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  • Light sabre on cargo manifest for next Shuttle mission

    Light sabre on cargo manifest for next Shuttle mission

    28 August 2007, 20:23

    Star Wars is 30 years old, and Hollywood props cupboards are full of useless (but very cool) old tat. What better way to highlight both these facts than to announce ...

  • iPhone unlocking leads to legal threats, more rights battles

    iPhone unlocking leads to legal threats, more rights battles

    28 August 2007, 17:30

    The number of ways in which the iPhone can be carrier unlocked is ever-growing, and so too are the legal threats. But the question remains: Just how can you sell ...

  • Hands-on: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - PS3

    Hands-on: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - PS3

    28 August 2007, 15:00

    Amongst the PS3 exclusives on show at this year’s Games Convention was Uncharted Drake's Fortune for PS3. At first glance, at second glance and even third glance the game resembles ...

  • Hands-on: Condemned 2: Bloodshot - Xbox 360

    Hands-on: Condemned 2: Bloodshot - Xbox 360

    28 August 2007, 13:06

    Featuring an all-new fighting mechanic and online multiplayer functionality, Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a first-person action thriller that plans to immerse players in a world of psychological terror.

  • Heavenly Sword - PS3

    Heavenly Sword - PS3

    28 August 2007, 13:06

    Hoping to showcase the power of the PS3 is the emotionally charged, creative combat game, Heavenly Sword.

  • Half Life 2: Episode 2

    Half Life 2: Episode 2

    28 August 2007, 13:00

    Episode 2 focuses on massive outdoor environments, so whereas Episode 1 was nearly entirely indoors with lots of rooms and corridors, Episode 2 sees us outside, exploring a vast open ...

  • Borderlands - PC, Xbox 360, PS3

    Borderlands - PC, Xbox 360, PS3

    28 August 2007, 10:33

    Over in the 2K Games booth at Games Convention 2007 we’ve been treated to the world premiere of Bordelands, a new shooter from the Gearbox team that’s already been in ...

  • Bioshock Creative Director talks about problems with PC version

    Bioshock Creative Director talks about problems with PC version

    28 August 2007, 09:47

    Bioshock may well have received full review marks across the board in terms of gameplay, but a number of gamers last week suffered issues due to activation problems currently plaguing ...

  • DX10 for Vista was a mistake by Microsoft say Valve

    DX10 for Vista was a mistake by Microsoft say Valve

    28 August 2007, 09:47

    Only one in fifty people who use Steam own a copy of Windows Vista and Gabe Newell isn't a happy man.

  • HEXUS Probes Electron Avenue Pt:1

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    HEXUS Probes Electron Avenue Pt:1

    28 August 2007, 09:20

    London's Tottenham Court Road has been the heart of the UK's electronics business for decades - with buses full of ca$h-carrying customers go up and down 7 days a week ...

  • Call of Duty 4 beta now on Xbox 360

    Call of Duty 4 beta now on Xbox 360

    28 August 2007, 09:03

    The beta of COD4 enable players to experience the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower in customizable multiplayer battles from the world's most treacherous hotspots.

  • Pro-Chef Nick Cooks Cornflakes

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    Pro-Chef Nick Cooks Cornflakes

    27 August 2007, 09:10

    Years of specialist training finally pay off as Nick unloads his secret recipe for CornFlakes - as well as some 'special treats' for the kids...

  • Hands-on with HAZE - PS3

    Hands-on with HAZE - PS3

    24 August 2007, 14:55

    The influence of the developer's past work on Far Cry, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Timesplitters was all to evident in the playable demo of Ubisoft's first person shooter, Haze ...

  • Turning Point Fall of Liberty - Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

    Turning Point Fall of Liberty - Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

    24 August 2007, 10:34

    What if Winston Churchill had died on December 13, 1931 after he was struck by a cab while crossing 5th Ave. in New York, and wasn’t alive to rally the ...

  • Try out new mystery action adventure on PS3

    Try out new mystery action adventure on PS3

    24 August 2007, 10:07

    Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that the Folklore demo shown at Leipzig is now available for PAL PS3 owners to download on PlayStation Store

  • The Club - Xbox 360, PS3, PC

    The Club - Xbox 360, PS3, PC

    24 August 2007, 09:58

    When we asked other journalists and members of the public what games have been amongst their favourites at this year's Games Convention, many have come to the same conclusion and ...

