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2010 – the year when 30 years ago when I was at primary school we used to think was going to be full of robots and people living on space stations and walking around in astronaut suits. That did not quite happen but in 30 years I have seen video games go from small pixelated [...]

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 [...]

 
 Over the years, the Killzone name has come under fire for being an underachiever. It has been in the centre of many fanboy flame wars on numerous internet sites and forums. The original was branded a “Halo killer” before the first screen shots were released to the public; this made the anticipation sky rocket and [...]

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 [...]

Just a quick note to let you know that there will be a playing demo this week on Thursday for F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin.
The demo will be available on Xbox Live, PSN Store and for PC available from http://www.whatisfear.com/
You can see screenshots and videos of this upcoming game in my previous posts
http://www.spritesandbites.net/2009/01/07/more-fear-2-project-origin-screens
http://www.spritesandbites.net/2008/12/22/fear-2-screenshots/
I will be [...]

Yes I am alive.  I came back from my annual Christmas holiday and was immediately struck down by a horrible viral cold/flu-like illness or something which has had me bed ridden for 4 days.  Yesterday I managed to scrape myself out of bed to get to the doctors to find I have a nasty chest [...]

Help yourself to these new screenshots just released for F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin.  The game is still on course for a European release of 13th February 2009