A company called Paradox brings you yet another paradox - how often do you find that the better graphics you give to a game the lousier the gameplay suddenly becomes? If we're going to examples, remember the GTA? the better they made the graphics the boring it becomes... took them 4 versions (or should I say 4 tries) to get it work somehow, and still most people didn't really like it. Rememb... more.

I just had an interesting thought. As I stood and my first smooth Camel cigarette of the day, looking down upon the whirl of people swarming to get to their jobs in their suits and fancy briefcases, I wondered about if product placement in games is so bad? Hear me out before you start lecturing on the risks of smoking or why I should shut the fuck up – Why must it be such a bad thing that big... more.

Every once in a while, a game comes along that just makes you wonder whether some people should rethink their career choice. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a game developer (even though I’d like to be) so I’m not really sure about the development cycle or the different pipelines of different companies but there are some games that just leave you scratching your head… Games like HAZE (ev... more.

Anybody who hangs out on GameTrailers or visits Metacritic.com every once in a while knows this – some websites give out perfect scores in reviews more frequently than Gordon Ramsey makes people cry on national television. But why does this happen? Are the reviewers playing their first game ever, ejaculating over the magical fact that a man on the televisional doo-hickey is talkin’ to them? I ... more.

Top 5 things troubling Nintendo Microsoft and Sony getting their own motion controllers With 2010 just around the corner, so is the new inventions of competitors Sony and Microsoft. Seeing that motion controlling is Nintendo’s only real “hook” to their console. That and Mario. And when two consoles with real HD graphics comes along and offers the same (basically) ways of controlling... more.

Four years ago, a pretty unknown developer by the name of Harmonix made a little game called Guitar Hero. Published by RedOctane and distributed by Activision, this piece of innovation turned the game industry on its ass and introduced an entirely new way to play games. Launching people onto the stage with nothing but a clunky piece of plastic – Guitar Hero would come to be known as one of the w... more.

For years now, Infinity Ward have been making games that have, to some degree, blown us all away. And now, when releasing their undoubtedly biggest title to date, Modern Warfare 2 is set to blow us all away yet again. This is all brilliant stuff and Infinity Ward needs all the cred and kudos that they deserve – but haven’t they been acting like real cunts lately? Pardon my French but I have be... more.

Alright people, I am not officially pissed the fuck off. Why? Well I’ll tell you why. For the people who don’t know this already, Activision has just filed a patent for an entire new game that will REVOLUTIONISE gaming and make everybody jump up and down with glee and anticipation for this new game, maybe even starting a new religion – hailing this game as the one game that will effectively ... more.

Games are meant to be fun right? Sometimes they are a bit short, sometimes they are a bit long. The balance between those two is hard. To make a great game it has to be good in length. Please remind that this is my own list, and you may not completely agree with it! So don’t be a bitch and whine about it. If you find anything wrong with it, or anything you like about it, please leave a commen... more.

This is in no particular order, just things that would be good. Creating a “Next Gen” Interactive Communication System It’s pretty funny that a game like Colossal Cave, having been released more than THIRTY years ago would feature something as peculiar as a fully functional text-based adventure game, only to let the concept fade away as good graphics slowly took the upper hand within devel... more.