Since its first preview trailers back in early 2007 Little Big Planet (LBP) has been set to provide gamers with the ultimate means to “Play. Create. Share.”.
The game starts with a unique and quirky opening credits, shortly after which you are greeted by the familiar voice of Stephen Fry who will guide you through the [...]

I know my columns usually consist of me complaining about something modern games lack which old, dusty games delivered in spades, so today I will be discussing something which more recent games have actually tried to embrace – co-operative gameplay.
As I write this, literally tens of people may be playing Left 4 Dead – the [...]

It’s a well known fact that sound is the single most under-valued aspect of gaming (despite the modern electronics price dive-bomb meaning there’s little reason not to own at least a cheap 5.1 system) and I can’t be the only person who finds it rather annoying that an aspect can be well known as under-valued, [...]

Christmas is always the one time in a year that my wallet becomes decidedly thinner, but this year just the build-up to the final quarter is looking superb.
We’ve got Fallout 3 and Far Cry 2, Bioshock is now out on PS3, there’s a new Call of Duty on the horizon and the games companies are [...]

Ask a gamer where the first-person shooter (FPS) genre began, and the chances are you’ll get a multitude of answers.
The more recently made fans of the genre may think of classic games like GoldenEye or perhaps Quake, but would be far off the mark. Older gamers might suggest Doom or even Wolfenstein 3D but, while [...]

When you’re six, seeing your favourite cuddly toy get mangled in the washing machine is one of the most emotionally distressing events imaginable.
Suddenly, something that gave you so much joy is reduced to a heap of matted thread and fluff that bears no resemblance to the original Mr. Snuggles and is about as much fun [...]