Gaming

Battlefield 3 smack talk guide

Battlefield 3 smack talk guide

Remember the days when you used to love first-person shooting games? You know, back when you could still move an inch without some 13-year-old gimp sticking you in the back, dancing on your head and spitting abuse through his headset? Sadly, there’s no hiding from the fact that shooters are designed to be played online, against real people, 13-year-old gimps though they may be. [Read more...]

Gaming

Game of the week – Rage

Click to playGame of the week – Rage

If you like your shooters – and, yes, we do like our shooters here at Esquire (as we might have mentioned before once or twice) – you may have heard of iD Software. These are the guys who brought grateful gamers the masterpieces Doom and Quake. Well, they are back with what looks to be one of the best first-person shooters we’ve seen in some time. [Read more...]

Gaming

Addicted to LA Noire? This is for you

Click to playAddicted to LA Noire? This is for you

The kind folks at Rockstar know a thing or two about squeezing the very last drops out of a game – just look at the amazing Red Dead Redemption download content that hit consoles after the initial release. Well, if you’ve already righted all the wrongs you can and brought justice to Forties Los Angeles, you’ll be delighted to hear that the latest DLC (Downloadable Content), Reefer Madness, is now available. [Read more...]

Culture, Gaming

Beyonce and Jay-Z’s comic caper

Beyonce and Jay-Z’s comic caper

Firstly, we should say that the events represented in this comic strip are entirely made up (though that’s not to say Beyonce and Jay-Z definitely don’t refer to each other as “schnookums” and “cuddle bunny”). Still, you can have a lot of fun fabricating the lives of celebrities, as the creators of a new series of comic strips, specially commissioned by PlayStation 3 for the launch of fantasy superhero game InFAMOUS 2, have shown. [Read more...]

Gaming, Top Fives

Top five games heading your way

Click to playTop five games heading your way

With gaming news coming thick and fast right now, it can only mean that E3, the world’s biggest gaming conference in LA, is well underway. Amongst the reports and rumours come those oh-so-anticipated teaser trailers. While they rarely show any actual game footage, they certainly whet the appetite over what’s coming our way. And judging by the following collection, it looks like the next year is going to be a good one. [Read more...]

Gaming

Game of the week – Dirt 3

Click to playGame of the week – Dirt 3

Calling all drifters. The third in the superb rally car Dirt series is finally with us – expect astounding realism (with damage affecting performance), more cars (over 50), more events, more routes and, as the trailer above confirms, you get to dance with the legendary Group B cars. This fêted category saw some of the quickest rally cars ever driven, but, due to their sheer speed and a number of serious accidents, the FISA banned Group B rally in 1986. Now, 25 years later, gamers get to experience these formidable machines. Belt up. It’s time for some serious blood, sweat and gears. Dirt 3 is out now on PC, Xbox and PS3, www.codemasters.co.uk

Gaming

The review – LA Noire

Click to playThe review – LA Noire

We’ve already had one Game of the Week this week so can’t give it out twice, but LA Noire (out tomorrow) is deserving of much bigger accolades. [Read more...]

Gaming

Game of the week – Brink

Click to playGame of the week – Brink

Nothing beats a good shooter which is why we’re pleased to announce that Brink is finally in stores. Now, a word of warning: this one isn’t for loners. What makes Brink epic is its supreme online campaign, which is clearly the focus of the title. Sure, there’s a single-player mode, but this is not what Brink was created for. It’s all about multiplayer mayhem. Out today