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This past Tuesday, Final Fantasy XIII was released simultaneously in the western world. To celebrate the release of the game, HMV held an exclusive launch party in London (Oxford Circus). The producer (Yoshinori Kitase) and the art director (Isamu Kamikokuryo) of the game came all the way to London to sign autographs for all their hardcore fans in ...

Posted: March 12, 2010 at 7:30 pm | Leave A Comment Read More

This past Tuesday I was present at the Final Fantasy XIII launch party in London Oxford Circus, in which the producer Yoshinori Kitase and art director Isamu Kamikokuryo were present. Before the signings were held from the producer and art director, they held a competition on stage. When the presenter Alex Zane announced that the prize was an Xbox ...

Posted: March 12, 2010 at 5:12 pm | 57 Comments Read More

The gaming world is lashing out at Project NATAL and Sony Move during GDC. But this time NATAL is under the microscope after Sony has been made fun of for their motion control adventures. Here is one quote an anonymous source told IGN about NATAL: Natal, though -- the motion offering from Microsoft -- not so much. The same studio rep calls Natal...

Posted: March 12, 2010 at 5:02 pm | Leave A Comment Read More

We have not seen much of Brink for a while but today i got an email containing a new cinematic trailer for the first-person shooter developed by Splash Damage. The video shows off some good looking CG with plenty of parkour, guns and explosions. Check it out below. Brink will be smashing its way into stores this Fall for Xbox 360, PlayStatio...

Posted: March 12, 2010 at 4:19 pm | 1 Comment Read More

EA have released a few more screenshots for it's UFC: Undisputed rival, EA Sports MMA. The new screenshots show a few of the brawlers and a few of the arenas they will be doing battle in. I don't know about any of you but i still think that UFC: Undisputed 2010 looks better and the gameplay from UFC: Undisputed 09 was a great starting block for the...

Posted: March 12, 2010 at 3:00 pm | Leave A Comment Read More

Some new Fable 3 screen shots were released in honor of the Game Developers Conference (GDC). The game most definitely has better level design than the previous title. Looks like they will attempt to have things on a more epic scale. But like I mention 99% of the time, we need gameplay. Screens only do so much for a game nowadays. Make sure you che...

Posted: March 12, 2010 at 2:49 pm | 1 Comment Read More

Speaking with Gamasutra, Motomu Toriyama has expressed how the next Final Fantasy should be much more open than Final Fantasy XIII. he spoke of the challenge of integrating towns and huge areas into next generation HD consoles, but really I believe that they just wanted to cut down on disks. I for one am not proud to call the game a true Final Fant...

Posted: March 11, 2010 at 12:53 pm | 1 Comment Read More

For those who didn't sleep on DJ Hero, you were rewarded with a solid game that guaranteed many hours of fun gameplay. The game had Jay-Z and Eminem as its poster boys, but there is only one mix that put the two artist on the same track together. This issue will be a thing of the past on March 25, 2010. DJ Hero's next DLC pack will feature three ne...

Posted: March 10, 2010 at 8:23 pm | 1 Comment Read More

If you somehow never managed to grab one of the Blur beta codes we were giving away all last week, here is your chance to see what the game looks like in motion. The video below shows me taking part in a 12 player race on the Badlands racetrack. It was a pretty boring race if i have to be honest, once i got out in front i was gone, it seemed like t...

Posted: March 10, 2010 at 5:40 pm | 2 Comments Read More

If you're a fan of Infinity Ward's infamous Modern Warfare 2 online multiplayer, then chances are you've grown tired of playing through the same maps that shipped with the game back in November. Luckily the wait for new maps are only a mere 3 weeks away. According to VG247, Infinity Ward is poised to drop the first downloadable map pack on March 30...

Posted: March 10, 2010 at 2:19 am | 3 Comments Read More

Harmonix has just confirmed that we will be rocking out this holiday with Rock Band 3. Koalition staff might not be all over this announcement but I am. Having played Rock Band more than any game this generation and spending more money on enhancing my Rock Band experience (Kit & DLC) than on buying consoles, I can honestly say I'm really excited fo...

Posted: March 9, 2010 at 8:34 pm | 1 Comment Read More

Some of you might be stepping into the 8-bit world this month thanks to Capcom. Mega Man 10 is heading to all consoles near you, and in case you want a little hip-hop to go along with your 8-bit music, Ransom AKA Mega Ran provides. Although I'm not a fan of 8-bit sounds, I like the song. It's not too often we hear a good rapper spit over an 8-bi...

Posted: March 9, 2010 at 7:46 pm | Leave A Comment Read More

Following in the footsteps of the Ferrari Car Pack that was released a few weeks back EA have announced another downloadable content pack for Need For Speed: Shift. The Exotic Racing Series Pack will featuring seven brand new exotic cars including the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss and Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. If the new cars are not en...

Posted: March 9, 2010 at 5:16 pm | Leave A Comment Read More

As you can see in the previous post Stuart Black and Codemasters are dropping a new game called "Bodycount" that's supposed to deliver what every new FPS game that comes out promises: good graphics, genre changing gameplay, etc. I'm doing this to purely start a dialogue with the community. But first lets take a look at his original statements so no...

Posted: March 9, 2010 at 4:10 pm | Leave A Comment Read More

I know alot of people have been looking for a sequel to the PlayStation 2 shooter Black and I think Codemasters may have the answer because today the UK developer revealed that the co-creator of Black, Stuart Black is currently designing a first person shooter that bears more than a slight similarity to the PlayStation 2 game. Its called Bodycount ...

Posted: March 9, 2010 at 3:36 pm | Leave A Comment Read More

We already knew Ubisoft would be capitalizing on the Hollywood release of a Prince of Persia film with a new game of their own. Today, we get our first look at the gameplay of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. The game takes place in between Sands of Time and Warrior Within, and the developers pretty much guarantee you'll love this game if ...

Posted: March 8, 2010 at 7:08 pm | 4 Comments Read More