Archive for December, 2011
It’s The End, But Not For Long
As we sit quietly finishing off the trifle from Christmas, we seem to reminisce of what 2011 was. And still is. If 2011 was a poor year, there’s always the [...]
Indie Review: Grotesque Tactics 2: Dungeons & Donuts
Grotesque Tactics 2: Dungeons & Donuts is a satirical turn-based RPG from developer Headup Games. The game parodies the RPG genre with all its frills and steel plated armour. Any [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — A 2011 To Remember [Column]
Yeah, okay, so we’re not entirely on break. Well, everyone else is. I just felt like I had one more in me, before I took to enjoying my holiday as [...]
Dear Everyone, Happy Holidays!
Today is the 25th of December, more commonly known as Christmas. If you celebrate the day, we’d like to wish you a very Merry Christmas. If you don’t, we’d like [...]
A Gamer’s Perspective — Answering The Question Of Lydia [Column]
Unless you haven’t been doing your reading lately, or you have a Perception stat roughly equal to that of the Fallout 3 character I made where I put all the [...]
Activision And EA Are Headed To Court (At Last)
It’s been a while since there’s been an update on the whole ‘Activision vs EA’ saga that involved Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella. Well now we can [...]
Spec Ops: The Line Gameplay Trailer Surfaces
Having only recently come up for air after a long spell away from gaming media, 2K have released a second gameplay trailer for their upcoming Spec Ops: The Line. The [...]
If Battlefield 3 Could Be Used To Make Movies.. [Video]
If Battlefield 3 was the basis for a movie, this might be the result. See this as a trailer to something action packed. Best part is, it’s all shot in [...]
Modern Warfare 3 DLC: The First Screenshot
Infinity Ward has revealed the first look at Modern Warfare 3′s DLC. The image below show a multiplayer map called “Park”, which resembles something you might find in the Big [...]
Third Gears Of War 3 DLC Announced: Fenix Rising
Sorry to say: It’s a map pack. But then, you really didn’t expect all the initial DLC to be campaign-related, did you? In any case, this is the third of [...]
BioWare Addresses Issues With Star Wars: The Old Republic Servers
For those who don’t know, BioWare’s latest game that forays into the world of the MMO, one Star Wars: The Old Republic, has recently released to the US. However, many [...]
Respawn Teases Us With Another Blur
EA’s Respawn studio, run by Vince Zampella and Jason West, has released another teaser for their upcoming game. We last heard about the game in July when they released an [...]
See The Characters Of Final Fantasy XIII-2 [Video]
Meet the heroes, rivals and returning stars. You’ll notice that Noel and Serah are new, while Snow and Hope are returning.
Previously Exclusive Pre-Order DLC For Battlefield 3 Is Now Free To Download
Having already ticked many little boxes on their list of people to upset before the year is over, Electronic Arts have now set their sights on those who pre-ordered their [...]
Latest DmC Trailer Takes A Turn For The Trippy
The latest trailer from our ‘Bastard of the Year‘ Capcom, for their reboot of the Devil May Cry series, has taken a turn for the trippy by showing off a [...]
What Do You Want For Christmas?
It’s almost time for the fat man in a red suit to jump down the chimney and leave presents. With his great big beard and Reindeer-powered-sled, we’re in for a [...]
Get Your Christmas On With Steam
Have you ever spent all your Christmas money on yourself, instead of buying gifts? No? Well, now’s your chance. Steam is full of great specials and will continue to be [...]
New Need For Speed World DLC Costs More Than Most Games
We’re not really sure whether it’s that ‘festive season’ mania or just plain brave marketing, but Electronic Arts have done something truly shocking, with regards to downloadable content for their [...]
Latest Xbox LIVE Update Makes Worse What It Ought To Have Improved
The recent update for Xbox LIVE brought with it, an entirely new dashboard for the Xbox 360 that was aimed at transforming the console into a media centre, rather than [...]
Experience Points: Would Skyrim Translate Well Into JRPG Goodness? [Column]
The title of this week’s column already speaks loads and I wanted to write about something a bit less serious than last week’s endeavour. In turn, I thought I’d take [...]
eGamer Awards 2011: The Wrap-Up
The eGamer Awards for 2011 have ended, and here is the wrap-up, which is a list of all the awards we handed out and the winners, or losers, of them. [...]
eGamer Awards 2011: Game Of The Year
It’s been one of the greatest years for gaming in recent history, and finally it has come to an end. We’ve done the community awards, and we’ve completed our awards, [...]
eGamer Awards 2011: Studio Of The Year
If we could give this award to something like twenty studios, we most certainly would this year. It was a phenomenal year to be a gamer, but we think it [...]
eGamer Awards 2011: Troll Of The Year
It’s been a good year for trolls. Whether you live under a bridge or just like to piss off everyone within a 10m radius, you can take a step back [...]
eGamer Awards 2011: Bastard Of The Year
We can’t help but feel like a broken record when we say that 2011 was a year that had it all. But, when no one else is around to do [...]
eGamer Awards 2011: Best Xbox360 Game
It certainly wasn’t a year for quantity for the Xbox360, but it was undoubtedly a year of exceptionally high quality. We couldn’t pick out many exclusive titles for nominees, but [...]
eGamer Awards 2011: Best PlayStation 3 Game
It was a great year to own a PlayStation 3, as the console had many top quality exclusive titles in 2011. In what was arguably the best year in recent [...]
eGamer Awards 2011: Best PC Game
It was a fantastic year for all platforms, and the PC was no exception, as it got plenty of love and attention in 2011. It’s now time to reflect an [...]
eGamer Awards 2011: The Top 10 Most Anticipated Games Of 2012
As gamers its our duty to always look forward to the next best thing. And with the incredible year of 2011 finally reaching its end, it looks like 2012 is [...]
Need For Speed: The Run Gets ‘Signature’ DLC Pack
If you’re getting a little tired of the cars at your disposal in the latest Need For Speed title, then you might find this a little interesting. If you’re instead [...]




