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  • Ninja Nick Now kNows Naruto...

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    Ninja Nick Now kNows Naruto...

    10 September 2007, 11:17

    By moving away from the traditional blood & guts slice fest that you'd expect from a game that's based on a demon-possesed Ninja, Ubisoft are applying a fresh coat of ...

  • Donnybrook - A step towards MMOFPS

    Donnybrook - A step towards MMOFPS

    10 September 2007, 09:56

    Microsoft are currently working on a new technology, called DonnyBrook,which will allow for thousands of gamers to play together in first person shooters.

  • Learn DEFCON in 10 minutes ?

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    Learn DEFCON in 10 minutes ?

    8 September 2007, 08:57

    Here's a little 'weekend extra'. DEFCON is a lot like 'RISK', but without plastic armies in Australia. Tom Arundel ran through the recent DEFCON finals with us - explaining strategies ...

  • Nintendo spit out Cake and switch UK PR consultants

    Nintendo spit out Cake and switch UK PR consultants

    7 September 2007, 10:47

    Nintendo have finally cut ties with their UK PR consultants, Cake Media after a nine year relationship; stepping into the new role is The Red Consultancy.

  • Ubisoft closing in on SCi deal

    Ubisoft closing in on SCi deal

    6 September 2007, 12:13

    Speculation is rife as to which company will be buying SCi, but UK newspaper The Guardian have suggested today that French company Ubisoft are at the front of the queue.

  • EA Sports to take on global sports brands

    EA Sports to take on global sports brands

    6 September 2007, 11:23

    EA Sports president Peter Moore spoke of his company's big plans for the future, stating that he wants take on the likes of NIKE and ESPN and broaden the company's ...

  • Nick IS the Lord of End War!

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    Nick IS the Lord of End War!

    6 September 2007, 10:28

    Super Powers go head-2-head over oil in Clancy's next-gen RTS extravaganza, End War. Nick gets inside the bunker to inspect the troops, try the tanks and Patton-slap a few 5 ...

  • Halo Universe spawns Halo ActionClix - due this September

    Halo Universe spawns Halo ActionClix - due this September

    6 September 2007, 10:08

    Okay, so this piece of news is only loosely videogames based, but we thought some of you might be interested to learn that the Halo brand has now been extended ...

  • Sony PR director quits after 1 year to hit the vodka

    Sony PR director quits after 1 year to hit the vodka

    6 September 2007, 09:11

    Dave Karraker, the senior director of corporate communications (PR guy) for Sony Computer Entertainment America, has today confirmed that he will be standing down from his post on September 7th.

  • Wargames Winner Swipes 50 Incher

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    Wargames Winner Swipes 50 Incher

    5 September 2007, 10:19

    Philips amBX sponsored Introversion's DEFCON global championship and the winner made off with a stack of prizes, including a top of the range 50" TV - despite being of the ...

  • Prime Minister to review videogames legislation

    Prime Minister to review videogames legislation

    5 September 2007, 09:50

    If I were a betting man, I'd bet that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown knows extremely little about the world of videogames, but that hasn't prevented him from joining in ...

  • Ubisoft titles for free!

    3 September 2007, 10:01

    Ubisoft are releasing some of their back catalogue for free download... using ad-support for the revenue.

  • Is Nick the Proto-Type?

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    Is Nick the Proto-Type?

    31 August 2007, 11:11

    A true "focus-pulling, motion-bluring, akshun-packed mega adventure" is what every smart first person shooter game... would love to claim. Over in Leipzig, Nick morphed his pen-hand into a scalpel to ...

  • Nick plays so hard, he actually gets WET

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    Nick plays so hard, he actually gets WET

    30 August 2007, 09:00

    It's hard to suprise a battle-honed warrior like Nick, but Sierra have ganged-up with A2M in order to create 'something wonderful' in the 3rd person shooter genre. Intrigued by the ...

  • The stats from Games Convention 2007

    The stats from Games Convention 2007

    29 August 2007, 10:25

    The statistics have been calculated for this year's Games Convention in Leipzig and once again it has been a successful event.