  • Review: HIS Radeon HD 2600 XTs

    HIS Radeon HD 2600 XTs

    24 August 2007, 09:02

    We take a look at two non-reference Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics cards - the HIS Radeon HD 2600 XT Zalman Fan and IceQ Turbo - and pit them against ...

  • World's 1st Look at Black Aluminium Cosmos

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    World's 1st Look at Black Aluminium Cosmos

    24 August 2007, 08:59

    SCAN not only sell advanced and varied technology - they also help create it apparently! See Mingkei from Coolermaster confess all to Nick at i31...

  • Crysis - DX10 hands-on!

    Crysis - DX10 hands-on!

    24 August 2007, 01:04

    Up in the Electronic Arts offices here at Games Convention 2007, the Crytek boys were in full flow showing off their highly anticipated shooter, Crysis...

  • Midway reveal 5 new Nintendo titles

    Midway reveal 5 new Nintendo titles

    23 August 2007, 23:16

    Midway Games have announced five new titles that five new titles are in development exclusively for Nintendo systems.

  • Ferrari Challenge to take on Gran Turismo - PS3 hands-on

    Ferrari Challenge to take on Gran Turismo - PS3 hands-on

    23 August 2007, 22:28

    Following the System 3 press conference at Leipzig, Mark Cane, CEO of game developer System 3, told HEXUS.gaming that his new PS3 title, Ferrari Challenge, has the edge over Gran ...

  • Far Cry 2 - PC

    Far Cry 2 - PC

    23 August 2007, 22:24

    From the outset Ubisoft wanted Far Cry 2 to have some form of continuity with the original Far Cry but don’t expect Jack and his loud shirt to make a ...

  • Emergent technology levels the console development playing field

    Emergent technology levels the console development playing field

    23 August 2007, 22:04

    Emergent, a provider of middle-ware development tools are showing off a new technology that'll finally kill off that "PS3 is hard to develop for" story.

  • SBK - Superbike Championship coming to PS3

    SBK - Superbike Championship coming to PS3

    23 August 2007, 20:29

    SBK: World Superbike Championiship, which has already been released on PS2 and PSP and is soon to be released on Xbox 360 and PC, has now been confirmed for PS3, ...

  • Warhammer Battle March - Xbox 360

    Warhammer Battle March - Xbox 360

    23 August 2007, 20:01

    Warhammer Battle March's game designer has been doing his research and tells us that he's played all the RTS titles so far on Xbox 360 in a bid to see ...

  • The Bourne Conspiracy - Xbox 360, PS3

    The Bourne Conspiracy - Xbox 360, PS3

    23 August 2007, 19:29

    The challenge for High Moon Studios in developing The Bourne Conspiracy game for the Xbox 360 and PS3, has been to stay true to the books and films and not ...

  • It looks like Crysis but does it play like Crysis?

    It looks like Crysis but does it play like Crysis?

    23 August 2007, 19:21

    Not one, but two great looking games from software developer Techland were on show in Leipzig. This time we're taking a look at Warhound, the free-roaming FPS that bears more ...

  • Prototype rips up New York

    Prototype rips up New York

    23 August 2007, 18:57

    Set in a realistic game world which faithfully recreates New York, you play the role of Alex, a young man who wakes up one morning with no recollection of who ...

  • Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Xbox 360 hands-on!

    Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Xbox 360 hands-on!

    23 August 2007, 18:48

    Activision's latest shooter, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is where I took up the joypad as my band of SAS troops attack a cargo ship at sea in search ...

  • Dead Island - Xbox 360 & PC

    Dead Island - Xbox 360 & PC

    23 August 2007, 18:37

    Hidden in the depths of the Leipzig business centre was a game that immediately attracted our attention due to its quality of graphics. The game is Dead Island, a title ...

  • i31 Goes On - Come Rain or More Rain...

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    i31 Goes On - Come Rain or More Rain...

    23 August 2007, 07:32

    Thousands gathered in the wind and rain for MultiPlay's i31 games convention at Newbury Racecourse - Nick braved the UK summer to bring you some exclusive reports - and see ...

  • Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron - PSP

    Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron - PSP

    23 August 2007, 07:23

    Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron is the previously untold story of a ragtag ensemble of battle-hardened rogues and scoundrels assembled by Han Solo... and it's just for the PSP!

  • Enemy Territory: Quake Wars – now with bots!

    Enemy Territory: Quake Wars – now with bots!

    23 August 2007, 07:20

    We sat down with Paul Wedgwood from Splash Damage for a quick chat about his soon to be released Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and he had some cracking news for ...