The much awaited Quantic Dream release, Heavy Rain, has finally hit the shelves. Written and directed by the company’s founder and CEO, David Cage, this game received much publicity and hype before its release, due to the realistic graphics and multiple playable protagonist angle, but does it live up to all the talk?

The game commences with playable character, Ethan Mars, awakening to a picture perfect day in his ideal suburban home. Straight away the graphics have an immense impact. As Ethan walks around the house; showering, dressing and generally investigating, it all looks very real. It actually feels like you are somehow playing a movie. From the running water in the bathroom basin to the dust particles and dandelion flowers flying through the air, the game looks good, there is no denying that. This aspect of Heavy Rain continues for its entirety, with the copious amounts of rain and various settings. …read more

2K Games have just announced the first of their post-launch downloadable content for the hugely popular BioShock 2. March will see the the release of the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack, the first of several planned downloadable packages, which will include “a number of customization features that will allow players to further their character’s development in BioShock 2’s multiplayer modes and provide a deeper multiplayer experience”. Sure to be music to the ears of those BioShock fans out there.

Sinclair Solutions Test Pack includes a rank increase to level 50 with Rank Rewards, new playable characters and a third weapon upgrade for each weapon.

So, finally a bit more news on the upcoming Lionhead Studios’ Fable III. To get the information straight from the horse’s mouth, check out the first Fable III development diary.

The game has you playing as the child of your character from Fable II and the ruler of Albion, and while Fable III will have much the same gameplay as its predecessor, there does seem to be a few key differences. No health bar will be present on screen, which could be interesting. Your character will be able to indulge in more contact with other characters in the game: reaching out and touching your partner will be possible. And weapons will also morph depending on how you play the game, much the same way as your character will depending on the levels of good and evil. …read more

Little is known about La Noire - Rockstars gritty detective tale. But this months Gameinformer magazine will be taking an in-depth look at the game that is based in Los Angeles.

February’s Gameinformer will go on sale at Newsagents and EB Games stores on February 17th.

The first issue of Gameinformer was a bit hit and miss for me, the second though, really picked up the pace and really captured my interest so I’m really excited to see what issue three comes out with!

2010 looks like it is going to be a good year for fans of post apocalyptic first person shooters. With games like Metro 2033 and the newly announced Fallout New Vegas, gamers should have some hopefully high quality titles in their hands this year.

Details of Fallout New Vegas are still rather slim, but THQ have just released a new trailer and new screen shots for Metro 2033. I was lucky enough to get a brief look at Metro 2033 earlier this year and the game was dripping in a depressingly bleak atmosphere that anyone that like the Fallout universe should love.

Here are the screenshots: …read more

LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 is the latest movie franchise to be converted into LEGO video game fun. Like it’s predecessors (Indiana Jones, Star Wars etc) it promises to provide entertainment and amusement for the whole family. As the name would suggest, LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4, focuses on the first four Harry Potter books and films: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. …read more

Bioshock in many ways redefined how people looked at the FPS as a genre when it was released back in 2007. The way the story was implemented into the game, how the game constantly showed you the progression of the story through the characters eyes. Bioshock was a genre defining game and as soon as the announcement of a sequel hit the internet, the buzz and at times the concern was voiced by gamers. …read more

I love Fallout. Anything to do with Fallout, I love it.

Now that this is out of the way Bethesda have sent out a press release in the early of the AM, announcing the release of the first teaser trailer for the next installment of the Fallout series, Fallout New Vegas.

As stated in the press release: …read more

Thanks to Madman Australia, we’ve received a disc packed full of tasty Halo Legends screenshots, trailers and detailed information about the upcoming release.

As per the Halo Legends press release:

In association with Warner Bros., Madman proudly presents HALO LEGENDS on DVD and Blu-Ray, a series of new animated tales based on one of the world’s most popular video game franchises - Available on DVD & Blu-Ray, March 3rd, 2010. …read more

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As everyone should know by now. Last Thursday saw the impending release of the Apocalypse, with Darksiders.

I really, really enjoyed Darksiders and I really enjoy giving things away on this site. So it gives me great pleasure to announce our Darksiders competition.

Thanks to the awesomely rad people at THQ, we have 2 x War figurines and 4 x Darksiders art books to give away. Allowing for six winners in total. …read more