favourite (although some bugs have been known to irritate) of gamers and Star Wars…

The following review has been revised in accordance to the recent firearms dlc which changes the core gameplay. So, in the not so distant and quite plausible future, Mankind have…

An interview with Collin van Ginkel, Creative Director at Two Tribes, Lead Designer on RUSH  In the competitive world of videogaming do you see WiiWare as a poor mans…

Lego; what pie haven’t they got their plastic little C shaped hands in? There are the Lego computer games of yesteryear i.e.- Lego Chess, Lego Trains and Lego Rock Raiders and…

Can style and substance coexist together in a balanced relationship? Or does one side slip a little whilst the other takes all the glory? It can be pretty difficult to gain a…

“Hello Detective….I would like to play a game.” these words have now struck fear in my heart! After wincing and hiding through five of the six Saw films ,and loving…

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 is the latest in a long line of football Sims by Konami.

Some of you may have read my article on the Lego franchise expanding forever more into gaming, which was written after the announcement of Lego Rock Band. It's hard to be…

Kings Bounty: Armoured Princess is the add on to the original game in the series, Kings Bounty: The Legend which in itself was a remake of the game Kings Bounty, brought out way…

After seeing the game at E3 we have all waited with bated breath to see this game launch. A puzzle game which really only requires you, your creativity and a bit of spelling. It…

Cities XL is a game in which you can go worldwide and create cities. It is complex and this made it difficult to review at certain points. In Solo Mode you have five…

I won't sugar coat it. For many, the first Assassin's Creed was a disappointment. It was a game of promises that insisted it was the first, true ‘next-gen' gaming…

Long live cheap, addictive games: that's what I say! You know the ones, where you have an itch for some gaming but don't want to immerse yourself too much for whatever reason.…