Articles By: Sam Naylor

Noby Noby Boy update bringing offline co-op

Tweet Keita Takahashi, Noby Noby Boy’s proud father, has posted an update on the PlayStation Blog today to let the world know that Noby Noby Boy will be receiving an update “in the hopes that more people can enjoy the game”. The update will include an offline multiplayer mode, Takahashi says, adding “it’ll still be [...]

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HD Tetris does the impossible

Tweet It sucks the fun out of Tetris. Called “Tetoris“, this version of the classic puzzle renders it mind-numbing and completely dull. In a game where it takes 30 seconds for one block to get to the bottom, good luck completing only one row. It’s faster to build a tower up and fail than it [...]

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British TV man accidentally reveals Fable 3

Tweet British TV presenter and celebrity-man Jonathan Ross has revealed in his Twitter that he “Got asked to do voice in Fable 3 tonight.” Needless to say, in a later update he mentions that he has to “apologize to Peter Molyneux”. Whoops. In any case, it looks like we’ll be seeing a Fable 3 in [...]

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BAFTA winners announced, Mario Galaxy wins Best Game

Tweet EDGE has published the results of the recent British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards today, the winner of “Best Game” being Super Mario Galaxy. A scheduling change meant that some games from 2007 were entered this year, so Mario Galaxy and Call of Duty 4, two of the gems of 2007, swept [...]

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Game betas: they aren’t supposed to be fun

Tweet Stardock President Brad Wardell has put up a post on his blog regarding the Demigod beta, during which he delivers an interesting piece on the state of PC betas at the moment. They’re “not supposed to be fun,” he says, “they’re supposed to be solving specific problems.”

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Unreal Tournament 3 patch and Titan pack available now

Tweet As Shacknews reports, the gigantic Unreal Tournament 3 patch and Titan pack has been released for free for PC and PS3 users today. Steam and PS3 users can simply let the game update itself, and non-Steam users can either register the game to Steam or download the files from Fileshack. The extra content includes [...]

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Mod DB’s mod of the year announcements

Tweet Mod DB have announced their mods of the year today, with both editor-chosen and player-voted categories. This year’s player’s choice award has gone to Project Reality, a mod that changes Battlefield 2 into a more realistic and complete experience. Hit the just for the full list of winners.

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Sam & Max coming to Xbox Live Arcade

Tweet Shacknews reports that Telltale’s excellent Sam & Max series will be heading to Xbox Live Arcade as full-season packs. Season one is entitled “Sam & Max Save the World”, and the second season is entitled “Sam & Max- Beyond Time and Space”. Two promo posters have been released: one for season one and one [...]

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TF2 update day 6: It’s out!

Tweet The page has updated for the last time today; the update has been released. Yesterday’s poll saw that the “Force-a-Nature” will be unlocked first, followed by the Sandman, and finally the energy drink. There have been a few other changes, including something I have been wanting for a long time- the ability to change [...]

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TF2 Update day 5: Force-a-Nature, T-shirt, poll

Tweet Day 5 on the update page, and today it’s the Scout’s final weapon, the “Force-a-Nature”. This gun reloads slower and has a smaller clip, but knocks back enemies and, when fired while airborne, propels the user higher. Also today is a brand new TF2 T-Shirt, the “Force – a – nature t-shirt“- featuring none [...]

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Lost Planet 2 Revealed via teaser on Xbox Live

Tweet A few days ago, Range posted that Capcom would be revealing a new game on the Xbox Marketplace today. Well, that game has turned out to be Lost Planet 2. The teaser can be found here, or directly on your 360. Gamezine have dug up a lot of information on the new game; the [...]

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TF2 Update day 4: New map, achievements

Tweet Yes, there were achievements yesterday, but today they have been updated with how to get them. In doing so, Valve have revealed that the new Scattergun will be named “Force-A-Nature”, although we don’t really know much more than that (though the word “force” implies knockback of some kind). The new map is community made- [...]

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TF2 Update day 3: Energy drink, achievements

Tweet Day three gives us the second item for the Scout, the energy drink, as well as the names of the achievements you’ll need to get to unlock it. The energy drink (branded “Bonk!”) will “blast ya into a few-second rush of radioactive energy so powerful you’ll be dodgin’ bullets like they ain’t even there!” [...]

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TF2 update day 2: Community maps

Tweet It’s day 2 on the Scout Update’s page, and today the content featured is two maps created by TF2 community members. Arena_Watchtower is, like the name implies, an arena-mode map featuring a watchtower. The map focuses on long sight lines and vertical space, adding a bit of variation to the unpopular arena mode. CP_Junction [...]

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Dead Space Wii details and trailer

Tweet EA today announced Dead Space Extraction, the Wii edition of 2008′s acclaimed Dead Space. The game is set before the events of the other versions and will incorporate the Wii controls in an On-rails first-person shooter style. The game will also feature co-op multiplayer. See the trailer after the jump.

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