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Xbox One: Love the Tech, But Where’s the Games?
Posted 3 days ago | No CommentsToday saw the official reveal of the Xbox One videogame console, Microsoft Studios’ entry into the next-generation race. This time around each of the three platform holders has made a bold claim for the next-generation, with Nintendo’s Wii U arguing for innovation over repetition, the... -
PlayStation 4 Sets a High Next-Gen Bar
Posted on 21 February, 2013 | No CommentsLast night Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) officially unveiled the PlayStation 4 console, their next-generation videogames platform set for release this winter. The event that played host to the first public showcase of the PlayStation 4 touched on many aspects of the future of PlayStation gaming,... -
Provocative Soul Calibur V Ad ‘Banned’ in the UK?
Posted on 7 January, 2012 | No CommentsNamco Bandai Games Europe S.A.S. has revealed the English language version of the print advertisement for the forthcoming Soul Calibur V that grabbed many headlines earlier this week. Reportedly ‘banned’ in the UK, the advert depicts one of the series’ most established stars revealing much... -
OnLive: New Tech for the Old Crowd
Posted on 28 September, 2011 | No CommentsSince its initial launch last week Electronic Theatre has spent a considerable amount of time with OnLive, proposing arguments for and against the opportunities it presents. The debate between the tangibility of physical media and the immediacy of digital distribution may yet continue for many... -
Getting to Grips with OnLive
Posted on 26 September, 2011 | No CommentsThe world’s first digital streaming only videogames system finally made it’s way to the UK last week, making a grand impression with it’s debut at the popular Eurogamer Expo. While others have attempted similar services in the past, OnLive has made a name for itself... -
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – The Business of Being in Business
Posted on 1 June, 2011 | No CommentsBiggest videogame of the year? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has only just been officially revealed, yet it seems a fairly safe bet at present. Not only is it the latest release in one of the most successful videogame franchises ever conceived, but... -
Good at Call of Duty: Black Ops? Win… This.
Posted on 10 May, 2011 | No CommentsElectronic Theatre was recently contacted by Calibur11, creators of innovative accessories for the tasteful gamer, as they announced their collaboration with Turtle Entertainment’s wildly successful videogame community Consoles Sports League (CSL). Turtle Entertainment and Calibur11 give gamers in France, Germany and other European countries the... -
Happy Birthday PlayStation 3: Four Years of Firmware Updates, Motion Control and Playing Catch-Up
Posted on 23 March, 2011 | No CommentsFour years ago today the PlayStation 3 launched throughout Europe, the last of the current-generation home consoles to hit the market. As the PlayStation 3 reaches it’s fourth birthday in Europe, it’s time to look back at what has made it great, what has... -
Videogame Adventuring: Too Long to be Competitive?
Posted on 16 March, 2011 | No CommentsFor many gamers, there is nothing better than returning home prepared to embark on a new quest in a strange land full of mystery and intrigue. However, while gamers are certainly accustomed to slow starts, lengthy journeys and the necessity to grind through levels,... -
Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike: Bring Your Flamethrowers and Air Guitars
Posted on 8 March, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Call of Duty is currently the biggest franchise in the videogames industry is undeniable. Breaking records with every successive launch, be it retail packaged products or downloadable content (DLC) adding to the annual release, after decades of trying Activision have finally found an... -
Duty Calls: Better than Call of Duty?
Posted on 2 February, 2011 | 2 CommentsElectronic Arts, Epic Games and People Can Fly ramped-up their marketing campaign for the forthcoming Bulletstorm today, with the launch of a brand new website and offer of a free game, Duty Calls. Duty Calls is of course ripping on the phenomenally popular Call... -
Dead Space: The Essential Transmedia Experience
Posted on 26 January, 2011 | 1 CommentThe original Dead Space, launched back in 2008, endeavoured to push boundaries not only for the Survival Horror videogame genre, but in the cross-pollination of entertainment media. Not satisfied with simply offering consumers a deep and involving videogame experience, the release of Dead Space... -
GoW is Better than GoW
Posted on 18 January, 2011 | No CommentsTwo of videogaming’s biggest powerhouses, the Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War and PlayStation exclusive God of War, continue to redefine their respective genres with every successive release. But as the years progress and their innovations become more fractured, ‘borrowed’ or reworked by numerous... -
Happy Birthday Wii: Four Years of Motion Control Gaming
Posted on 8 December, 2010 | No CommentsFour years ago today Nintendo’s Wii launched in the European market, ready to change the videogames landscape forever. It may not have been as technologically advances as it’s peers, nor at the time was it expected to eclipse the industry leading PlayStation brand, but... -
Happy Birthday Xbox 360: Five Years Old and Beginning a New Game
Posted on 2 December, 2010 | No CommentsFive years ago today Microsoft launched their second videogame console, the first of the current-generation systems, to a very eager audience throughout Europe. National shortages in the UK due to a near-global launch within the space of a month meant many had to go... -
Bored on a Saturday Afternoon? Play Kinect Naked
Posted on 13 November, 2010 | No CommentsYes, the rather unambiguous headline of this piece leaves little to the imagination, but so too does the latest videogame project from Nuts magazine. In addition to the promotional activity for the forthcoming launch of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood that Electronic Theatre reported on earlier... -
Xbox 360 Kinect’s Space Demands Have Been Over-Exaggerated
Posted on 12 November, 2010 | No CommentsThroughout the months since this year’s big reveal of Microsoft’s full-body motion-control device for the Xbox 360, Kinect, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) back in June, much has been made of the space requirements demanded for use. After an extensive period of testing... -
Halo: Reach – Missing a Trick?
