Uncharted 2: Among thieves, along with Super Mario Galaxy, was easily one of the best games I've played this generation, if not ever. Both understood their goals and pulled them off almost perfectly. So with the third Uncharted game, Naughty Dog seriously had its work cut out... More »

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus are the latest to join the ever growing HD re-release circuit. I have, so far at least, been generally cynical of the re-do trend; although it's allowing people to experience previous gen titles they may have missed, the general choice of what gets the re-release and what's included seems to be a tad random. More »

Well, it's alright. It's certainly not terrible, but it's definitely not great. I decided to give Dead Island a go because the original trailer was so powerful and successful in promoting the game's announcement that I was curious to see if the actual game could possibly live up to the expectations it set. More »

It’s no secret that everyone loves Portal, and that Portal 2 stands a good chance of being the game of 2011 in my humble view. But could a movie like this help bring the concept that makes Portal unique to a bigger audience? More »

I don’t have my finger on the pulse of what’s going on at Sega Japan like I once did, which made this morning’s news that a new version of Virtua Fighter is coming to Xbox Live and PSN a very welcome surprise. More »

The videogames industry is uncertain at the best of times, reacting to the ebb and flow of changing gamer tastes, economic circumstances and expiring consumer trends.  Traditional console cycles last around five years, yet the only new console announced at this year’s E3 was Nintendo’s Wii U, a machine that seems to be jack of all trades, master of we don’t know what.  More »