Doctor Who on PSV first with Unreal Engine 3
Fans of British science-fiction show Doctor Who will be thrilled to hear that BBC Worldwide and developer Supermassive Games are bringing the heroic Time Lord to Sony’s new PlayStation Vita (PSV). And, the upcoming Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock also promises to deliver quite the package where quality is concerned, thanks to it being the [...]
GAME: No Ubisoft titles at PlayStation Vita launch
Following on from recent reports regarding the state of business at GAME, the UK retailer has this week said it won’t be offering a full range of launch titles for the PlayStation Vita (PSV). More pointedly, while PSV games from third-party publishers such as Capcom, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, Namco Bandai, and SEGA will all be [...]
UFC Undisputed 3 kicks its way to chart glory
Videogame sales evidently make for good sport over in the UK, where UFC Undisputed 3 is punching and kicking with heavyweight intent and FIFA 12 has enjoyed something of a retail resurgence. More pointedly, the latest edition of the Undisputed Fighting Championship franchise has entered the All-Formats chart in top spot, while everyone’s favorite and [...]
Angry Birds Space promises galactic success
Those not yet sick to the back teeth of lobbing furious fowl at egg-swiping swine will be thrilled to learn that Rovio has announced the in-bound arrival of Angry Birds Space. We kid you not. Set to take the addictive franchise beyond mere Earth-bound expansions ‘Seasons’ and ‘Rio’, everyone’s favorite army of thoroughly pissed birds [...]
Wow: Mass Effect 3 ‘Take Back Earth’ trailer
Given the loving breadth of our recent news coverage, it’s pretty safe to say The Gaming Herald is a tad keen regarding the arrival of BioWare’s upcoming sci-fi epic Mass Effect 3. We therefore won’t harp on about the marketing gimmicks, promotional stunts, and wealth of pre-order incentives that publisher Electronic Arts is currently rolling [...]
Bethesda announces ‘Fallout 3 & Oblivion’ double pack
If, for some strange reason you’ve never gotten around to enjoying The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3, acclaimed software developer Bethesda is about to make it blissfully simple to snag both classic titles simultaneously. More pointedly, the respective 2006 and 2008 ‘Game of the Year’ award winners are to be released this coming [...]
Razer announces limited edition Mass Effect 3 peripherals
When it comes to ramping up the pre-release marketing for Mass Effect 3, it’s fair to say that Electronic Arts (EA) has all its bases loaded. Moreover, having today added a wacky stunt concerning free copies and weather balloons to a raft of retail pre-order incentives, EA has now announced a range of Mass Effect [...]
EA to launch Mass Effect 3 prior to March 6 (literally)
So, you call yourself a hardcore fan of BioWare’s award-winning Mass Effect universe, do you? You unashamedly quote game dialogue in your daily life. You like strutting your stuff in licensed apparel. And you’re even a fan of all the accompanying paperback novels. Hardcore, you say? Well, let’s put that claim to the test… Placing [...]
WHAT!? Black Ops has Best Videogame Ending
How about a quick spurt of troll-baiting as the week’s rush of gaming news begins to dip behind the horizon? Now, ordinarily, we wouldn’t be looking to start an argument, but the appearance of a list outlining the best videogame endings in history is simply too hard to ignore. Despite being offered up by the [...]
EA adds free Battlefield 3 to Mass Effect 3 pre-order
Third-party publishing giant Electronic Arts (EA) has thrown another lump of bloody chum into the murky waters of software retail this week. And, in so doing, it has magnified incentive for gamers not yet convinced about the purchase of Mass Effect 3. Specifically, EA has announced that pre-ordered copies of BioWare’s much anticipated sci-fi epic [...]