PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #8

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #8

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES Your Evil Editors are here and calling it a week, and what a week it was! After EA division...

Steam Deal of the Week: To Buy Or Not To Buy?

Steam Deal of the Week: To Buy Or Not To Buy?

This week it’s Rockstar’s rather exciting Steam portfolio getting the fiscal chop (a 30% chop, to be precise). Amongst the deals are the recently released Grand Theft Auto IV; perhaps a sign that PC sales aren’t doing as well as T2 would have liked? Or maybe Steam negotiated the deal as...

Need For Speed gets makeover

Need For Speed gets makeover

Electronics Arts have announced three new additions to the Need For Speed franchise due for release later this year.  Each of the three titles will concentrate on delivering a unique experience, with each aimed at a different audience and being developed by a different team. Need For Speed SHIFT Developed...

Wii First.

Wii First.

Justin, over at Groping The Elephant, a thoughtful blog that is part of the recently re-named and amorphously affiliated group the ludodecahedron, starts by calling out N’gai Croal, and ends up with a call to arms: Publishers need to stop thinking of the Wii as just another platform, or a lesser...

Final Halo 3 ‘Mythic’ map revealed

Final Halo 3 ‘Mythic’ map revealed

Microsoft have finally realised some details regarding the third of the maps to be included in the Mythic Map pack.  The map ‘Sandbox’, is a large multiple-tiered, open-world vehicle-focused affair that will apparently offer huge scope when it comes to Forge customisation.  According to...

Japanese gaming charts

Japanese gaming charts

The latest sales numbers (week ending Jan 25th) from the land of the rising sun are in and – as ever – it’s Nintendo who are leading the pack.  Thirteen of the top twenty in the software chart are either a Wii or DS game, with the Wii leading weekly hone console sales and the DS leading...

Gears of War 2: 10 tips to survive Horde

Gears of War 2: 10 tips to survive Horde

Now that the second title fix has come for Gears of War 2, a lot of people are just getting to grips with the various multiplayer modes, simply because they haven’t been able to get past the matchmaking phase before. My favourite has to be the Horde Mode. No smack talk, no opposing team. Just working...

EU Halo Wars bundle inbound

EU Halo Wars bundle inbound

Microsoft announced that they will be offering a new console bundle within the EU territories to celebrate the impending launch of Halo Wars.  Dubbed the ‘Best of Halo’, the package will include a copy of Halo Wars and Halo 3 as well as an Xbox 360 Pro console with wireless controller. The...

Play Halo Wars demo today

Play Halo Wars demo today

Can’t wait to get your hands on Halo Wars?  Well you’re in luck because Microsoft, following our interview with the game’s lead producer Jason Pace, have been kind enough to provide us with some very special Marketplace tokens that will allow you to download and play the demo...

Video Brings New Meaning To “Wii Play”

Video Brings New Meaning To “Wii Play”

I don’t even know what to say about this.. except it’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. Watch this video the entire way through for a good laugh and remember kids, don’t take the Wii remote to the bathroom. You can check out this video and more from the funny people of bbc...