The third episode of the Doctor Who: The Adventure Games series- that has now amounted over 1.3 million downloads in the UK- has been announced as being called ‘TARDIS’. The adventure games are proving highly popular for the fans of the sci-fi show, and can be downloaded for free from the Doctor Who website for UK residents on both PC and MAC.

This is the third part of the expected four-part series, as Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, enthuses “TARDIS is a brilliant, brilliant adventure, funny, touching, terrifying, amazing- everything a Doctor Who episode should be”.

It begs a question however: what lies ahead for the most popular TV series and soaps out there? Will we be seeing a point-and-click Coronation Street in the years to come? A Midsomer Murders whodunit’? Only time will tell, but the free-to-play exclusivity and success of the Doctor Who adventure series begs other’s to repeat the … Read More.

Grasshopper Manufacture are probably best known for their output of hugely distinctive titles, infused with humour and oozing with stylistic nuances, from killer7 to No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. Headed by Goichi Suda (you might now him as Suda 51), Grasshopper have just revealed their partnership with Digital Reality to co-develop a number of games, in which Suda 51 states “we can strongly benefit from having an ally such as Digital Reality in the digital publishing realm, who can provide long term online publishing services to its partners, and to gamers.”

The move perhaps shows where Grasshopper’s future lies, in the downloadable markets of XBLA, PSN and Steam, away from many of the stressors that come from full retail releases, where Suda 51′s games especially are often misinterpreted by the mainstream. CEO of Digital Reality, Andras Peller, highlighted “ this collaboration with a Japanese top-tier … Read More.

Has it been a week already? Well here we are again with yet another great set of trailers and publishers this week have outdone themselves with a fantastic selection ranging from flying with blimps to fighting with monsters, yes it really is that diverse so here we go and I’ll kick off with a trailer I’m very excited about…

Teaser trailers are my favourite kind of trailer, they give you enough information to get you excited but not too much that answers any questions you might have and this first trailer is one of those, after the gargantuan success of Bioshock and its follow up Bioshock 2, Irrational Games (developers of the original title) had to decide where next to take the series and they decided the only way is up, quite literally as we enjoy Bioshock Infinite.

Now I’m not a great fan of games set in mythological worlds and … Read More.

Sony were pleased to impress at this year’s Gamescom with a whole bout of unveils and announcements that look to take them strongly into the end of the year and early 2011. In addition to unveiling two new PS3 models with larger hard drives (320GB and 160GB), Sony also detailed new entertainment services for the XMB (6 new catch-up channels, MUBI movie service and a VidZone update), and an impressive roster of games. They were also all too keen on expelling the notion that the PS3 was suffering commercially after its rocky start, with stats pointing to a 57% increase in hardware sales and software sales up 46% year on year.

A brand new Ratchet & Clank- entitled Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One- that allows for up to four players to team up in a new adventure, was officially unveiled, whilst a Resistance sequel was also shown off to … Read More.

Yes, yes, we know the Midlife Gamer’s amongst us are big fans of One Man Left Studios’ Tilt to Live. We’ve covered the game from its inception (an interview with the developer), to its ‘Frostbite’ update (the news piece here) and now, its move into high-definition with the iPad-exclusive version, Tilt to Live HD.

The iPad version isn’t only a spring-cleaning for optimised resolutions however, no, the HD up-scale will also feature enhanced weapon effects, an arena four times its precursor and “optimised tilt controls” for the platform. One Man Left are also offering everyone the opportunity to try-before-you-buy, with the demo sample featuring its very own leaderboard, with four weapons available to you from the off. The HD version is also set to rebalance award challenges, all for the bountiful sum of $3.99.

Tilt to Live HD is due for release in September. Keep on eye on OneManLeft.com for updates … Read More.

The rhythm-action genre is huge. Fact. It’s one of the reasons for the rise in social gaming, and another reason why Activision continue to blow their own trumpet. Although, whatever you think of playing along to some of your favourite tracks in games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, there’s always that niggling feeling for the hope that someday the same intensity and dexterity of note charts will be available to play for any number of songs in your library of music.

Games like Audiosurf have shown a rise in trying to replicate the feel of tracks through algorithms based on tempo and style, although we’ve rarely seen developers wholeheartedly attempt to re-produce whole denizens of actual tracks for users, without having to pay extra.

However, today InstantAction announced their browser-based, embeddable, “console quality” rhythm action game Instant Jam, that will allow users to play along to thousands of songs from … Read More.