Gran Turismo 5 is a pretty good game that brings the realism of racing on tracks all around the world in very expensive and powerful cars straight into your living room. The game has several distinct features such as 16 player online races or full high definition gaming experience with the visuals on 1080p and high fidelity 7.1 channel sound.Recently, the creator, Polyphony Digital, announced that the game would receive a new update, which would consist of three new cars that make their appearance in the game and a series of gameplay tweaks and improvements. The three new vehicles will be the Ferrari California, available for 300,000 in-gam... [read more >>] Rome: Total War, with the excellent Europa Barbarorum mod, is still installed on my hard drive and getting plenty of my limited play time. Medieval 2: Total War was appealing, but overplaying the original Medieval when it came out meant that I wasn't as interested in the remake. Shogun got me interested in tactics, warfare and lead me to reading Sun Tzu. So, you might say that I have a long lasting love relationship with Creative Assembly and their Total War series.The move to Empire: Total War, which is supposed to cover strategic and tactical conflict set in the XVIII century, doesn’t attract me too much. The problem is that th... [read more >>] Fallout 3 is going to be a big game. Coming from Bethesda, the developers behind one of the biggest RPGs out there, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, it promises to bring the action packed game as the other two titles. Set 200 years after a devastating nuclear war, the game puts the player in search of his father who ventured into the wasteland between the remaining cities. Coming to the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, it will eventually offer a DLC (Downloadable Content pack) only for the first two systems. Speaking with Shacknews, Pete Hines from Bethesda revealed some pieces of information about the PC version of the game, especially the ... [read more >>] The holiday season is one filled with profit for the big producers of consoles and games. Most of the time, they begin hyping up their releases months before the start of the season. Things like special versions or collector's editions only serve to awaken the buyer’s enthusiasm. Preparing for the massive demand of units, producers are working over time to take advantage of the upcoming high sales. But in some cases, the overwhelmingly high demand can't be satisfied. Such was the case the previous holiday season for Nintendo. Their already big stock of Wii consoles and DS handhelds was depleted weeks before Christ... [read more >>] A short while ago, there were rumors going around that Nintendo would release a new version of their popular handheld console, the DS. Not any ordinary fresh version like the DS Lite, but one that would contain several distinct new features never present on Nintendo’s products. Features such as music playback capability or a camera were unprecedented for the Japanese company which only focused on gaming related consoles and products. Although they released a faint “No Comment” statement, it did leave the public wondering whether there really was something up Nintendo's sleeve. And now, at the Fall Conference of the c... [read more >>] Ever since it was announced, eager fans have gone through every piece of information regarding the game, trying to see how the new release in the very popular Blizzard mechanic is shaping up. A storm in a tea pot developed when fans started a petition regarding the color palette in the game and the fact that it looked too bright. And there's sure to be a backlash when hardcore fans of the series hear about how Diablo 3 is set to handle death.In the previous Diablo titles, death was punishing. You lost your armor and weapons and you started back in the town which served as a hub of your adventure, having to go back to the place yo... [read more >>] So, I've finally got my hands on the remake of the 1994 Sid Meier classic, which still has a place on my hard drive and in my playtime schedule. The first piece of advice is to go for a Marathon or Epic game with a big map to fully get the Colonization experience right.16:00. Whom to play as? The four sides from the original (English, French, Dutch and Spanish) are there, each augmented by a choice of two different leaders. Frankly, it would have been interesting to see the Portuguese, the Germans and maybe even a touch of Russians as choices. Modders, get to work!16:03. I like the fact that the English get immigrants quicker and I pic... [read more >>] Star Wars is back in grand fashion. And the reason is not the animated feature film which debuted to less than positive reviews or the animated series which is set to launch this fall. The big reason for excitement amongst Star Wars fans is a video game, The Force Unleashed, which managed to sell well and even spawn talk of a movie adaptation.Now LucaArts is sending the midichlorian count of some people through the roof by announcing that it plans to create downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and for the PlayStation 3 version of the game.The first piece of DLC which will be made available is one with a variety of costumes and charact... [read more >>] The Tiberium universe is very important to Electronic Arts. After acquiring Westwood Studios, the owner of the classic Command & Conquer franchise, they gained access to the intellectual rights and began exploring new game opportunities. One of them was a squad based shooter that would portray the story of a young captain set out to battle in one of the Tiberium wars. It was named, what else, Tiberium, and was slated for a 2010 release. But “was” is the correct verbal form because EA made an official announcement according to which the project had been terminated for not meeting their quality standards.The time for the pro... [read more >>] Research firm Weekly Reader Research and retailer Game Crazy have partnered up to survey youngsters on what they want to get as gifts when Christmas rolls around in a few months’ time. The not so surprising answer is that most kids with ages between 8 and 17 want to receive videogames and gaming consoles for the holidays.The Holiday Gift Tracker Survey has been compiled using data from 965 respondents, with 488 boys and 477 girls participating. Only 10% of those surveyed are not interested in getting games and have set their eyes on other gifts.An impressive 17% of the respondents are set to ask their parents to get them Guitar Hero W... [read more >>] | 
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