The word “overture” is generally used in the context of classical music, but it can also mean an introductory gesture toward a new friendship. The latter definition seems more appropriate for Guilty Gear 2: Overture because it’s taken the well-trod 2D fighting formula used by every game in the series and tossed it almost entirely […]

Left 4 Dead is Valve’s first release since last year’s Orange Box, and like many games in that package, it looks like an interesting new take on the first-person shooter. Left 4 Dead is a survival horror game, and its gameplay hinges on your ability to use teamwork to help three buddies make it through […]

Earlier in April, it looked like the death knell had been sounded for Sega Racing Studio, when Sega confirmed that the Solihull-based studio was to be shut down. However, the Sega Rally Revo developer is being saved from the scrapyard, as today Codemasters announced that it will take over the studio with immediate effect.

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While Harmonix and MTV Games have been giving Europeans the runaround with the critically lionized Rock Band, Sony has been pulling a similar stunt on North American gamers with its karaoke rhythm game SingStar for the PlayStation 3. As MTV Games finally set Rock Band’s Euro release on the Xbox 360 for May 23, so […]

After fighting battles in World War II, Vietnam, the present day, and 2142, DICE’s Battlefield series takes a new turn in Battlefield: Bad Company. The scenario is familiar to fans of Battlefield 2 or Activision’s Call of Duty 4: placing gamers in a present-day scenario. This time around, however, you won’t be a gung-ho, brain-dead, […]