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Wannabe wiseguy GTA clone, Mafia, did good business on PC and the first Xbox when released. Well now the 360 gets to don some smart suits and go around collecting protection monet with the news that Mafia 2 is bound its way. The gameplay takes place in the late 40's/early 50's era where there was action a plenty, the story will also drag you screaming into the story with a tearing narrative that adds suspense and melodrama. Look for it around 2009...long ways, we know.
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Following in the tired, familiar and all too often disastrous footsteps of game derived from movies formula, the Incredible Hulk will be getting the Wii treatment in preparation for the green skinned Goliath's next big screen outing after Ang Lee's all too memorable feature for all the wrong reasons. This one promises to be an open roaming adventure through New York where you'll be able to demolish buildings with your bare fists coming back later to find that previous damage caused is...
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Retro arcade gamers of yesteryear will probably remember the popular and legendary dungeon crawler game, Gauntlet, which allowed up to 4 players to take part all playing as different classes of characters ranging from Elves to Thieves. Eidos Interactive revealed that they have a Gauntlet title in the works from developer, Backbone Entertainment due for release at the end of June. The title will allow you to reprise your roles and take on the perils of the many dungeons you must navigate in order...
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Fans of Death Gods and fighting anime, Bleach (like myself) will be ecstatic to hear that a third game has been commissioned for the Nintendo DS by Sega. Titled Bleach The 3rd Phantom, it follows in the now familiar but never tired formula, of the beat 'em up with an awesome amount of flair thrown in for good measure and with a new 3rd person isometric view. Hopefully this won't ruin the franchise ala some of the early Spyro the Dragon titles but if you're a fan of Bleach, you probably...
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Fans of Atlus's medical drama, Trauma Centre, will be pleased to know that the sequel is nearing completition and should be available soon. Titled Trauma Centre: Under The Knife 2, the game continues the footsteps of Dr. Derek Stiles, no longer just a rookie doctor but quite accomplished physician. The first title left many questions unanswered with regards to a mysterious disease that the sequel will hopefully take care of. The release date is July 1st but until then, enjoy the trailer below...
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Proving that not all gamers are obese, anti social geeks who sit in dark rooms like mushrooms playing games, play.com announced today they have sold out entirely of upcoming fitness simulator, Wii Fit. And these are just the pre-orders we're talking about! Gian Luzo, head of play.com, had the following to say, "People continually look for new and fun ways to stay in shape and it’s fantastic to see exergames in big demand, Wii Fit is going to be huge – let’s hope that we can keep up with...
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Despie being only a demo and not the full version, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue has managed to secure the top spot on the all formats charts in the UK for the second week running despite a drop in sales of 40%. Impressive. Below you;ll find the top ten selling games over in the UK. 1. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue 2. Mario & sonic at the Olympic Games 3. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 5. Condemned 2 6. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 7. Viking: Battle for Asgard 8...
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Because failing 2 or 3 times is never enough for Finnish mobile phone giant, Nokia,today they announced plans to go ahead and launch their N-Gage mobile gaming platform anyways. Think of it as their mobile version of Xbox Live or the PSN except their platform will have the spiffy name of First Access which is currently in beta testing in preparation for the full launch sometime very soon in the future. Question is...does anybody still care??