Just under two weeks ago, Microsoft dropped the bomb everyone saw coming a mile off, announcing a new Kinectless SKU for the Xbox One, priced at $399/£380. Huzzah and hurrah, more choice for consumers. Microsoft gave some spiel about it being about choice and not about them getting their butts…

E3 is fast approaching and Microsoft have been making big promises that their conference will be all about the games. Whilst most of their big studios are pretty much accounted for, a lot of their smaller studios haven't shown their hands yet. One of these smaller teams, Big Park Studios,…

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection wasn't the first time Nintendo had tried online play, but it was the service that took them from the starting line and into the online community. To the annoyance of many Wii and DS owners, the servers were shut down as of last Tuesday. Many of us…

Having played League of Legends for 6 months now, having tried to get into other MOBAs like Heroes of Newerth, the original DOTA in Warcraft 3 and Valve’s DOTA 2, I’d thought I’d give you my thoughts of the game from the perspective of someone who has never been too…

Welcome to the latest in this “what if” series, in which we delve into our theory-crafting toolkit to see what it would be like if our favourite characters ended up in Riot Games’ League of Legends. Today’s candidate is the biggest star in Capcom’s Street Fighter Series, Ryu. As always,…

inXile don't seem to be taking Wasteland 2 opening minutes too seriously. Every other line sounds ripped from a low-budget 80's action romp, delivered with just enough substance to keep it from derailing itself into full blown parody. First revealed at MCM London, the intro movie was later posted on Wasteland 2's…

Ubisoft have announced that their critically acclaimed title, Child of Light, is heading to yet another platform. As of July 2nd, the fantasy RPG will be available on PS Vita for £11.99. The game will be available both digitally and in a retail boxed edition. The retail version will be…

With only a few more days left until you can hack your way around the streets of Chicago Ubisoft have released the Watch_Dogs launch trailer below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leq_I7_Tk98# Watch_Dogs is available worldwide on May 27. Hacking is your weapon. Be sure to come back and read what we thought about the…

Pac-Man is back again and this time he is having a ghostly adventure. Unbelievably it is his second time of doing so. Bandai Namco announced today that Pac-Man and The Ghostly Adventures 2 will be available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, WiiU and 3DS in October 2014 for the UK. Pac-Man…

MCM London Expo is a weekend for gamers, anime lovers and general fans of all things in between. From the 23rd May to May 25th you can head over to Bandai Namco Games booth 411 and check out their latest titles. Along with the many different games to play there…

It's that time again. Gone are the zombie deals of the week past, replaced with a new bundle of cheap Xbox 360 games for you to sink your teeth into. This week we have a mixed bag of deals to suit everyone's tastes. We have some Tekken and Soul Calibur…

Our last excursion with The Walking Dead Season Two saw a significant shift of focus from the undead lurkers to the antics of our survivors. In Harm's Way continues in the same vein, while showing us that humans can be just as much, if not more, of a threat to…

It's been the general consensus that Sony have been selling their latest console, the PS4, as a loss leader with accesories, games and PS plus subscriptions making them the real money. However in a recent statement on AV Watch, Kaz said this: PS4はすでにハードウェア単体で利益を計上しており、従来のプラットフォームビジネスとは異なる事業体制となっている」 Yes yes I know, har de har…

2K and Turtle Rock Studios, the developers behind Left 4 Dead, have announced the release date of their upcoming co-op shooter, Evolve, which will see a global release on the 21st October 2014. Evolve is coming to PC, Xbox One and PS4. Pre-ordering Evolve will net you the Monster Expansion…

Three brand new addition to the roster of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle have come into the recent update of the PlayStation store. These fabulous fighters are available to purchase alongside the free campaign update that introduces them. The brand new fighters are as followed: Cool Ice: Also known…

The Japan Expo has always prided itself on bringing together some of the most celebrated developers of video games it can find. They have definitely fulfilled the quota this year with the annoucement that the brand manager for the Tales series Hideo Baba, affectionately known as Baba-san, will be at the…

With the (long overdue) decoupling of the Xbox One and the Kinect, with the Kinect not helping sales due to it possibly being HAL 9000, let’s look at 5 other accessories which were also doomed to fail when launched. 5 – Gamecube Chainsaw Controller This controller came out at the…

Where Sony's and Microsoft's E3 line ups look interesting, what about Nintendo? The company that gamers have fallen in love with through the years are going through a rough patch after being out of pocket over three hundred million dollars. Many fans of the company believe that if they do…

Are you a fan of Magic the Gathering, or are thinking about diving into it? Well, here at VGU we have the lowdown on an event that welcomes every kind of Magic player. What event you say? Why the Manchester Grand Prix of course. First of all, let’s talk about…

As a continuation from what to expect from Sony's conference at E3, today we delve into what Microsoft will bring to us gamers at this years event. Many speculations are arriving about Beyond Good & Evil 2 and a new Rare IP being shown off as well as a possible…

In a recent interview with Eurogamer, company co-founder Marcin Iwinski stated that CD Projekt Red will not take sides when it comes to the release of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Instead, the same content will be available across all platforms with no…