iPhone Front-Facing Camera To Offer Possible Game Center Integration?

MacRumors have pointed out the possibility of video conferencing through Game Center, Apple’s social gaming network. Players may be able to chat with fellow players and friends through the next-generation iPhone’s front-facing camera (apparently it has one of those). Several status messages were found in the latest iPhone SDK Beta: Read More »

Game Informer Reveals Halo: Reach Cover

Halo fans can finally look forward to some concrete information on Bungie’s mysterious Halo: Reach next month. In addition to that classy cover art, Game Informer’s February issue will have 10 pages worth of exclusive Reach details, screenshots and artwork. GI will also be updating their Halo: Reach hub throughout January with expanded information on the prequel, a look at the Halo franchise and the creative minds behind it’s success.

The next online update is scheduled for January 12.

Holiday Gift Guide 09: Rhythm

In recent years this genre has gone from strength to strength and while doing so, increased the number of plastic peripherals in our living rooms. Rockstar’s Beaterator puts a studio at your fingertips and going from the couch to the table-top while grasping toy instruments, is still perfectly normal. Music lovers unite! It’s been another cracking year for music games and in no particular order we present our top picks.

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Holiday Gift Guide 09: Horror

Here’s the list that’s bound to scare the heebie jeebies right out of you. If you’re into your horror titles look no further, on-rails or on foot, whatever you fancy you’ve got one hell of choice this year. With a fistful of horror games available, we wouldn’t like to spoil what’s round the next corner; what we can assure is that the titles featured after the jump will surely make you do exactly that.

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Holiday Gift Guide 09: RPGs

While I’m still waiting on Level 5 to drop Dark Chronicle 2, a game most of you know as Dark Cloud 3, whilst many others are still disappointed Final Fantasy hasn’t made it in time, we still must face facts. 2009 has been great to RPGs, whatever your system may be, over multiple platforms we’ve been spoilt with some terrific titles across the board. Don’t believe us? Hit the jump to find out what made the cut in our RPG Gift Guide of 2009, would you believe there’s even a PlayStation 2 title in the mix?

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MAG: Our Smaller Action Game

Unfortunately we weren’t able to take part in MAG‘s 256-man war, we did however have a stab at a smaller battle and can come out saying we thoroughly enjoyed it. A lot of tweaking needs to go on in terms of balancing the weapons but it’s looking promising, as well as requiring a lot of co-operation, patience and headsets.

You’re NOT Gonna Want to Bring It Home to Your Girlfriend

Here’s some Avatar gameplay we caught at the show. Spoiler free of course, since the game is based on a separate story within the same universe. I must say I can’t wait until release to give it a proper play-through and personally think an unskippable James Cameron E3 speech would be a nice touch to the game!

Can You Hear Me? Avatar Interview

Sorry for the sound quality. During a noisy end to a fantastic show we had a chat with Phil Bradley from Ubisoft on James Cameron’s Avatar, we couldn’t get him to talk too much on their plans for multiplayer, but we do know that they’re aiming to support online battles with up to 20 players and it seems the Rainbow Six team are involved with it. Ubisoft are also hoping to change the perception on video game movie tie-ins – all sounds good to me!

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