(This announcment has been announced as being fake, someone derived it from this press release from Sony) Konami announced today that the newly formed Kojima “X” Productions are currently developing remakes of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid trilogy for 360. There has been no news on when “Metal Gear Solid: Trilogy” will be released. Also [...]
Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360

It was confirmed today that Virtua Fighter, the previously PS3-Exclusive fighter, will be coming to the Xbox 360. Jeff Bell, corporate VP of marketing for Microsoft, had this to say; “The Virtua Fighter series from Sega has one of the most prestigious histories in video games…It’s a franchise that has grown an army of loyal [...]
Gears of War

With the recently launched Wii and PS3 nowhere to be seen on European land as of yet (although I hear emagi just got a hold of one…) us Euros need something new to keep us busy. Fortunately for Xbox 360 owners, Gears of War has just been released. Just to get the first thing out [...]
Stephen Merchant invades CTU’s Office
Co-creator of the hit BBC sitcoms The Office and Extras, Stephen Merchant, has landed himself a small part in the first episode of 24′s sixth series. According to the New York Post, Merchant’s role sees him handing some documents to someone at CTU. Ricky Gervais also filmed a throwaway scene with the cast in which [...]
Konami forcing Kojima to port MGS4 to the 360?

According to the rumour section of gaming magazine EGM, Konami may be forcing series creator and director Hideo Kojima to port the next Metal Gear Solid game to the Xbox 360. Fanboys always have their favourites, and most Sony lovers are proud to brag about the PS3 snagging the exclusive rights to Metal Gear Solid [...]
Hot Fuzz hits the London Expo

On Saturday the 27th the team behind next-year’s police action/comedy Hot Fuzz will be hosting a stand at the London MCM Expo. The team will sign autographs and host a Q&A with exclusive footage. Due for release in Feb 2007, Hot Fuzz will be the centre piece attraction at London MCM Expo with 1000′s of [...]
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 Demo and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Last night the Xbox Live Marketplace saw the release of two new items: The demo of the latest Tony Hawk’s game, and the arcade port of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Tony Hawk’s Project 8 is the first next-gen title in Activision’s acclaimed Skateboarding serious (no medals for guessing that this is the 8th installment) and [...]
Metal Gear Solid 4/ Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
It’s not a huge secret; I’m a big Metal Gear Solid fan. Unfortunately I’m not a big Sony fan (or in other words, not a big spend-£425-on-a-console fan) so despite my seething bitterness at not being able to play Metal Gear Solid 4, It’s still pretty to look at. Here’s the trailer from the recent [...]
Banjo Kazooie and Halo RTS
Yup, it’s been a busy week for the 360. Among the bunch of new trailers uploaded to the Marketplace recently, Halo Wars and Banjo-Kazooie 3 stand out. All that’s really known about Halo Wars is that it’s an RTS set in the Halo universe. At the moment it’s only been announced for the 360, so [...]
Dead Rising Review

When there's no more room in hell, the dead will be beaten over the head with a letterbox. Zombies. The living, shambling dead. Brought to life via the seminal Living Dead series of films, tarnished by various cheap knock offs, payed homage to in a modern comedic masterpiece and a series of genre-defining video games. [...]
Battle Royale

Battle Royale Genre: Action/Thriller/Drama/Horror Dir.: Kinji Fukasaku Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Beat Takeshi Year: 2000 Girl #3 Kanai – Dead, 33 to go. Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale is set in a dystopian Japan, where unemployment and juvenile violence is at an all-time high. As a last stand, the Japanese government introduces the radical BR [...]
Super Mario Lego

What happens when you cross Nintendo, Lego and a lot of free time and creativity? This:      
Impressive, Snake – Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

If you like the idea of a Metal Gear game on the go, but aren’t too fussy about playing around with cards, then look no further. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (or MPO) is a full on action based chapter in the Metal Gear Solid storyline (no acid in the title), so you’ll be able [...]
Listen! Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to use new Wii controls

According to creator Shigeru Miyamto, Ninty have taking into account feedback from this years E3 and have adjusted the game’s controls. Most importantly, players won’t use the B button to swing a sword, instead waving the wiimote to slash at enemies (which, in fairness, is what the Wii was all about in the first place: [...]
Hot Fuzz

The three-man team that brought us Shaun of the Dead, the first romantic comedy with zombies (rom-zom-com) and channel 4 comedy Spaced have finished filming their next feature film: Hot Fuzz. The film, written by director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg, hopes to do for police action flicks what ‘Shaun’ did for zombie films; [...]

