Joe Martin

Musician: Guitar Hero 'perverts music'

Charlie Daniels, who had music featured in Guitar Hero 3, has complained that Guitar Hero is unsuitable for children.

April 8, 2008 | 09:53

Viking: Battle for Asgard

Viking: Battle for Asgard may offer players the chance to go blade-on-blade with some sexy and evil Norse goddesses, but that'll only impress us so much. Can Sega take Viking the extra mile or is this warrior all out of woad? Find out within!

April 8, 2008 | 07:17

One million signatures to shut up Uwe Boll

Speaking about how many petition signatures it would take to stop him directing, Uwe Boll said one million would be enough.

April 7, 2008 | 12:31

Stephen King defends video games

In a piece written for Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King has come to the defence of video games, slamming American politicians.

April 7, 2008 | 11:06

N-Gage goes live...again

Nokia has rebooted the N-Gage, relaunching it as a gaming service rather than a single platform.

April 4, 2008 | 12:55

City of Heroes gets optional adverts

Superhero MMO City of Heroes is to have optional adverts littered throughout according to a statement from NCSoft.

April 4, 2008 | 09:42

Lancool Metal Boned K7

It has one of the oddest names ever, but this spiffy little Lancool case also has a lot of potential if you're on the lookout for something small, light and suitable for hauling your system around in. Let's just hope it performs well in our stress tests...

April 4, 2008 | 07:11

Microsoft quashes Blu-Ray rumours again

Again, Microsoft has come out and said that it will not be creating a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360, squashing new rumours.

April 3, 2008 | 14:58

Second Life launching on smartphones

Samsung has revealed it is launching a new software which enables users to run Second Life on a smartphone. Oh, joy.

April 3, 2008 | 12:42

Penny Arcade launches Greenhouse

The Penny Arcade team has announced it will soon be launching Greenhouse, an online distribution platform for indie games.

April 3, 2008 | 08:14

Mark Rein blown away by new 50 Cent game

Developers for the new 50 Cent game, Blood on the Sand, have said that Epic's Mark Rein was utterly amazed by the rappers new game.

April 2, 2008 | 14:47

Battlefield Heroes to have just two maps

DICE's new casual multiplayer shooter, Battlefield Heroes, may be free - but that doesn't mean it'll be big!

April 2, 2008 | 13:50

Neverwinter Nights developer shuts down

Stormfront Studios, the developer of the original Neverwinter Nights, is officially closing up shop.

April 2, 2008 | 12:53

Ubisoft comes to Steam

Super-publisher Ubisoft has finally made the plunge, signing a deal to bring forty games to Steam - including Assassin's Creed.

April 2, 2008 | 10:58

Pro gaming training centre opens in China

The Championship Gaming Series has officially opened a new training centre for pro gamers in China.

April 1, 2008 | 14:12

Microsoft cutting back on Xbox Arcade ports?

Are you tired of endless ports of old arcade games popping up on Xbox Live Arcade? Yeah, looks like Microsoft is too...

April 1, 2008 | 11:59

1.3 million play Call of Duty 4 daily

According to stats released by Infinity Ward, nearly 1.3 million people play Call of Duty 4 everyday - and that's just on the Xbox 360!

April 1, 2008 | 09:35

Multiplayer cut from Prototype

Sierra has confirmed that the multiplayer and co-op sections have been cut from the upcoming Prototype.

March 31, 2008 | 17:17

Gears of War film set for 2010

Producer comments indicate a script and director for the Gears of War film are being finalised.

March 31, 2008 | 11:33

Byron: Games aren't the problem

Speaking after the publication of her government report in games ratings, Dr. Byron has said that games aren't a problem for society.

March 31, 2008 | 10:32

Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

Kane may be evil, but we can't get enough of him or Joe Kucan. Imagine our glee then that C&C3 is getting a Kane-centric expansion already - and a violent one at that! Of course, whether the game is any good or not depends on more than just cheesy FMV mission briefings...

March 30, 2008 | 07:34

Mystery Dungeon: Shiren The Wanderer

Decent RPGs are a scarce commodity on the Nintendo DS, but with randomly generated dungeons and a hardcore RPG design, Shiren could be the best attempt we've seen yet - or could it? Grab your Goggles of Identification and find out!

March 29, 2008 | 07:51