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• Bayonetta 2 adds multiplayer, shorter hair

• drumbaby 12/06/2013

  Also comes with 'lack of desirable console' option... Reply +2

• Wii U Wii U Wii U: Is it time to call an ambulance for Nintendo's console?

• drumbaby 26/05/2013

  Was at MCM Expo yesterday with my son. We played a platformer on the U where a couple of Tim Burtonesque styled kids were shinning up ropes and walled castles etc. The extra screen was being employed as a selection tool for 3 other characters who were going through their 'we're waiting' animations in the down time. It just seemed such a regression in game play, and the nod to the extra controller was lazy at best. Kind of what I expected from the Wii U tbh.
  
  And one of the Nintendo guys on hand told me enthusiastically about its HD graphics capability over the old Wii. He was so surreally earnest that I had to remind myself that I'd been experiencing that on PS3 since March 2007. Reply -3

• Microsoft reveals Xbox One, due worldwide this year

• drumbaby 21/05/2013

  Would I be alone in thinking that Xbox One is a really shitty name? Reply +2

• Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate: Dat G-Rank - Getting the Horn

• drumbaby 17/05/2013

  17 comments...I can see why Capcom have put this on Nintendo systems only. What a system seller. Reply -1

• See what Monster Hunter looks like on CryEngine 3

• drumbaby 10/05/2013

  PlayStation and PC gamer here, and a huge Monster Hunter fan. Played MH on PS2 and all the PSP versions, for hundreds of hours each...loved them. But the sad truth is I'll probably never get to play a new Monster Hunter game ever again, as I refuse to buy new hardware to play games that will run just fine on the stuff I already have, with Capcom's business decisions not making any sense these days, so it seems. Reply 0

• Soul Sacrifice review

• drumbaby 30/04/2013

  Well don't hold your breath for the actual Mhunter to make an appearance. Guess this is it for now then...Doesn't look bad. Reply 0

• How Lost Planet 3 has weathered the storm

• drumbaby 25/04/2013

  Capcom should make every game they produce from now on exclusive to Nintendo consoles, y'know, in order to make the most money, and sell the most units. Reply +1

• Gran Turismo 6 for PlayStation 3 spotted in retailer listing

• drumbaby 17/04/2013

  I wonder if the emphasis is on making a full blown version for PS4 but then also providing a stripped down version for PS3? It would be a good move imho. Publishing and distribution costs aside, the development costs wouldn't be as horrendous, and there may very well be a 'poster child' game, by way of straight comparison, for the improvements to be found on PS4. Those who were never going to make the leap to next gen' would be kept happy too. Reply +4

• Next Xbox games run from hard drive, discs not supported post-install - report

• drumbaby 25/03/2013

  Apparently it's used game discs that causes the 360 to RROD, so this can only be a good thing! Reply 0

• HMV bundles Wii U Premium and Zombi U for just £199

• drumbaby 23/03/2013

  This is still about £150 more expensive than just releasing Monster Hunter on PS3. Sort it out Capcom! Never going to buy a Wii or Wii U for your games, sorry. Reply -7

• Aliens: Colonial Marines has been patched on Xbox 360, PS3

• drumbaby 21/03/2013

  "So I made a game and it was... wrong. It was a bad game, Ripley, it was a bad game..." Reply +2

• drumbaby 20/03/2013

  Played half an hour of 'Bug Hunt' last night. Quite good fun, and I mean that oddly enough. The maps are cool (still red door/ green door driven, but hey) but the Blops 2 Zombie Mode has clearly influenced the flow of the action, with purchasing of unlocks/ objectives etc....and it works just as well with Aliens as the enemy. Talking of which, Aliens now actually leap about the map, stick to walls, use other surfaces, and do loads more damage in melee. Certainly now as dangerous as the Aliens in the AvsP 2010 Survivor mode. The graphics (apart from the OTT film grain) are now alot better too. I can see myself returning to A:CM again, but only for this mode. Alas too little too late though, after the deserved critical mauling the vanilla game got. Reply 0

• drumbaby 19/03/2013

  @jabberwocky Sorry jabberwocky, but online is where this game lets itself down the most. The single player is bad, but at least it's mildly focused. Online is a thematic mess, and you know that the only reason the Aliens play in 3rd person and can't climb walls properly a la AvsP is because noone was clever enough/ had enough time to make it happen. At least all 3 character builds are okay in AvsP 2010. Noone in their right minds would want to play as an Alien in the mess that is A:CM. That's why they force it on you, one game in two. Reply 0

• drumbaby 08/03/2013

  None of those flaws are what make this game so disappointing.
  
  A few weeks ago, as a comparison, I played the level in AvsP 2010 where you have to hold off Aliens/ Praetorians with the help of a sentry gun on a bridge, in front of the Predator temple.
  
  It was fecking terrifying!
  
  Unless the patches can bring a similar level of terror/ fear/ suspense to A:CM's single player mode, then it is utterly useless, imho. Its multiplayer, with its horrible clunky 3rd person Alien mode, and forced alternating teams (I don't want to play as an Alien, EVER...thanks for asking) is beyond redemption. Reply +2

• Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate review

• drumbaby 19/03/2013

  If the Wii U continues with its piss poor sales I'm hoping Capcom eventually stop with the crazy stubborness and bring it to PS3/ Xbox. Reply -4

• The Last of Us demo that comes with God of War: Ascension won't be available until two weeks before launch

• drumbaby 09/03/2013

  That's why they should work, as they're clearly an incentive. As long as they're clear that the demo is time locked (plainly, on the cover of the game) then I guess it's not as weird and as cynical as this seems. I mean, what next, trailers on a bluray that you can't watch until the movie companies allow....and no one even makes a big thing about trailers. This is an incentive or the demo would be unannounced and simply there for people to chance upon in the main game's menu. Reply 0

• drumbaby 09/03/2013

  "Includes exclusive demo of The Last of Us (that you can't play for ages!)"
  
  doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Bit of a weird one tbh, as usually if you're given something extra as an incentive you can enjoy it as soon as you get it. Reply +2

• PlayStation Vita sales surge in Japan after price-cut

• drumbaby 07/03/2013

  Monster Hunter will make Vita sales even better. Reply -2

• Tomb Raider: Underworld retrospective

• drumbaby 04/03/2013

  Terrible glitchy mess on PlayStation. Awful game. Reply +2

• Capcom hopes Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will spark a "breakthrough" in the west

• drumbaby 03/03/2013

  So they want it to crack the west and yet theyre banking on the unknown quantity that is Wii U + 3ds in order to do this? How about the tried and tested Xbox Live route, or PSN on the game's home brand of console? If this iteration of Monster Hunter fails to catch on in the West then Capcom only have their own idiocy to blame. Reply +1

• Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate region locking to be lifted in April patch

• drumbaby 01/03/2013

  @Showmeyomoves will be getting a ps4/ Xbox 720...cheers mate. Reply -1

• drumbaby 28/02/2013

  Just stop fucking around and put it on the other consoles. Reply 0

• Microsoft prepping an EA partnership announcement for its next Xbox event - report

• drumbaby 27/02/2013

  Xbox, exclusive home of the microtransaction? Reply +8

• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker retrospective

• drumbaby 24/02/2013

  Monster Hunter Freedom Unite was the pinnacle of PSP gaming IMHO. Until the Vita gets its own bespoke version I won't be getting one. Guaranteed hours of quality 'big console' gaming. Reply +2

• Saturday Soapbox: Defining PlayStation 4's games

• drumbaby 23/02/2013

  That's alot of waffle to say that the defining games on play station come later on. Reply +11