A Community Members Guide to Gamescom 2011
Gamescom is a big deal. It’s the largest video games trade fair in the world with 275,000 people visiting this year, a staggering 18,000 more people than last year. In fact, so many people turn... more
Gamescom is a big deal. It’s the largest video games trade fair in the world with 275,000 people visiting this year, a staggering 18,000 more people than last year. In fact, so many people turn... more
Many would agree that Sonic the Hedgehog hasn’t had the best track record when it comes to making great games over the years. Sega’s mascot has had his fair share of ups and downs over the cou... more
Dan Seto 3rd February 2008 (I was a lurker since just before the “World Famous” days but didn’t join the site for ages because I’m a wanker) I was looking for some fap material and genera... more
Just a quick reminder that Dtoid UK will be attending the this weekend on Saturday 29th May. The plan has yet to be finalised but we plan to arriving at around 10am and staying until...um.... ... more
It wouldn’t be a stretch to claim that Green Day are currently one of the biggest bands in the world and have enjoyed all the success, turmoil and criticisms that come with an illustrious caree... more
Back in December, Dtoid UK attended the and after some cleaning up in my room I remembered that I managed to obtain some extra swag! In the swag bag there is the following: 1.) 2010 Tekken 6... more
Another week, another adventure for Dtoid UK! This time we venture into beat-em up territory as we attend the Tekken 6 PAL Territories finals at the Proud Galleries in London. The tourname... more
Over the weekend were lucky enough to be invited to the first ever Capcom Europe Community Christmas Party in Roxy's Bar on good old London Town. After all, nothing says Christmas more then Sa... more
[NOTE: Pheonix Blood has already written all the details on the but I just spent the last hour and a half writing this so I thought I'd put it up anyway] and it's about bloody time! While the... more
Well for those Brits who missed it, Eurogamer is this weekend in London. Besides Eurogamer you get the opportunity to hang out with a pretty large portion of DtoidUK with 15 of us coming from all... more
On Friday 30th and Saturday 31st Eurogamer will be taking place in London. Okay, okay it isn't PAX or TGS but it is British and no transatlantic flights are required. HAZAR! So naturally Dt... more
[Note: My friends and I produce an arts and culture radio show for Roundhouse radio in Camden and I thought I'd post the first draft (before it was altered for radio) of my most recent piece whic... more
The UK has been lacking any kind of gaming expo for quite some time now but it looks like we now have one that we can truly be proud of. At the end of October the Eurogamer expo will once again b... more
I bet you thought you would never see this again. I apologise for not getting this sorted at the same time as the other city groups but well, stuff. Anyway, I am here to help inform you of any ... more
NOTE: I thought I'd repost this blog since I got a few of the prices wrong (sorry!) but luckily they are cheaper than I thought they were so it's time we all got our Singstar on! Also a couple of... more
Anyone who's played Madworld will know that the soundtrack is awesome. A really cool fusion of rock and hip-hop, it's one of the few soundtracks that I will listen to outside of the game and apar... more
A while back Capcom held a special for fans to try out Resident Evil 5 and the response was so good that they decided to hold a little RE5 community party at Sony’s HQ over the weekend. Thanks t... more
Reviews are serious business. A good review can turn a game that you were thinking about renting into a must have on day one purchase and likewise a bad review can turn you off a game that you ... more
On Wednesday 11th June 2008 at the court of appeal criminal division Judge Justice Jacobs threw out 26 charges against the self-styled "No. 1 name in console modifications," MrModChips (aka Neil ... more
After a grueling exam period which is now all over I was finally able to finish Grand Theft Auto 4 today. A little while ago Reverend Anthony wrote a fantastic article called which discussed the... more
It’s scientific fact that if you want to make nearly anything better all you simply need to do is add alcohol. You name it, dancing, talking to your parents, happy slapping police officers and mi... more
[Author's note: I know this topic has but hell I wrote this on the train going back to Wales so I might as well put it up anyway] Arguably RPGs are one of the most hardcore of videogame genres.... more
As technology improves and games become more complex, traditional old school genres of games are becoming less frequent and more unpopular. Side scrolling beat em ups, traditional platformers, 2D... more