Sniper Elite V2, the sequel of the critically and publicly acclaimed Sniper Elite, the third person tactical WWII shooter, has been announced today. Sniper Elite V2, a game to be released on the current generation of consoles, will bring a modern approach to the original concept.

Released in 2005, Sniper Elite saw gamers playing an American OSS secret agent disguised as a German sniper in Berlin during the final days of World War II. It earned considerable public and critical applause with its blend of stealth action – which emphasized patience and cunning over reflexes alone – culminating in being awarded ‘Best PC/Console Game’ at the TIGA awards 2005. … More

On the 1st of April, Enterbrain, publisher of Famitsu, has released its market report for fiscal 2010, composed of data for Japanese hardware sales, software sales and also the overall market. According to this report, Sony’s consoles came out on top in the last year, with the PS3 selling more than the Wii and PSP beating the DS. However the software sales for 2010 were again dominated by Nintendo.

The hardware sales in Japan for the last year are as follows: … More

There has always been a sort of gamer/developer pride regarding game genres, pride which made people blindly dive into arguments trying to decide for example whether an FPS can be considered a better or a more valuable game than an RPG. Pointless discussions really because there is no way to compare the two without doing a great injustice to one of them – it’s like comparing apples with oranges while stating from the start that the color orange is a must have for every decent fruit.

This kind of arguments have been going on for years, decades even, but not without beneficial results. That’s because when trying to decide which one is better and why, people … More

I wanted to tackle this subject in writing for quite a while, but I just couldn’t find the spark to trigger it. That was until Friday evening when I stumbled upon a press release about a Yoga game being launched for Wii at the end of the month. No surprise here, I’m used to seeing all sort of BS being released for Wii and called video games. But the text emphasized on how you can relax your body, calm your mind and achieve physical and inner balance right in your living room. For me that last part triggered an episode of nervous laughter, muscles spasms and the urge to smash something. First, because I was already in my living room, calm, relaxed and balanced until that piece of news came and ruined it for me. Second, because I consider that all forms of physical exercises should have nothing to do with electronics such a TVs and plastic white boxes that dare to call themselves gaming consoles … More