Colin McRae: Dirt 2

Just found out that professional rally driver Ken Block has been brought in to do the consultation on Colin McRae Dirt 2. Ken is in the Subaru USA Rally team and can drive a bit!!

I'm also pleased that they have kept the Colin McRae title. It was rumored that following the stars death in September 2007 his name would be dropped. After talks with his family they have kept his name and I think it is a fitting tribute to the legend.

This is one of my most wanted games of the year. I will be sure to keep you up to date in the run up to its September release.

Check out the development video below. Some of the jumps and drifts shown are amazing. I love the drifting through the aircraft hanger; very Grid!!

Modern Warfare 2 release date confirmed

Infinity Ward have confirmed 10th November 2009 as the release date for the sequel to Call of Duty 4 MW. In a shock move they have also dropped " Call of Duty" from the title. The game will simply be named Modern Warfare 2!! However, Activision are still at the publishing helm.

Infinity Ward's CEO, Vince Zampella confirmed "No detail is too small and every finishing touch imaginable is underway to make Modern Warfare 2 our best ever. We can't wait for our fans around the world to play starting November 10th."

Check out the latest teaser trailer below

Resident Evil 5 - initial thoughts

I had RE5 preordered for over a year and I was disappointed when I read the reviews. I had always assumed that it would be a 9 or 10 but the critics thought otherwise. I made the same assumption with Killzone 2.

Despite the average reviews I left my preorder in place, and took receipt the day before release. I have played through the first 6 levels of RE5 and I have been pleasantly surprised. I'm shocked that people are complaining that it is just a rehashed version of RE4. Resident Evil 4 is renowned by most critics as a masterpiece. If this is the case then comparing the latest to number 4 should be high praise indeed.

The graphics are superb. The sidepieces, boss battles, and action are second to only God of War. It is much better than the critics would have you believe. I would not give it the coveted 10/10 but from what I have played so far, it comes in at a high 9. Obviously, I have yet to finish it so I will reserve judgement until the end credits, but the signs are good

Call of Duty MW2 unconfirmed information leaked?

A source on twitter is rumoured to have released the following info about what is in COD MW2. However, this is as of yet unconfirmed. These were supposedly loaded onto IW Twitter page by an unknown play tester. See the full list that has caused all the controversy below.

This list has since been reported as fake by IW Rayme Vinson and Robert Bowling (check out his blog - http://www.fourzerotwo.com its awesome). However, you never know, some stuff on the list could be true!!

* Vehicles will be in MW2
* M16 will return, using stopping power will only be OHK at head, neck, and torso (abdomen, limbs, and hands/feet will not)
* Ak47 and M4 will return, unknown if there are any changes
* M40 will return, ACOG damage boost will be fixed
* Scorpion, P90, M21, R700, G3, G360 will not return
* There are more unknown weapons that will not return
* New sniper rifle: SR25M (United states forces)
* New Assault rifle: Diemeco C8 (Canadian forces M4 equivalent)
* New Assault rifle: L85A2 (United Kingdom forces)
* Total weapons in multiplayer are said to be around 35
* Favourite Modern warfare 1 maps will return
* Helicopters, air strikes, UAV will return
* Red dot sightings will come in different shapes for multiplayer (circular, square, original)
* Snipers will have special grass camouflage (As seen in Modern warfare 1's campaign)
* All perks will return from MW except eavesdrop and others will be altered
* All gametypes will return from MW and all will have hardcore versions
* New gametype: Secure (Call of duty version of capture the flag, however you capture the enemy's Intel)
* New gametype unconfirmed name, similar to search and destroy, however instead of trying to plant a bomb, you try to kill a specified enemy
* Solider customization for each class (and each country)
* Sniper with silencers will NOT be in multiplayer
* There are NO bots in local multiplayer
* Similar version to Nazi Zombies, however details are unknown
* NO guest players online, 1 player per console
* Killcam save feature
* There is blood and gore
* Offline/Online Co-op
* Story takes place in the Middle East
* Role as US marines return
* Ken Lally voice work in campaign
* Release is set for sometime in November
* New army tags will be available to add different elements in campaign (similar to halo skulls)
* Campaign-only weapons

Killzone 2 - Single Player

Despite my earlier post about jumping straight online, I got chance to attack the single player game on Sunday. I have about 3 levels left to complete on the single player and so far it is the best 5 hours gaming I have had in years. Firstly, the visuals - you have never seen anything like this before! This is not an exaggeration, or a fan boy jump to praise the PS3, it is simply a fact. I have been killed on at least 5 occasions because I stopped with my jaw on the floor looking at the lighting.

The second level has a Arc Tower, which is like a massive lightning beacon that wipes out aircraft. It looks so real as you fly in, avoiding the forks of lightning shooting into the sky that I ducked to avoid being hit. This is the game you have been waiting for to show people just what your PS3 is capable of.

Its been a long time in the making but, believe me when I say, it is well worth the wait!! More to follow soon with a review; that is of course, if I can pull myself away from the pad for long enough.