Posted on 21 September, 2010 | No CommentsAs a videogame publisher, Microsoft has seen fairly keen thus far on experimenting with the unique advantages widespread access to high-speed internet connections allow. Beta tests, demos tied to the final game and even in-pack redemption codes for free downloadable content (DLC) aiding to... -
PlayStation Move: Technology with a Future
Posted on 14 September, 2010 | No CommentsThe long-awaited PlayStation 3 motion-controller, PlayStation Move, is set to arrive in the UK this Friday. With a line-up of software echoing that available at the launch of Nintendo’s phenomenally successful Wii system, and an outward appearance for the device that could also be... -
Nintendo 3DS: The Future of Handheld Gaming Here to See, Once Your Eyes Adjust
Posted on 2 August, 2010 | No CommentsAt a recent industry event in London, Nintendo unveiled the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS console to UK journalists, retailers and a number of third-party publishers, offering video footage, technical demonstrations and brief, hands-on gameplay sessions. Electronic Theatre was of course in attendance, and the more... -
Kinect: Priced for the Competition, Not the Consumer
Posted on 21 July, 2010 | No CommentsWith all three of the hardware manufacturers having laid their fourth quarter cards on the table, following Microsoft’s announcement of the Kinect pricing strategy yesterday, we can now get a clear perspective of not only where each format stands in the marketplace, but where... -
It’s a Mario Kart Party
Posted on 2 June, 2010 | 1 CommentToday is my birthday, and while that may not exactly be headline news or the most noteworthy topic of debate the videogames industry is likely to present today, there is something particularly interesting that has come about that I thought I’d share with you.... -
Is Multi-Format Development Restricting the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360?
Posted on 20 April, 2010 | 2 CommentsMicrosoft’s Xbox 360 is an incredibly powerful gaming system. While it’s widely accepted that, on paper, the PlayStation 3 features much greater technical specifications, there has been little produced for the system thus far that stretches beyond the capabilities of the Xbox 360. For... -
The Inevitability of Gears of War 4
Posted on 16 April, 2010 | No CommentsThis weeks stuttered unveiling of Gears of War 3 has generated much publicity, and set many online videogame forums alight as the fans attempt to draw as much information from the few minutes of footage and trivial details released thus far. However, as is... -
Why No Love for the PS3, 2K Games?
Posted on 6 April, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe Xbox 360 and PC releases of the Borderlands: Double Game Add-On Pack were confirmed last month, and this weekend 2K Games went a stage further with a mail-out setting the scene for the retail product, and the chance to win a redemption code... -
Nintendo 3DS: The Best Artist Impressions from Around the Web
Posted on 29 March, 2010 | No CommentsFollowing the announcement of Nintendo new Nintendo 3DS (tentative title) console last week, set to be revealed at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles this June, a number of artist impression have appeared throughout the internet. A number of the images... -
Happy Birthday PlayStation 3 – Three Years of Exclusives, Blu-ray and Court Orders
Posted on 23 March, 2010 | No CommentsAs amazing as it may seem given Sony Computer Entertainment’s track record with the PlayStation franchise, the PlayStation 3 has undoubtedly been the outside bet for the current-generation since it’s launch back in March 2007. Arriving late in Europe, with successful Japanese and North... -
Microsoft’s Games on Demand Gets Aggressive
Posted on 3 March, 2010 | No CommentsMicrosoft’s Games on Demand service launch in August last year on Xbox 360, and was followed a few months later by a similar offering on their PC client Games for Windows – LIVE. Prior to launch, there was much scepticism surrounding the possible pricing... -
Revisiting Mass Effect in Anticipation of Mass Effect 2
Posted on 26 January, 2010 | No CommentsWith the second part of BioWare’s phenomenally popular Science-Fiction trilogy arriving in North America, Europe and Australia at various points throughout this week, I thought it was high time I took a look back at the original title, refreshing the game in my mind... -
Games on Demand Launches on Games for Windows – With Price Range More Appealing than Xbox 360
Posted on 15 December, 2009 | No CommentsMicrosoft has today launched their previously announced Games on Demand service through the Games for Windows – LIVE client, bringing with it a number of new and old favourites, as well as an interpretation of the Xbox LIVE Arcade channel. In a move designed...
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