Say Hello to Joe Danger
Posted in Eurogamer Expo 09, Joe Danger, PC, PS3, PSN, XBLA, Xbox 360 by Raphael Essoo-Snowdon on Sunday 7 February 2010 7:12 am
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 »
Holiday Gift Guide 09: Rhythm
Posted in Holiday Gift Guide 09 by Raphael Essoo-Snowdon on Monday 7 December 2009 4:00 pm
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.
Holiday Gift Guide 09: Sports
Posted in Holiday Gift Guide 09 by Raphael Essoo-Snowdon on Tuesday 1 December 2009 5:00 pm
Sports is the only genre that can have annual releases and not get any stick, it’s also the only category where the majority of titles are from the same publisher. That said EA does a terrific job year in and year out and build upon a game so much that we scowl when we revisit a previous release. One title managed to swerve around Activision’s gimmicks with style and flair while another uses plastic peripherals to its advantage. As the year closes let’s celebrate another great year in Sports and here’s that Gift Guide you so desperately need.
Holiday Gift Guide 09: Downloadable Classics
Posted in Holiday Gift Guide 09 by Raphael Essoo-Snowdon on Friday 27 November 2009 11:29 pm
Ahh the good old classics! Whether you’ve managed to play every single title on this list, or you missed a game or two in its heyday; you deserve to experience these masterpieces in gaming. Not only did some of these greats revolutionise the way we play, but some even set the blueprint the industry is still following to this very day. Take a trip down memory lane, you won’t regret it.
Holiday Gift Guide 09: Downloadable Games
Posted in Holiday Gift Guide 09 by Nick Ward on Friday 27 November 2009 4:55 pm
I think as the years go by it’s going to get harder and harder to nail down this particular list. Such an outstanding performance throughout the year makes this our favourite category. Hats off to Xbox Live’s ‘Summer of Arcade’ for keeping our thumbs active and beating the inevitable summer drought, if this doesn’t prove that digital distribution is here to stay, I don’t know what will. So here they are, our top five six downloadable games of the year, they’ve all earned their rightful place on this guide!