Intro movies vs gameplay
Game presentation has rather suddenly reached an awkward point, leading to an uncomfortable dichotomy between pre-rendered ‘intro’ movies and actual gameplay.
Franchise silliness: Far Cry 2
Franchises are clearly important to publishers, perhaps more now than ever. If a game isn’t already a sequel or spin-off, it’s the first in a proposed series that may or may not happen depending on sales.
Grand Theft Auto: PC steals cars the best
Although it took them long enough, Rockstar have started to reveal some information about the PC version of GTA IV.
BAFTA games awards somewhat vague
Last week BAFTA announced the time and place for the 2009 Video Games Awards, a prestigious, event that’s been going since 2003.
CD Projekt RED talk Witcher
This article is admittedly just an excuse to include the awesome, Witcher-inspired image above, although it should also correct the shameful lack of Witcher news around these parts.
nVidia say hello to PhysX
Graphics card manufacturer nVidia have released a new set of drivers for their 8, 9 and 200 series graphics cards which enable them to perform ‘PhysX’ processing.
Today’s top 10
PC Gamer recently released the yearly update to their Top 100 Games of All Time list and have also set up a rather intriguing bit of democracy in the form of a public all-time voting system.
The art of Braid
Being somewhat PC-centric, smaller console games can often slip past my radar, as appears to have happened with Braid.
Mass Effect reviewed
Being a rather tiny operation compared to the gaming website behemoths such as Gamespot and IGN, there’s no way I can secure exclusive advanced reviews of the latest games.
