All Posts by: Andrew Bryant
Sonic Fan Remix – Because Sega still don’t get it!
Ok, Barry didn’t really get on with the iOS version of Sonic 4 , but it’s not like everyone didn’t see it coming – Sonic Team have been sent to Coventry many times with their broken attempts to reinvent their namesake series for years.
So, as per usual, it’s up to the fans to show them how it’s done.… Read More…
Edge of Reason found – Tim Langdell schooled **UPDATED**
Like software patents, trademarks are, theoretically, quite sound – declare a sign, logo or word as a defining part of your company image and nobody else can try to pass themselves off as you without a legal ruckus.
Like software patents, protecting trademarks is encouraged, lest you lose them (just look at Games Workshop).
Like a software patent, a trademark is a horrible, icky creature, governed by a system that is massively open to abuse…
Timothy Langdell is a trademark troll – like a normal troll, only he doesn’t live under a bridge, although he’s just as much a slimy … Read More…
Straight from the top: Activision/EA spat continues
Who knew being the head honcho of a big multi-national games publisher conglomerate could be so fun!… Read More…
Codemaster’s F1 2010 hitting shelves… (on console anyway)
Codemasters’ video entertainment product of the world of the #1 Formula twenty-ten, where very brave/very rich/very arrogant (delete as applicable) men drive very fast cars very fast, releases this week. Heck, if you’re a citizen or visitor of a specific ex-British colony, you may already have it.
If you have one of those new-fangled DirectXbox 360 o ‘s or Playing Station 3′s, you can pop down to your local computer game retail convenience and participate in a it for the appropriate sum of hard-earned cash/moolah/wonga (delete as applicable). If you happen to conduct your computation entertainment processes on your beige/black/windowed … Read More…
GOG.com closure – Real, Genuine Tragedy or Terrible Marketing Failure **UPDATED**
When Good Old Games announced today, out of the blue, that they are closing down, there was a disturbance in the gaming force, as if millions of gamers who like owning old gaming properties that are being squatted on by their publishers cried out in terror!
Only being the internet, nobody was really silenced…… Read More…
…and Beyond? – BioShock Infinite Gameplay Footage
A generous ten minutes of stunning BioShock Infinite gameplay footage, most of which may or may not have appeared at various games conferences around the world, has finally crept onto the net.
Steampunk, sky-rails, robotic horses, magical powers, unpredictable weather patterns & much, much carnage after the cut!… Read More…
Record-breaking Fail – Troubled APB Shuts Down
In what is clearly a record for an already over-saturated market, All Points Bulletin, the hybrid MMO/shooter from the beleaguered Realtime Worlds, has closed down after less than three short months in the wild.
The internet already has a compelling lawsuit-load of evidence of the many failures at Realtime Worlds that lead up to this point, not least this blog currently being maintained by ex-staffer Luke Halliwell, who vents his thoughts quite vigourously at the mis-management that clearly went on behind the scenes.
Regardless, following a month of administration and a clear inability to find a rescue buyer, the decision … Read More…
Green Flu – Left 4 Dead ‘Sacrifice’: Part 1 released
Jokes & boycotts aside, Left 4 Dead is still very much alive. Valve are releasing ‘The Sacrifice’ DLC in October (for both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2) and, in typical Valve fashion, they’re doing it in a spectacular way.
This time, we get a humongous comic graphic novel, granularly released over 4 weeks, documenting the aftermath of the military rescue at the end of Blood Harvest, the origin of the plague & the survivors plight.
Episode 1 features Louis. His first encounter with a zombie is on the loo, which may very well explain his demeanour.
Flotilla Review
Andrew Bryant has 7 months to live, so checks out an indie Homeworld demake!
… Portal 2 Co-Op trailer – (Robo) Buddy Love
These next tests require cooperation.
Consequently, they have never been solved by a human.
That’s where you come in.
-GLaDOS
Valve do the best games. Valve do the best trailers. Valve have released a new trailer for a new game. I could be the best thing ever.
Judge for yourself after the cut with a full cinematic trailer for Portal 2′s Cooperative Testing Initiative. … Read More…