March, 2012

• 20 March

  Armored Core V review

  

  Playing Armored Core V, the latest in From Software’s cultish series of rock ‘em, sock ‘em giant AC (mecha) simulators, was something of an emotional journey. After the dust cleared, our therapist (a former Nintendo gameplay counselor, now in private practice) helped us identify four distinct phases: confusion, excitement, disillusionment, …

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• 19 March

  Into The Abyss: A Tale Of Death, A Tale Of Life review

  

  Don’t be fooled by the lack of suicidal penguins and bear-loving oddballs in Werner Herzog’s documentary about Death Row. His tenacious curiosity, eye for absurd-yet-telling details and passionate humanism are upfront here, braiding a study of capital punishment in Texas with an incisive, compassionate portrait of life in death’s shadow. …

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• 19 March

  Mass Effect 3 ending still open, BioWare “has ruled nothing out”

  

  Mounting fury (opens in new tab) over Mass Effect 3’s ending (or lack thereof, according to some), has motivated BioWare to re-evaluate the way it left its space-faring trilogy. Today, the studio issued a statement to fans insisting Commander Shepard’s final moments are not set in stone, and that it …

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• 16 March

  The Minority Council by Kate Griffin REVIEW

  

  BOOK REVIEW Swift and sure London’s a city that knows its place in the history books; taking over 2,000 years of civilisation in its stride, it’s hardly surprising it’s become a favourite setting for urban fantasies: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere , Simon Green’s Nightside books, and now Kate Griffin’s Matthew Swift …

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• 15 March

  Wasteland 2 Kickstarter eclipses $1M in opening days

  

  In February, Interplay founder Brian Fargo announced he’d be following in Double Fine’s footsteps and setting up a Kickstarter campaign to fund a sequel to his 1988 end-of-days RPG Wasteland. Now, less than one month later, Fargo’s crowdfunding experiment is proving to be a massive success, generating over $1 million …

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• 14 March

  Alan Moore Talks Before Watchmen, Internet Explodes

  

  It was only a matter of time before Alan Moore let the world know exactly what he though about DC’s Before Watchmen prequels , and in an interview with comics writer Kurt Amacker for publisher Seraphemera Books , he’s done just that. Letting rip in a lengthy interview that makes …

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• 14 March

  BioShock Infinites Handyman takes spotlight in trailer

  

  Irrational Games has unveiled the next “Heavy Hitter” scheduled to make life a little harder for Booker and Elizabeth in BioShock Infinite. Remember how last week we said the Motorized Patriot was Columbia’s Big Daddy? Looks like we spoke too soon… The Handyman enemy type gets its moniker from its …

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• 13 March

  Vessel review

  

  Whenever a game has gears, cranks or monocles, the term “steampunk” gets tossed around liberally, but how many games actually use steam as a key gameplay component? In Vessel, steam is kind of a big deal, and so is the water and molten metal you’ll mix to create it. Playing …

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• 13 March

  Get Modern Warfare 3s Content Collection 1 in a week, see the trailer now

  

  Infinity Ward’s dated the Xbox 360 version of the first Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection with this new trailer. Come March 20 – which, gosh, is just over a week away – MW3 fans who’ve held off on subscribing to Activision’s Call of Duty Elite service will be able to …

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• 13 March

  The Hunger Games Interviews 1: Josh Hutcherson

  

  “I think it’s as good, if not better, than the book” The Hunger Games is the equally-awaited movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s book of the same name. Directed by Gary ( Pleasantville ) Ross, it’s out in the UK on 23 March. Every year in the ruins of what was …

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