“He’s looking for a Kimura” Get used to this. You’ll be hearing it a lot, at least if the tournament I played is anything to go by. The development team at THQ have worked hard on making the commentary system sound natural. “You’re actually getting live broadcast feeds,” I was told by senior designer Wes Bunn. “The UFC gives us [...]
You may have heard that The Darkness II was recently given a BBFC rating of 18, making it a title for adults only. Having played through a demo that featured monstrous tentacles ripping a man’s spine clear out of his body while a hooker gave a blow-job to a john in the next room, I have to admit… I’m surprised. [...]
After getting past the Saints Row: The Third Quality Assurance team of glamour models who had temporarily taken residence in the THQ business centre booth at Gamescom I was let loose on the latest Saints Row game. In Saints Row: The Third I got to play the leader of the Third Street Saints, who are treated as national superstars in [...]
Welcome friends, followers, fellow gamers and fitness fanatics. This is the final tale of my journey to better health and a higher gamerscore. As those of you who have followed from the beginning will be aware I have been taking part in a challenge set by trade publication MCV in partnership with THQ. MCV called for games industry workers from [...]
At this year’s E3 Expo I talked to Huw Beynon, senior communications lead for Metro: Last Light about the sequel to their Metro 2033 game. We discussed the criticisms levelled at Metro 2033, in-game achievements and what improvements they’ve made for Metro: Last Light. THQ have also released parts 1 and 2 of the video showing the Metro: Last Light [...]
Welcome back faithful readers to this week’s wonderful edition of To Kill a Gamer. Of course I am talking about my UFC 30 day challenge. Last week’s article discussed me battling T-push ups and family events to maintain my steely composure. This week I tackled dinosaurs.
Welcome today’s news which heralds the start of the weekend. Woo hoo! On Friday 2nd Sep 2011, The London Philharmonic Orchestra will be taking part in a Video Game Heroes concert which will include some of the best symphonic music from Little Big Planet, Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, Angry Birds, Final Fantasy and Grand Theft Auto in the Royal Festival [...]
Hey everyone, welcome back to my training diary. As some of you will remember, last week’s entry covered my first 5 days with UFC: Personal Trainer. This week saw me push my body to the limits and experience both the highs and lows of an intense console-based workout. For those of you who are joining me fresh this week, UFC: [...]
I have a confession to make. I fit into the media stereotype of a gamer quite well; beardy, long-haired and overweight. I also lack in confidence partly due to my body image and while I am all too happy spilling words out on to the Internet, I often fail in social situations. This is all going to change.
Yesterday, I met up with Drew Holmes from Volition Inc. who is one of the writers on Saints Row The Third. Amongst a vibrant and busy THQ stand I got to interview him about the latest game in the Saints Row series. What challenges do you face as a writer with the popularity of the first 2 games? I think [...]
Let’s start this article with a Top Tip. While playing MX vs ATV Alive, you might notice that your ears begin to bleed a little. Don’t worry! This is a perfectly normal reaction for your body to make against The Noise that the game produces. The Noise is all-pervasive. The Noise cannot be escaped. The Noise is generated by the [...]
A couple of big game demos hit Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network* on the 3rd May 2011. First off we have the Red Faction: Armageddon demo in which you play as Darius Mason as he fights his way through the Martian sewers. You get to unleash all sorts of mayhem with Darius’s signature weapon, the magnet gun. Read about when [...]
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