Machiavel • Comments

• Retrospective: Far Cry 2

• Machiavel 08/01/2012

  Not all of my buddies died, and that made the ending even more of a shocker. No spoilers, suffice to say that you're reminded about the real motives of your buddies when it gets to the crutch of love, money and diamonds. Reply +14

• PixelJunk Shooter 2 release date set

• Machiavel 11/02/2011

  Really surprised there wasn't any DLC for the first one - would have snapped it up. Reply +2

• SOE's John Smedley

• Machiavel 13/11/2009

  So did he leave out 24-35 or 18-35, or are 35 year olds really blessed? Reply 0

• Flight of the Conchords for Rock Band?

• Machiavel 23/09/2009

  Has to be 'Carol Brown' for me.
  
  "Who organised all of my ex-girlfriends into a choir and got them to sing-ing-ing?" Reply 0

• Mirror's Edge

• Machiavel 10/07/2008

  Sewer level? Bloody sewer level?? Reply 0

• Fable 2 looking likely for October

• Machiavel 25/06/2008

  News just in: genius AI dog poops on house, eats villager. Reply 0

• Buzz! Quiz TV

• Machiavel 25/06/2008

  Not my sort of thing, but quizzes composed entirely of contentious answers would be childishly amusing. Reply 0

• Call of Duty: World at War

• Machiavel 23/06/2008

  So the enemies hide in secret compartments, not move until activated, and will run straight at the player.
  
  It's Doom enemy AI in 2008! Reply 0

• Sonic Unleashed - Gameplay

• Machiavel 20/06/2008

  Looks great when you don't have to move the controls. Reply 0

• Street Fighter IV - Guile Vs. Abel

• Machiavel 06/06/2008

  Agreed. This style would have revolutionised the game, rather than the cheesy update we're stuck with. Reply 0

• Exclusive: Saints Row 2 - Would you rather?

• Machiavel 05/06/2008

  Would you rather... go back to a graphics engine that's several years behind a certain 10/10 current game? Reply 0

• Sony ignoring PS3 Wiimote chatter

• Machiavel 02/06/2008

  I'm waiting for the Microsoft Speak-your-Weight-and-cut-Wiicked-Grooves Hover Board-For-Fiieet. Reply 0

• In The Stocks

• Machiavel 02/06/2008

  I rather like their attitude that having one vast money hat is enough, rather than greedily scrabbling around for another money hat to plonk on top of it.
  
  And I suspect the long tail argument cancels out the initial consumer frustration - if you're not a fanboy, desperately seeking the game as soon as it's released, a wii fit later rather than today is merely £70 saved rather than an experience lost. I can't imagine them not picking it up when it eventually winks at them from the shelves. Reply 0

• Exclusive: Haze - Cutscenes

• Machiavel 22/05/2008

  Aha, Bee Movie's out on DVD, no? Reply 0

• Squad ordering dropped for Gears 2

• Machiavel 22/05/2008

  Perhaps the button presses (whatever they were) will be re-assigned to fist-pounding, buddy-hugging and badass-humping. Reply 0

• Haze not in HD, has 4GB install

• Machiavel 19/05/2008

  So are we into post-HD games now? We went there, then stepped back and don't really want to make the effort now. Reply 0

• Fable 2 "content complete" by week's end

• Machiavel 14/05/2008

  the world will behave differently to you decide to bear the burden
  
  Isn't that the Japanese translation of the new James Bond film? Reply 0

• Gears 2 story will be "much better" - Tsunoda

• Machiavel 14/05/2008

  We've got Josh Ortega, who's like a great comic book writer
  
  Oh go on, why not hire a great comic book writer instead? :)
  
  wasn't necessarily as robust as it could have been
  
  Analogy of (gay?) p0rn and storytelling comes to mind... Reply 0

• Gears of War 2

• Machiavel 13/05/2008

  Glad to see the robots from Matrix got some work again. Reply 0

• EVE Online's Player Council: The Big Vote

• Machiavel 13/05/2008

  /awaits EVE m0t0rb1kes Reply 0

• Boom Blox

• Machiavel 12/05/2008

  By some folks arguments, a mini cooper should cost the same as a ferrari, as it's the same driving experience and there's no perception of value. Reply 0

• Machiavel 12/05/2008

  I'll buy it! (When it's £20) Reply 0

• Virtual Console Roundup

• Machiavel 12/05/2008

  terrified insecure reactions the game has inspired
  
  /looks up Reply 0

• Grand Theft Auto IV: PS3 vs. Xbox 360 Special

• Machiavel 08/05/2008

  Let's start the 'Rockstar added dithering filter to 360 to make it look as crap as PS3' rumour mill right now :) Reply 0