Hydro Thunder: Hurricane Review

“HYDROOOO THUNDER!” Ah yes, how can those of us who poured quarters into the arcades in the late nineties forget about the classic, boost-filled arcade racer. For those of you less familiar with the franchise, Hydro Thunder was an arcade game released in 1999 that benefited from it’s over the top jumps, drops and roaring high-speed boats. The series had been left untouched for years until Vector Unit and Microsoft Game Studios teamed up to reimagine the sequel, Hydro Thunder: Hurricane. Does the successor live up to its famous arcade predecessor – hit the jump to find out! Read more »

Limbo Review: Tread Carefully

Kicking off this year’s annual Summer of Arcade comes the award-winning puzzle-platformer, Limbo – an extraordinary little title from Danish developer, PlayDead Studios. Following the likes of Braid and Lucidity on XBLA, Limbo succeeds in all the right places – but does its distinct art style and clever puzzles make it worthy of a place on your digital shelf? Hit the jump and dive in as we give our verdict on a journey through hell’s edge. Read more »

First Bit: Limbo

Ever found yourself on the fence about buying a new game? This should get you off it! Watch the opening minutes of Limbo after the break. Read more »

Limbo Gets July Release Alongside Summer of Arcade

One of the more quieter announcements this afternoon was that Limbo, a game I’ve had my eye on for a while now, would be here just in time for this year’s annual Xbox Live Summer of Arcade.

In Limbo the player assumes the role of a young boy, uncertain of his sister’s fate he enters “Limbo” and sets off on a journey of unproportional magnitude through a hauntingly beautiful world. Check out the game’s trailer after the break. Read More »

Blur Multiplayer Demo Now Available on Xbox Live

The Blur Multiplayer Demo, previously an early exclusive to beta players, is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for the rest of us mere mortals. For those that missed out on the beta the first time around, you no longer have an excuse. What are you waiting for?

Perfect Dark Review: No Expansion Pak Required

Two generations ago the spiritual successor to GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark was arguably the best shooter to have ever graced the consoles. Bursting with so much content at the time, it required a compulsory memory upgrade if you intended on playing the full game. Ten years on and 4J Studios, the team behind the XBLA Banjo remakes have worked their magic and given Perfect Dark the treatment it so rightly deserved. Times have changed though, we no longer need four controllers or a big enough TV to accommodate split screen, and rounding up four friends for a good old fragfest is a thing of the past. With almost a decade in between the remake and its original launch on the N64, does this classic stand the test of time? Read More »

First Bit: Perfect Dark

Ever found yourself on the fence about buying a new game? This should get you off it! Watch the opening minutes of Perfect Dark after the break. Read More »

Say Hello to Joe Danger

Looking back at our video archives, here’s a game that due to my forgetful mind never made the front page. Joe Danger, by Hello Games puts you in the shoes of the former as the world’s most dangerous and determined stuntman. Check out some old but thrilling footage and an interview from last year’s Eurogamer Expo after the break. Read More »

Episodic Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is Confirmed

It’s official. Project Needlemouse (like predicted) turned out to be Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 to be specific was revealed by GameSpot early this morning along with its first real trailer. Hit the jump for more details and of course the trailer. Read More »

New Perfect Dark XBLA Screens

The rejected Goldeneye sequel for the N64 would later become Perfect Dark, the critically acclaimed success that kept me and my best friend up, night after night. While a remake of the classic Goldeneye 007 is now a mere pipe dream, this my friend is no fantasy.

Rare have opened the floodgates this week by releasing a batch of new screens from the XBLA remake of Perfect Dark and have set in motion tongues wagging across the world. Sadly the game won’t be available until early 2010, which is understandable by the sheer amount of work the team at Rare and 4J Studios have put into these glorious HD remakes (comparison gallery below). Can you believe it’s nearly been 10 years since we first laid eyes on Miss Joanna Dark?