This generation’s top selling home console has had a somehwat mixed year. The successor to the Wii, the Wii U was kind of revealed at this year’s E3, leading to the inevitable winding down of the Wii. So, who takes home the Best Wii Game of 2011 award?
The PS3 certainly had a strong software lineup this year. Releases from major first party studios and third party alike, the supposed ‘year of the PS3’ turned out to be a good one, minus the PSN outage. With so many exclusive titles to choose from, it was quite hard to pick a best exclusive PS3 game for 2011.
SEGA have announced the second episode for Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Episode II is due out on a variety of platforms in 2012.
There were plentiful embarrassing moments in gaming this year. Most shockers usually come in the form of awkward E3 press conferences, but 2011 was different. There was something that stood out on the spectacular side…
In an industry where sequels and long running franchises often dominate, there is often nothing greater than a breath of fresh air. New IPs counterbalance the saturated market with something that hasn’t been done before, or done in a certain way. 2011 is no exception to the rule, with plenty of games to choose from.
The human interaction you get from a game’s multiplayer mode is just something you can’t quite match with singeplayer. 2011 has seen a whole hoard of top notch multiplayer games hit the market, but which one do we think tops the leaderboard?
Its usually the best graphics award which causes the most fanboy hate and rage, so lets get it out of the way with first. We’d like to clarify that the award is not based on pure technology, otherwise we’d be giving the award for ‘Best Engine’. Instead, its a combination of how the technical prowess that the game possesses is used.
The latest Media Create figures are out for Japan’s hardware and software sales. We can sum it up in a sentence…Good news for Nintendo, bad news for Sony.
The PlayStation Blog has revealed that the lead designer behind the PlayStation Vita was the same man that designed the original Sony Walkman. Mr Takashi Sogabe also reveals some development secrets.
Whilst there isn’t much news going about in the holiday season, we thought we’d give up the time to tell you that the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Premium Theme has been released on the Xbox 360.
One of the top UK gaming magazines, PSM3, has outlined in a report that God of War IV is coming…with co-op multiplayer!
The first batch of printed copies of Twisted Metal for PS3, due out next year, will contain a download code for Twisted Metal Black.
Who knew that the post-holiday sales would extend to one of gaming’s new hot products? One UK retailer has listed the pre-order for the PlayStation Vita 3G version for just £129.
Square Enix have strangely made the player count public for their troubled MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV. Not to anyone’s surprise, the numbers aren’t particularly great.
Its sound off for now at BroGamer. We, like a lot of you are taking the day off to celebrate Christmas tomorrow. We’ll be back straight after the break don’t worry! We hope you all enjoy the break and have a safe, relaxed and certainly merry Christmas. As always, thank you for your continued support! Happy Gaming also!
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