Los Havros

Don’t bite the hand that feeds (aka Konami financial results show incredible reliance on PlayStation)- Some choice quotes: “So long as PlayStation can offer these kinds of numbers, Konami may continue being one of Sony’s greatest partners”, “Xbox 360 is home to most of Konami’s multiplatform efforts, and that’s yielded quite an insignificant return”.  Full [...]

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I suppose that this post has as much to do about money as it does about there being loads of games out there, but not having enough time to play them!  Anyhow, I might as well recount from the beginning.  I got my PS3 for Christmas 2007 and played on Assassin’s Creed.  A lot.  My [...]

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The Metal Gear Retrospective- A series of videos by Gametrailers detailing and explaining the history of the Metal Gear series. An essential primer for anyone new to the series and thinking of getting MGS4. I’d add that it’s compelling viewing for any gamer.

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MGS4 features 90-minute cutscenes, 4.6GB installation- Erm, that’s loooooooong.  Obviously I’m still going to get MGS4; it’s an essential game to add to any true gamer’s collection.  However I want to be playing a game, not just watching an ‘interactive experience’.  You could argue however, that MGS4 offers an experience that far surpasses most games [...]

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Back when the PS3 launched, I practically screamed at Sony’s stupidity. Why price the damn thing out of the reach of most consumers? It meant that people like me, Joe Consumer, could not get a piece of the next-gen gaming action… at least not on the PS3 anyway. One year later, look [...]

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