Author: Alex Seedhouse

I’m sure many would have expected there to be one, yet today Square Enix have confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII is set to receive its own Collectors Edition – presumably for both the European and North American audiences. In the newest Square Enix Europe Newsletter, the famed studio reveals “If you thought your excitement for FINAL FANTASY XIII had reached fever pitch, brace yourself for the news of a forthcoming Limited Collector’s Edition version of next year’s most anticipated title. What’s in the box you ask? I’m afraid we’re keeping schtum for the time being, but rest assured that the…

The opening of tonight’s Spike TV Video Game Awards ‘09 begun with a huge present plonked in the middle of the stage before it was blasted open with two guys running into the audience and blasting them with. During this time Mark Hamill performed a voiceover ‘Joker style’ as the show geared up to unveil its first world exclusive title. From what had come previously, it could’ve been predicted that something Batman related would follow – although I doubt anyone was expecting what was to be shown. Following its huge success this year, it would seem that Rocksteady Studios are…

It has been revealed today that the much-anticipated Splinter Cell Conviction title is set to include a co-op campaign portion, that will not only act as a prologue to the main storyline but also be of a sizeable length at around six hours. Placing players in the roles of Daniel Sloane-Suarez (callsign Archer) and Mikhail Loskov (codename Kestrel), the pair will initially not get along at first. “They don’t really like each other or trust each other,” says Patrick Redding, Co-op Game Designer before continuing “but you’ll hear in their dialogue, moving through the missions, that their trust is slowly…

Alongside its freshly unveiled six-hour Splinter Cell co-op campaign, Splinter Cell Conviction also includes many standalone challenge modes. These will currently be referred to as Third Echelon Missions and will be spread across a variety of six maps. These are based upon four levels seen within the co-operative campaign, and two that will be exclusive to the mode. At the time of writing, four modes have currently been confirmed; Hunter – Clear the map of enemies, Infiltration – Clear the map of enemies, without being detected, Last Stand – Protect an EMP warhead from waves of enemies, Face-Off – Two players…

Bioware has today unveiled a new potential squadmate for the highly anticipated sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect 2. That character is named Samara, an Asari, and from the footage below she seems like a fierce biotic wielding beauty – check it out.

Tecmo Koei have today unveiled a new teaser image for an undisclosed upcoming title, with a message “January 15th 2010 – Save the date.” Looks like some form of demon bird to us, any ideas?

Square Enix had promised to make a big announcement today regarding Final Fantasy XIII, and towards the end of the newly released trailer have unveiled exactly what fans within both Europe and America have been waiting for – its release date. The title is set to be simultaneously launched in both North America and Europe on March 9th 2010, for both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions. “Final Fantasy XIII promises to be a huge event in the 2010 gaming calendar,” said Phil Rogers, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Europe. “This is truly a landmark title, arriving…

Today saw Ubisoft announce that the upcoming live-action drama based upon the world of Ubisoft’s famed IP, entitled Assassin’s Creed: Lineage, will be airing worldwide via Youtube on October 27th. Alongside this is the Debut Trailer for the short films, that you can see below. I have to say i’m really looking forward to how this shapes up, and if the new trailer is anything to go by it will easily provide an interesting watch. With slow motion combat scenes reminiscent of the highly successful 300 film, i’m sure we’ll get to see many of those cheeky assassinations in style – check it…

Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is truly set to be the Playstation 3’s blockbuster title of 2009, if recently unveiled footage is anything to go by. Now approaching just over a month from its release, the pre-order bonuses from the four leading retailers in the UK have been revealed. We’ve listed these below, and include weapon skins, multiplayer bonuses, and guaranteed Beta access – which one takes your fancy? – Amazon.co.ukPre-order from Amazon.co.uk, and you’ll receive a code that will allow you to instantly unlock the ‘Revenge’ attribute for the multiplayer portion of the game. Although available to other players after…

For many years flight simulation games have made various attempts to make their mark on the generation of consoles at that particular time, only to find that their gameplay, graphics, and lasting appeal all suffered at the hands of expectant gamers. The Ace Combat series has been the only one that has fulfilled console gamers’ desires and been able to stand the test of time – so the question really has to be who could possibly create a flight simulation game that could bring action, speed, realism and in-depth gameplay to the current console generation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N9_C–zqZI IL-2 Sturmovik from 1C…