  • Codemasters sign in-game ad deal with IGA

    Codemasters sign in-game ad deal with IGA

    29 August 2007, 09:40

    Codemasters has today confirmed a three year deal with IGA Worldwide, the in-game advertising network.

  • 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.

  • 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 ...

  • Guitar Hero III to come with Gibson Les Paul Wireless guitar

    Guitar Hero III to come with Gibson Les Paul Wireless guitar

    22 August 2007, 18:49

    Red Octane show off the new wireless guitars for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and the Xbox 360 Gibson Les Paul is a something a bit special

  • Midway to bring out the big guns - UTIII and more

    Midway to bring out the big guns - UTIII and more

    22 August 2007, 18:43

    The news from the Midway press conference, including their plans to focus on quality and not quantity.

  • SLASH playable in Guitar Hero III

    SLASH playable in Guitar Hero III

    22 August 2007, 11:36

    The legendary SLASH will be a playable character in the next game in the Guitar Hero Series.

  • Nominations revelead for Game of the Show

    Nominations revelead for Game of the Show

    22 August 2007, 11:25

    The title "Best of GC" is awarded by the GC - Games Convention for the most outstanding product performances of the computer and video game sector. Today the eleven-member jury ...

  • Nick meets Elan from SCAN at i31

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    Nick meets Elan from SCAN at i31

    22 August 2007, 08:08

    Shelley and Elan have driven SCAN to the top of the UK IT retail industry over the past 20 years. Nick catches up with Elan at i31 to see their ...

  • Atari issued second de-listing notice from NASDAQ

    Atari issued second de-listing notice from NASDAQ

    20 August 2007, 10:57

    Atari, the troubled games publishing division of Infogrames, has received a second de-listing notice from NASDAQ as they are yet to file their quarterly financial statement.

  • Borderlands FPS picked up by 2K

    Borderlands FPS picked up by 2K

    17 August 2007, 09:12

    Gearbox Software, widely known for their work on the Half Life life series and the Brothers In Arm titles, are currently working on a sci-fi first person shooter, entitled Borderlands.

  • More new features added to HEXUS.gaming!

    16 August 2007, 12:23

    To make your browsing experience even easier, we've now added platform buttons to the top of the page!

  • Stuntman Ignition's constructor mode revealed

    Stuntman Ignition's constructor mode revealed

    16 August 2007, 11:48

    THQ's Stuntman title will feature a stunt constructor, allowing you to make your own courses and bring them online. Check out this new video detailing how the game mode works.

  • Chinese anti-corruption game, er, corrupted.

    16 August 2007, 09:28

    A Chinese game produced to help fight corruption has had to shut down it's servers due to too many players.

  • ELSPA calls for government support from games industry

    ELSPA calls for government support from games industry

    13 August 2007, 08:55

    ELSPA has backed comments from Jane Cavanagh OBE, Chief Executive of Eidos, the British games publishing company, who believes that the games industry is "not being taken seriously" by UK ...

  • The BBC branch into MMO gaming (for kids)

    8 August 2007, 16:22

    Ragdoll, BBC Worldwide and CBBC have selected Nice Tech to produce and develop an MMO children’s world that will compliment their forthcoming CBBC Children’s programme.

  • Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock - 11 new tracks added to the set list

    Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock - 11 new tracks added to the set list

    3 August 2007, 10:02

    Activision have announced 11 new songs for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the next instalment in the awesome air-guitar replacing game. The new tracks include songs from the likes ...

  • A big day for HEXUS... well, for one of Team HEXUS!

    A big day for HEXUS... well, for one of Team HEXUS!

    27 July 2007, 22:06

    Today was a big day for one of Team HEXUS as they finally stopped living in sin and tied the knot with their fiancé.

  • Spider-Man: Friend or Foe - All Formats

    Spider-Man: Friend or Foe - All Formats

    26 July 2007, 11:04

    Inspired by the Spider-Man film trilogy and the classic Spider-Man comics, Spider-Man: Friend or Foe challenges players to defeat and then join forces with notorious movie nemeses including Doc Ock, ...