sprites & bites

Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Live and a few biscuits on the side…
November 2, 2009

Borderlands Xbox 360

Posted by : beck

Borderlands just released last week has to be one of the best games I have played this year.  It is an RPG shooter along similar lines of Fallout 3 but with a unique cel-shaded cartoony look and a more comical side to it.  From the moment I started playing Borderlands I just knew it had [...]

Tags :

August 31, 2009

Round up of the Latest Releases

Posted by : beck

WOLFENSTEIN – PC, XBOX 360 & PS3
The Castle of Wolfenstein games have come a long way since their inception many sunrises ago.  Wolfenstein is it’s latest incarnation and is the first on the current generation of consoles.  Set in World War 2, you are fighting the Nazi German’s and their zombies.  You find an old [...]

Tags :

August 12, 2009

Xbox 360 Games Marketplace

Posted by : beck

Great idea but like everything else run by a big corporation, it is too expensive.
I really want Call of Duty 2 as I have never been able to find it again in the shops but at £20 I think that is far too expsnive for a game which is 5 years old.  If it was [...]

Tags :

July 7, 2009

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

Posted by : beck

Another year, another EA money spinner of Tiger Woods PGA Tour – we are in double figures now and have made it to 10, representing next year 2010.  EA like to feel ahead in the calendar.
First thing I notice after the starting splash screen is a nice new menu, but hey..  “New courses available, press [...]

Tags :

March 13, 2009

Downloading Full Games

Posted by : beck

Downloading additional content for games for your consoles is a multi million pound business. From small arcade titles to map packs and older games with backwards compatibility. This multi million pound business is here to stay and will only grow. But what about downloading full games? Sony and Microsoft are of [...]

Tags :

March 13, 2009

Peggle on Xbox Arcade

Posted by : beck

Peggle has had a huge following in PC gaming for years but I was never into PC gaming so its appearance on Xbox Live Arcade this week was very tempting. For a mere 800 Microsoft points you can snap up one of the most addictive games ever in the history of ever.
The concept [...]

Tags :

January 27, 2009

FEAR 2 Live Event

Posted by : beck

On 12th February 2009 there will be a LIVE event in London where 8 gamers from around Europe will compete against each other and be the first to play FEAR 2: Project Origin.
Anyone can enter and all winners will have their expenses paid to get to London for the event.
For more information and [...]

Tags :