Halo: ODST was originally conceived as an expansion pack to Halo 3. Instead it’s now a standalone game, which is handy for the Xbox 360 – because its “exclusives” cupboards would be looking fairly bare without it this Christmas. Read our full Halo: ODST review to see if it can really live up to heady expectations.
The Beatles: Rock Band, the latest from the rival series to Guitar Hero, couldn’t really be a much bigger game. They’re the biggest band in the world, but not known for their embrace of technology: no songs on iTunes, stereo/mono only mixes for the remastered albums (no 5.1 surround, no Blu-ray). But now they’re the big music game rival to Guitar Hero 5 for Christmas. So can it win out? Read our full The Beatles: Rock Band review to find out.
Batman: Arkham Asylum is one of the best comicbook or film-to-game adaptations ever. And even if you’re not a particular fan of Bruce Wayne or The Joker, there’s much to enjoy in the pacey blend of punchy action, puzzle-solving and stealth. Read our full Batman: Arkham Asylum review to find out just what we think.
The Microsoft Xbox 360 has outsold all of its rivals in the UK this year, according to the latest figures released by Gfk Chart-Track.
The Sony PSP was planned to be released without a UMD disc drive from “the very beginning” according to Naoya Matsui, head of Sony Computer Entertainment’s Product Planning.
The Apple iPhone is to receive a slew of id Software-related games soon, including Quake, Doom, Wolfenstein and even Rage titles, id’s John Carmack has confirmed.
Nintendo’s Wii will receive a high-definition upgrade, probably at the end of next year, and as a result, will beat the Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 into second and third place respectively in global console sales by 2015, says respected analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan.
The Sony PS3 could get a second motion-sensing system, beyond the “