Video Game News and Reviews

If you’re fed up of hearing about plastic controllers for games, you may want to look away now because another addition to the plastic collection has been detailed. The upcoming Guitar Hero 5 drum kit is the latest controller to be announced  and will join the line up of games that will be coming with plastic controllers this year, which include, DJ Hero, The Beatles: Rock Band and Tony Hawks: Ride. I personally am glad to see a new Guitar Hero drum kit because the first one released looked too light weight and not very durable, that’s the reason why I never bought one. However, this new kit has been improved to make it stronger and more easier to play….

Back in May there were some rumours going around that Rockstar Games was in the process of creating a second expansion pack for Grand Theft Auto 4 and this new pack would follow a new character with Irish gangster roots. However, these rumours were put to rest when Rockstar Games announced The Ballad of Gay Tony expansion pack. Rockstar Games have now announced that this latest expansion will be released on October 29th. The game will be available via 2 methods, the first one is the basic download from the Xbox Live Marketplace for 1600 Microsoft Points, the same price as the first expansion. The second method is by disc, Rockstar Games are bundling both the first and second expansions…

Yesterday, Microsoft official announced the next update to Xbox Live. Although it doesn’t bring all the features talked about at Expo 2009, there’s still a number of good ones that we will be getting our hands on. Below you will find some of the features that you can expect to see coming to your Xbox this August. Updates for Netflix: The online movie service is being updated allowing you to watch movies with your Xbox Live buddies using a virtual cinema which hold 7 people. You will also be able to manage the queue of your movie downloads to suite your needs. Avatar Marketplace: Microsoft will be launching the new Avatar Marketplace which will allow you to buy clothing and…

Bit of news for Playstation 3 gamers now. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which is an exclusive for the PS3, has been given a release date for North America. The date was announced today by Sony Entertainment who said that the game is being released on October 13th, a Tuesday if you really want to know. No date has currently been given for the Europe, however, the date can’t be too far behind the North American release. Although the game is already very popular, it will still have a lot to live up to. The first game followed the deadly adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake and it was recently announced to have sold over 2.5 million units around the world,…

I’ll be honest here, I never thought that I would have gotten this game. Just the night before, I was saying to a mate that it didn’t sound like a brilliant game, however, when it came to Sunday afternoon, I fancied something new and a little different. So after heading down to Blockbusters, I returned with Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, and I’m glad I did. The game is a western based FPS where you can follow the lives of 3 brothers, Ray, Thomas and William. Being a reverend, you are not able to play as William because all you would be able to do is stand around and complain at what your other brothers are doing. So for…