Okay, ENOUGH. Do you know how many games I’m currently playing that have me in charge of determining the fate of the world? A lot! I am just one man! Whether bending it to my will a la Civ V or saving it from aliens a la… basically every game ever, the world and its fate is all up in my business. And along comes Red Redemption Games (no word on whether Langdell will encourage …
There really isn’t much to say on this news piece, besides Eurogamer scoring Just Dance 2 8/10 in their recent review. I’ve spent months trolling the original game, only to find the sequel isn’t half bad. I’m actually in shock. You can find the review here. Read it and weep (I know I am) Email the author of this post at lewisb@tap-repeatedly.com
All right, calm down, people. We all knew this was coming. Fallout: New Vegas arrives today, and the news is that it’s… well… it’s from Obsidian.
My parents named me “Matthew.” It’s a good name, a reasonable name that places no undue burden on me. If I was a girl I was going to be “Christine.” Also good. What if my parents had named me “Deathwing,” though? If my name were Deathwing Sakey and I turned out as I have – as a mild-mannered games industry consultant and user of unnecessarily long sentences – would I be… complete? Shouldn’t I be …
I didn’t see this coming, but I’m proud and happy that it happened. For those of you who’ve been following the ongoing saga of Tim Langdell, the man whose single claim to fame is that he once owned the word “edge,” you’ll see this as the end of the line. Which is sort of like an edge itself. After recently losing all U.S. rights to his trademark on the word “edge,” and caught falsifying evidence …
This will probably come as a surprise but I kind of like Demon’s Souls. “Kind of like” in the sense of a genuine epic man-love involving dirty sex and lots of touching. I wish Demon’s Souls could bear my children. I wish Demon’s Souls could love me as I love it, but it doesn’t. But this month it might! To celebrate the game’s one-year birthday and the fact that it just made it into the …
Here’s a name we haven’t heard in a while: Tim Langdell, owner of the word “edge,” is in the news again. GamesIndustry reports that a US district court has tossed out Langdell’s injuction against publisher EA, and suggested that the perennial trademark-lawsuiter may face criminal charges for “earlier actions.” In legalese, and in this case, “earlier actions” translates into “falsifying evidence.” Langdell’s efforts against EA game Mirror’s Edge and other EA titles with the word …
If you haven’t been following the latest news from the Team Fortress 2 (TF2) blog, you might not be aware of Valve’s latest venture into micro-transactions. Coinciding with the release of the Steam Wallet, Valve have finally released the Poly Count community winners into the game (also known as ‘The Man-conomy update’). These item sets (alongside every other weapon and hat in the game) can now be purchased, while wearing full item sets grants the …
One of the most respected and gifted games journalists in the business is leaving us, and we will miss him. Kieron Gillen, an overlord of beloved gaming site Rock, Paper, Shotgun and the founder of the New Games Journalism movement, has moved full-time into comics writing for Marvel and decided that in order to pay fair attention to the new career, he has to leave the old one behind. Though he promises to reappear when he …
The Escapist reports that sometime in the Land of 2011, a high-definition remake of cult classic Beyond Good & Evil will be coming to PSN and XBLA. New textures, higher-poly models, remastered soundtrack. Nothing else about the game (including the vexing controls) are set to be changed, but this game is worth your time if you’ve missed it. Which I did. Despite trying several times to get into it. And owning it on two platforms. …
Guess what! Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro loves videogames. Always has. And while he’s been emitting noises about maybe making one for a while, not much has been confirmed except that he’s been talking with publisher THQ, until a recent interview for MTV. Now we know that the game will be a Lovecraftian action-RPG, but not for about three years.
Irrational Games has kindly sent TAP the first in-game footage of Bioshock: Infinite previously shown at Gamescom. Instead of compressing a 10gb video however, I thought it might be easier to send you in the direction of GameTrailers.com who have the footage all ready and waiting (it’s what they do best after all). I managed to watch 30 seconds before shouting to myself “DON’T SPOIL IT!!“. Enjoy! Email the author of this post at lewisb@tap-repeatedly.com
The weekly sales chart is in, and it’s no surprise to find Halo: Reach dominating. Storming straight into poll position after selling twenty five billion copies in one evening, and generating enough profit to setup Master Chief for life (he’ll be grateful for the retirement and so will we). What did surprise me however (and you’ll all love this) is that Just Dance is still in the top 20 after 947 weeks*. Hang on while I smash something. …
To follow on from where Gregg left off with with his fantastic review, Team 17 have finally announced a launch date for Alien Breed 2: Assault, which is set to launch on Steam and XBLA on Wednesday 22nd September. The second chapter in the Alien Breed series finds the player taking control of Conrad, Chief Engineer aboard the dying ship Leopold, and continuing his fight for survival across the fatally damaged space vessel. In addition …
In a shameless attempt to drum up extra business at the expense of APB, now that the plug has been officially pulled, Hi-Rez Studios, the creators of Global Agenda, have sent out an open letter to all Shooter/MMO fans.