Bond is Back: A History
With Quantum of Solace breaking all UK Box Office records, we decided to take a trip down memory lane and have a look at some of the best James Bond videogames in order of their release.
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Banjo Kazooie N&B Demo now on Live
The demo for Banjo Kazooie N&B has just hit the Xbox 360 Marketplace.
[PEGI 7+] Build awe-inspiring vehicles and tackle the Jiggy challenges in any way you see fit! Show your creations off over Xbox LIVE.
The demo comes in at a reasonable 1.07GB and will see players able to take control of the eponymous hero in a platform game for the first time since Banjo-Tooie.
Stay tuned for our demo impressions and official review!
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Underworld Demo in Time for Halloween
A Tomb Raider: Underworld demo has been released on the Xbox 360 Marketplace. A PSN demo is expected to follow shortly.
[PEGI: 16+] Explore everything. Stop at Nothing. Download the Tomb Raider: Underworld demo now!
This is the second orginal title from Crystal Dynamics since they took over the franchise after the embarrassing “Angel of Darkness”.
Their latest release in the series was a remake of the original Tomb Raider called Tomb Raider: Anniversary.
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2.2 Million 360s Sold Last Quarter
Microsoft today announced their quarterly sales for the Xbox 360 console and they are pretty impressive.
Microsoft’s manager of investor relations,Bill Koefoed, said:
“We sold 2.2 million Xbox 360 consoles, representing over 20 percent growth, as retailers stocked inventory ahead of the holiday season,”
In an interview with AFP, he also went on to say the console had outsold the Playstation 3 by 100,000 units. Whilst games sold for the console this year are lower, Microsoft put the blame on Halo as it was such a massive title. Sales could match last year come the release of Gears of War 2.
Are you one of the 2.2 million? Come tell us in our forums!
Gears of War 2 TV Spot
We all remember the fantastic Gears of War commercial that was released during the promotion of the original title. The advert sent Mad Word straight back to the charts and was a highly acclaimed commercial.
It seems Microsoft and Epic have done it again with another fantastic commercial for the release of Gears of War 2 next month. The song is called “How It Ends” by DeVotchka. Could it be a hint as to the outcome of the story perhaps?
Virtual Murder leads to Woman being Jailed.
The world can be a strange place at times, and stories like this always induce a “WTF?” moment.
A Japanese woman was jailed after deleting her cyber-husband’s character in a game called MapleStory.
Maplestory, a popular 2D MMORPG, allows players to get hitched to other players within the game and with marriage comes possible divorce.
It seems the 43-year old piano teacher got upset when the player divorced her, leading her to log on with his details and delete his prized character – a sort of “online crime of passion”.
Whilst the woman hasn’t actually committed a real murder, she has been charged with stealing passwords to gain unauthorized access an account.
Now, if only the game had a justice system….
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Sony changes forecast: 38% Lower Earnings
Sony today announced they were reducing their earnings forecast by 38% as a result of the world’s current financial state.
With the economy not looking so great around the world at the moment it is only natural Sony get affected this way. Many industries around the world are being hit hard and Sony have cited the world’s current economy for the reduction.
Sony Acknowledges Third-Party Shift
Sony Marketing and Public Relations Manager Mark Levitan had admited that the third-party games are seeing a massive shake up. Gone are the days of console exclusivity with third-pary developers as more and more exclusives appear on multiple consoles.
Banjo’s EU release date “Confirmed”
Today Microsoft and RARE officially announced something that everyone else but them seemingly knew.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts will officially launch its way onto the Xbox 360 on 14th November. This comes despite the fact all major retailers had this date weeks ago. Why RARE left it so late to confirm a release date is beyond me but at least I know I will still be getting my pre-order then.
However, Banjo has some stiff competition, with Blizzard’s Wrath of the Litch King being released the day before. Check back here soon for the official Brutal Gamer review.
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New Max Movie Payneful?
Even before opening in the UK, the new Max Payne movie starring Mark Wahlberg is getting off to a slow start (geek pun intended).
Crackdown’s Pacific City a Reality
Whilst on the Internet I decided to look into the world’s tallest building (don’t ask why!). I came across a tower called in Dubai called the Mubarak al-Kabir Tower which all seemed very nice and smart…
…then I saw the picture!
