Video Game Awards 2011 This Weekend – Don’t Miss Out!

One of the nerdiest events of the year is almost here!  Spike TV is airing the 9th Annual Video Game Awards this Saturday, December 10th at 5pm Pacific Time (or 1am Sunday, December 11th in the UK, which you can view live on Spike.com).  It will be hosted live from Los Angeles by Chuck TV show’s star Zachary Levi.  Not only was Zac the voice actor for Fallout: New Vegas and Halo: Reach, but h... more.

“You can just hang around outside in the sun all day, tossing a ball around, or you can sit at your computer and do something that matters!” said Eric Cartman in the South Park episode, “Make love, not Warcraft.”  Gamers can truly do something that matters for South Park’s future and the future of comedic gaming – you can make the newly announced South Park RPG a true gaming sensation... more.

Assassins Creed has been a huge cash cow for Ubisoft over the years, backed up by massive television advertising campaigns. While I have enjoyed the games in the past, I have found them all slightly repetitive after a few hours of climbing, jumping and killing. The latest Revelations follows on from Brotherhood, adding a few new features but basically retreading the same old ground. I make no p... more.

Burnout Crash! is a colourful downloadable arcade for Xbox 360 and Play Station 3. It is a famous destruction racer spin-off, with focus on the single mode from Burnout 2 and up - "Crash Mode". The rules are simple - you drive into a busy intersection and try to cause as much damage around you as possible. Cars, road fixtures, buildings, everything has to blow up. As you collect points, you can... more.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is due for release this week, the first big title of Q3 and a sure sign (along with the ‘book your xmas party here! sign I saw last week) that the pre-Christmas games release stampede is starting. Developers at Eidos Montreal have been talking the game up a storm over the last two years since it was first announced, promising us everything from the ability to play lots ... more.

F.E.A.R. has been a rather complex series to try and understand. We all know the creepy child like ALMA, a super charged, evil deity who is the figurehead of the franchise. We can recall Paxton Fettel and Point Man, two characters who featured in previous titles with special powers and heightened mental states. It gets more complex when we remember that Fettel and Point Man were brothers, and Fett... more.

InFamous was one of my favourite games in recent years, it combined fast, hard hitting action with the option to fulfill your inner eviiiillll nature. Killing civilians and butchering innocents was all part of the fun, although I have to admit my path was more honourable and valiant. InFamous 2 continues with the story of Cole McGrath and the game immediately holds no punches, with a monumental... more.

One of this years most hotly awaited games was upon us last week. LA Noire for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 is the newest title from critically acclaimed studio Rockstar. With amazingly high levels of production and a new face mapping technique, the big question has to be asked. Is it actually a good game to play? There is no questioning the production and effort that RockStar have instilled ... more.

Virtua Tennis 4 has always been a really fun game and it was one I waited for with excitement every year. With the advancement of technology and the adoption of motion controllers, the expectations of sports games are now very demanding. Can Virtua Tennis 4 appease the masses? Sadly, Virtua Tennis 4 doesn't really reinvent itself, and it seems to be struggling to come up with new, fresh ideas, ... more.

Operation Flashpoint has been a very successful franchise, targeting the first person shooter audience who like a little focus on tactics, rather than straightforward kamikaze heroics. The games started on the PC platform, but in recent years have seen many outings on the console platform also. Dragon Rising from 2009 was a fun romp, but the difficulty setting and long duration between auto saves ... more.