Assassin's Creed 3 review

Wednesday 31 October

With Assassins’ Creed 3, Ubisoft is back. After several years of minor sequels with Brotherhood and Revelations, all centred around smooth Italian operator Ezio Auditore, we’ve finally leapt forward to a new historical era once more. This time you’re Connor, a half English, half Native American (long story), caught up in the American War of Independence of the 1770s and 1780s. The ste…

Forza Horizon review

Tuesday 23 October

Microsoft’s Forza series is no longer consider by racing game enthusiasts to be Gran Turismo’s poor relation, but instead stands out as one of the most accomplished examples of the genre. But while Sony has been quite reserved when it comes to pumping out sequels, Microsoft – along with internal development team Turn 10 – has almost reverted to a yearly update schedule since the high oc…

F1 Race Stars First Look

Thursday 18 October

We take a look into the brand new multi-platform Karting game – F1 Race Stars. Utilising everything we know and love from Formula 1, does it have what it takes to go head-head with the already hugely successful Karting games on the market? Watch this vid to find out!

Fable: The Journey review

Tuesday 16 October

Despite selling millions of Kinect sensors worldwide, it could be argued that Microsoft is still as far away as ever from creating the perfect showcase for its controller-less interface. After numerous broken promises and some poor excuses for entertainment software, the final throw of the dice is here in the shape of Fable: The Journey. Does it make up for the terrible Kinect games we’ve…

Forza Horizon First Look

Friday 12 October

We take a first look at the latest title in the Forza series – Forza Horizon. Taking a new direction with the game has Microsoft driven the series to further success? Watch this vid to find out!

Having been massive fans of the Forza series we were concerned with the change in direction with Forza Horizon. With developers Playground games behind the wheel the series looks set to be drivin…

Dishonored Review

Monday 08 October

These days, for an entirely new videogame series to gain the attention of the masses it has to be pretty darn special. Much safer for developers and publishers to stick with an endless sequel, and tack on a multiplayer mode while they’re there and say that’s original.

But despite this huge barrier, Dishonored has done just that; it’s arguably the first fresh series to grab the consci…

Fable: The Journey - First Look

Tuesday 02 October

We take a first look at the brand new Kinect controllable game – Fable: The Journey. Does it warrant a purchase in this highly competitive gaming season? Watch this vid to find out!

FIFA 13 review

Tuesday 02 October

With FIFA 13, it all kicks off again. The seemingly endless struggle between EA’s FIFA and Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer has been a one-sided affair lately, with the once-dominant PES occupying the role of lower-league minnow while the more established veteran FIFA slips effortlessly into the shirt of the Premier League victor.

However, PES has undergone a drastic squad restructuring…

Assassin's Creed 3 - First Look

Friday 28 September

The Gadget Show’s Web Producer @Tom_Clint takes a first look at Ubisoft’s hugely anticipated Assassin’s Creed 3, and quizzes the game’s lead creative designer about what we can expect to see when the game hits shelves in October.

LittleBig Planet PSP Vita review

Tuesday 25 September

Best described as a virtual toybox, Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet series has already enjoyed two rip-roaringly successful outings on Sony’s PlayStation 3 console. Based around the adventures of the cute and cuddly Sackboy and narrated by the effervescent Stephen Fry, the game’s core principles of creating levels and sharing them with the wider community have ensured that it remains o…