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Why videogames are not a health concern

Why videogames are not a health concern

“The second step that we can all agree on is to invest more in preventive care so that we can avoid illness and disease in the first place. That starts with each of us taking more responsibility for... Read More

Gaming’s best ever sequels

Gaming’s best ever sequels

  Sure as night follows day, game sequels will continue to be big business. Thankfully, things really do seem to improve with age in the gaming world.   Just look at some of the nominations for... Read More

360’s exclusive line up for 2010 looks better than PS3’s

360’s exclusive line up for 2010 looks better than PS3’s

2010 is looking like a world war year for games this year. The Xbox 360 was quoted by many as not having many games in 2009 to which we did a review of Xbox 360 last year. It had a decent library of g... Read More

Why the PS3 will eventually sell more units than the Xbox 360

Why the PS3 will eventually sell more units than the Xbox 360

Ok before I start this editorial, I will like to make one point very clear. I am not a PlayStation 3 fan boy or an Xbox 360 hater. In fact I have both gaming consoles and love them. Then why the hell ... Read More

Game for a laugh – comedy in gaming

Game for a laugh – comedy in gaming

They say laughter is the best medicine - and in some cases it's enough to revive even the most dire of games. Humour in gaming is nothing new, in fact it's been a staple of games designers for decades... Read More

What we want in Call of Duty 7

What we want in Call of Duty 7

Given the revelation that Treyarch will be developing the next game in the Call of Duty behemoth franchise, we at Gaming Bolt decided to make a list of features that we would like to see emplaced in t... Read More

Are you addicted to achievement hunting?

Are you addicted to achievement hunting?

Ok, ok. I admit it. I'm an addict. Hunting achievements and trophies has become an obsession! I'd owned my Xbox for well over a year before I understood the appeal of achievements and it wasn't lon... Read More

Does Halo Reach have new gameplay elements?

Does Halo Reach have new gameplay elements?

Halo Reach is undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated games of 2010. Based on the recent scans posted, we at GamingBolt decided to do a short analysis and put forward our assumptions as to what... Read More

Can Bad Company 2 be the next Modern Warfare 2 in terms of sales and scores?

Can Bad Company 2 be the next Modern Warfare 2 in terms of sales and scores?

Modern Warfare 2 broke all records when it went on sale in November last year. In all proportions, it was easily one of the biggest launches in video games industry. Modern Warfare 2 has sold an estim... Read More

Five developers that could probably develop Modern Warfare 3

Five developers that could probably develop Modern Warfare 3

Given the recent speculation that Activision will be going for a new MMO game rather than the sequel to the last year hit Modern Warfare 2, we at Gaming Bolt decide to write a short article on five de... Read More

Dead Rising 2: Capcom what are you doing?

Dead Rising 2: Capcom what are you doing?

Zombie gorefest Dead Rising was the sole reason I bought an Xbox 360 all those years ago but I'm sad to say I'm feeling completely underwhelmed about the sequel. I was a big fan of George Romero's cla... Read More

Does Xbox 360 really need Halo Reach to survive 2010?

Does Xbox 360 really need Halo Reach to survive 2010?

Folks we have an exciting year ahead for Video Games. Sony undoubtedly has the best exclusives in the bag with a plethora of great games. Where does Xbox 360 fit in such a scenario? Many say that Halo... Read More

Can 2010 be the best year in video games ever?

Can 2010 be the best year in video games ever?

Today is 31st December, the last day in 2009. At 12 a.m., 2010 will come over. 2009 was one of the best years in Video Games Industry with a ton of stunning video games released. 2010 looks like a ver... Read More

Batman Arkham Asylum 2: What do we want?

Batman Arkham Asylum 2: What do we want?

If you are a die-hard Batman fan or have become one after playing Batman Arkham Asylum, by now you would have already watched the debut trailer of Batman Arkham Asylum 2. If you would have had a look ... Read More

The One-Year Cycle, Innovation vs. Expectation

The One-Year Cycle, Innovation vs. Expectation

Everyone knows to expect a new sports game every year, but what if there was a new Halo or Uncharted every year? This year at the Spike TV Video Game Awards, we saw the announcement of the new Batman ... Read More

Was 2009 really the year dominated by the PlayStation 3?

Was 2009 really the year dominated by the PlayStation 3?

We take a deep look at what Sony offered this year and why they are actually the crowned King of 2009. The PlayStation 3 has been the subject of much criticism since the day of it's release. Detract... Read More

Metal Gear Solid: Moments You will never ever forget

Metal Gear Solid: Moments You will never ever forget

Metal Gear Solid is one of the best franchises in video games history to date. Besides being my personal favourite, Metal Gear Solid is the pinnacle of storytelling and technical achievement in video ... Read More

Can Halo Reach be a major improvement just like Killzone 2?

Can Halo Reach be a major improvement just like Killzone 2?

When the original Killzone was released way back in 2004 it was hyped up as the Halo killer. But things did not go too well and sufficed to say the game flopped. A year later, when the PlayStation 3 ... Read More

Gears of War 3 can be a huge success if…

Gears of War 3 can be a huge success if…

Gears of War is undoubtedly one of best franchises this generation of gaming has bestowed upon us. In some ways Epic’s third person shooter has redefined standards in video games history. After two ... Read More

The Opinion Against the Consensus

The Opinion Against the Consensus

It seems that every time an opinion is given that goes against what the masses believe to be true that person is a fool. Perhaps I was wrong to say that Dante’s Inferno had the potential to surpass ... Read More