Welcome to a new feature here at Geek Insider! Every week, I shall round up the most interesting gaming news and rumors that the Internet has to offer. From new videos, pictures, and information regarding the latest games to news regarding our beloved industry, it shall all be here. Well, maybe not all, but certainly the bits I…
Injustice: Gods Among Us is a game that will delight many. It will also infuriate some. On one hand, it is a slick and accessible fighting game in which you get to play as a variety of heroes and villains from the DC Universe. On the other hand, hard-core Mortal Combat fans will no doubt…
“Booker, are you afraid of God?” “No, but I’m afraid of you.” And so begins one of the greatest games I have ever played. Revolutionary. Game-changing. Magnificent. Extraordinary. I run out of superlatives trying to sum up exactly what Bioshock Infinite has managed to achieve. More than anything, I think, Bioshock Infinite is an important game…
I’ve always been a Gears of War fan. Lots of alien blasting, curb-stomping, chainsawing, blood and guts, explosions etc. etc. If I’m in a certain type of mood, I can sit blasting grubs for hours at a time. It’s brilliant. It even throws an exciting and emotive story along side it all. What’s not to…
I had my reservations when I picked up this game. If you remember the original Sniper: Ghost Warrior, you’ll remember a laughably bad game; full of glitches, invisible walls, poor A.I., and terrible level design. Considering all this, it came as bit of a surprise when the game’s developers, City Interactive, announced that they would…
This is a monumental moment. For the first time in the history of ever, we at Geek Insider are offering you our definitive list of the top 10 sci-fi films of all time. Although, for reasons of national security, I cannot detail exactly how this list was created; needless to say it involved a physic…
The original Assassin’s Creed, released way back in 2007, was a brilliant game in many ways. The ability to run, jump and climb your way around the sprawling medieval cities was a design element that I had never seen in a game before. The story was interesting too, and jumped between The Holy Land during…
Google announced yesterday their new laptop: Chromebook Pixel in an ambitious attempt at the high-end market and will feature a high resolution touch screen. Talking on Thursday, the head of Chrome, Sundar Pichai had this to say: “This is about power users. Some of them buy Mac, some buy Windows 8. We wanted to make…
So, where is it? The lights go out. Orchestral music plays. The Playsation’s iconic symbols fly up on screen. The music crescendos, lights flash, and glimpses of games – past and present leap before our eyes. And here comes the PS4 in all its glory, held aloft triumphantly, like Simba on Pride Rock …. except…
Bungie finally unveils After months of speculation Bungie has finally broken the silence on their new IP, Destiny. And it looks immense. Essentially, despite what they say, it looks like Bungie are creating a massively-multiplayer-first-person-shooter with some RPG elements thrown into the mix for good measure. Humanity on the brink of extinction, time traveling robots,…
And the winner is . . . Well, no. We don’t actually have a winner yet, but we do have nominations. Loads and loads of nominations. The Bafta Awards, for those that don’t know, are the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which has held awards for games since 1998. The Bafta’s are a…
Keep Running The original Temple Run has been downloaded 170 million times. 170 million. That’s ridiculous. The small indie developer, Imangi Studios, who created the monster, could have never have predicted the game’s success. The game is based on a simple concept. Essentially, you run for as long as possible without running into a tree,…
Rumors Flying From hardware specs to the names of the consoles, rumours surrounding Sony and Microsoft’s next gen gaming machines have been flying thick and fast in recent weeks. When will they be released? By most accounts, we should expect the machines this year, and, if we have learned anything from history, we can…
The Barnes and Noble Noo … Wait, what? Nook? Yes, the bizarrely named Nook HD has hit the shelves this week, starting at $199 (£159) for the 7″ version and $269 (£189) for Nook HD+ which has a 9″ display. Stunning Screen Resolution Similarly to the Kindle Fire HD, which I reviewed earlier, the first thing…
DMC Original Still Makes Me Smile I have to admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of hack’n’slash games. Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden, God of War, Dynasty Warriors: none of these titles have ever particularly piqued my interest. However, something about Devil May Cry has always captured me. The original DMC, released way back in 2001,…