Here be dragons

Hey, videogames are a visual medium. Therefore, graphics are part of the package. How large a part they play is one of those things gamers will argue about for hours, withlots ofphrases like”graphics whore”, “frames per second”, “gameplay first”, and “realism vs art” thrown about. We say don’t overcomplicate things …

Here’s the behind-the-scenes trailer for the pack, which makes its XBL debut on June 28 with day-one downloaders treated to a double-XP weekend starting July 1. The trailer offers a few location-specific tips for the new multiplayer maps %26ndash; Hangar 18, Silo, Hazard and Drive-In %26ndash; and a look at …

While you could certainly make an argument that EA is nickel-and-diming customers with constant Sims 3 expansion packs, they’ve typically been meaty additions that add interesting gameplay to the Sims experience. The Sims 3 Generations, unfortunately, adds a lot of content, but not a lot of substance. Above: The abundance …

Publisher Topware officially proved with the successful Two Worlds II that it can put together a top-notch game. After that milestone, what’s left to do but create another quality title, this time a sci-fi stealth/combat adventure in which you take on a corrupt religion? It’s called Scivelation, and while the …

The first trailer for Moneyball , the real-life baseball drama starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, has landed online. If the words ‘real-life baseball drama’ have got you heading for the door already, stop and give this a chance, as it looks like a pretty unique spin on a well-worn …

Brandon Sanderson picked up the Legend Award yesterday evening as the fantasy fiction world gathered at The Magic Circle

It seemed destined to be the winter without rhythm games, with Rock Band and Guitar Hero on the backburner. But with Rocksmith, publisher Ubisoft seems poised to take advantage of really fortuitous timing to unleash a different kind of guitar game on the world. It’s not the first game to …

We took our seats inside THQ’s ridiculous looking UFC theater on the E3 floor as a ring girl welcomed us inside. We say ridiculous because of the security standing outside, reminding us of testy bouncers at a strip club. After we settled, Dana White, CEO of Zuffa and all things …

All our downloads are piped in with the lightning-quickVirgin Media 50Mb Broadband… We have a criminally overlooked classic for youthis week. Midnight Club: Los Angeles from Rockstar isoneof the bestopen-world racersyour hard-earned cash could buy. And nowthe complete edition isless thanhalf the priceof the RRP you’d be an eejitto miss …