The Wii U has finally made it over to our shores this week and Jon's been working overtime to get the console reviewed along with a few of the launch games, naturally we've got even more to come next week. In the news Bioshock Infinite got a minor delay and we got a swet collection of new trailers at this year's Spike VGAs. Reviews include New Super Mario Bros. U, Ratchet & Clank: Q-Force, Planetside 2 and Tank! Tank! Tank!. We've got some hands-on reports for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Hawken and Strike Suit Zero and our other features include a survival guide for Far Cry 3 and Game of the Month.
News
- UK Games Charts | 1st December 2012: The Wii U lineup fail to make an impact.
- THQ Humble Bundle Props Up Stock Prices: Millions made by mega cheap bundle
- Skyrim Dragonborn DLC To Hit PC and PS3 "Early Next Year": Still regretting not buying this game on 360.
- Killer Instinct: Microsoft Denied Trademark Renewal: It's not for you, Microsoft.
- Steam Big Picture Mode Officially Released: Steam on your TV? Kettle shouldn't be that close really.
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Trailer Showcases Stealth Brutality: The mess you leave behind isn't very subtle though.
- Lucasarts Source: Star Wars Battlefront III Was "Mediocre," "Misrepresented" & "Tested Poorly": Lucas Arts responds to whistle-blower's comments.
- BioShock Infinite: Free Original BioShock On PS3 Offer Only For US: Shame on you if you don't own it already!
- Hitman Absolution Game Crash Fix Coming Next Week: We like patches. We also like games that work out of the box.
- Epic President Mike Capps Retires, Will Remain on Board of Directors: More departures. Work experience kid will be vice president by next week!
- God of War: Ascension Dev Diary Discusses Multiplayer: Kratos with friends? He's not going to play nice.
- New Wii U Firmware Update Available: Fixes nothing apparently.
- Activision: Vita and 3DS Face "Challenging Market": Not helping things with crappy Vita COD games are we, Activision?
- Dishonored Update 1.2 Out Now, Squashes Bugs: Not even had time to get it out of the box yet.
- Hawken Moving Into Open Beta on 12/12/12: Try out the epic looking f2p title.
- REPORT: City of Heroes Closure A "Strategic Decision", Still Profitable As Plug Was Pulled: Well, that's not going to annoy the internet.
- Nintendo Direct | December 5th Round-Up: Check out the new trailers.
- The Creative Assembly Teams Up With Games Workshop: Warhammer from the Total War team? Sweet.
- Rayman Legends Gets A Firm Release Date: Might as well be the Wii U release date too.
- BioShock Infinite Delayed Again: Fuck!!!!!!!!! Oh wait, I thought it was only coming out in March anyway.
- Eurocom Closes After 25 Years: Despite cutting large numbers of staff a few months ago. Good luck guys.
- The Spike VGA 2012 Winners Are...: Just meh all round to be honest. Cool trailers though.
- The Last of Us Trailer Confirms Release Date: Naughty Dog doing what they do best. Awesome.
- New Bioshock: Infinite Trailer from VGAs 2012: Gunplay footage and more Elizabeth. All good.
- Explosions, Snow and Samurai in New Tomb Raider Trailer: Lara's getting pretty handy with that bow.
- Dark Souls II Announcement Trailer: No. Just no. I can't afford any new controllers.
Reviews
- Ben 10: Omniverse Review | Not Exactly A Ten, Ben: Not even a five.
- Wii U Hardware Review | The Future Has Arrived...: I'll wait a bit longer then.
- PlanetSide 2 Review | F2P-MMO-FPS-FTW-TBH: WTF? I thought I should complete the collection there.
- Ratchet & Clank: Q Force Review | A Distracted Insomniac?: The first blip in the series since the handheld spinoffs. Makes me sad.
- New Super Mario Bros. U Review | Plumbing New Heights: Not reinventing the wheel but a worthy day 1 purchase for the Wii U.
- Tank! Tank! Tank! Review | Loaded For Bare Minimum: Fails to deliver beyond a rental runabout.
Features
- PWNCAST | Season 2: Episode 11 – Plotting Mishaps: Game stories. The good and the bad.
- Game of the Month | November 2012:Halo 4 takes the majority. Don't worry Far Cry 3, I love you.
- Strike Suit Zero Hands-On Preview | Mechs-Wing: Mechs in space. Ultimate geekgasm?
- Dealspwn Playthrough | Hawken Beta - Customisation & Mech Carnage: Carl tells us about his days in the closed beta.
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Extensive Hands-On Preview | A Cut Above The Rest?: Platinum Games fill MGS with win.
- PWNCAST | Season 2: Episode 12 - Casually Niche: Wii U review thoughts for the podcast.
- The Sunday Seven: Far Cry 3 Survival Tips: Don't get kidnapped on a tropical island without it.
