How to split an audience down the middle... For audiences across the pond in North America who pre-order Lost Planet 2, Capcom and Gamestop will throw in the maniacal Albert Wesker as a wonderful playable character. To complete the insanity of the cross pollination between not only Gears Of War and Lost Planet 2, they've now thrown in Resident Evil 5. That's a lot of modern day gaming heroes to fight the Akrid with and as X360 found out recently when we ...

Bringing games to life... the geeky way Playing a lot of videogames is all well and good, but taking the ‘hobby’ out of the virtual world and into the real can sometimes be a very risky proposition. Someone might see for a start. But, that’s not likely to stop me and if you’re anything like me, small plastic models of videogame characters will be irresistible. I’ve got a few characters adorning my desk, but with each new game that’s released there seems ...

You know, there's nothing worse in modern videogames than allowing your skills in a partiular area to become rusty. No longer are a few hours' walk among the trees and fields punished by a short, sharp humiliation in front of your own living room TV. The constant level of challenge available night and day online leaves unwary folks wandering into a very public massacre. No longer do videogames leave their players in that wonderful ring-fenced luxury of believing they're the best ...

I have no shame about it: for the last month or so I've been addicted to Gears Of War 2's Wingman multiplayer mode. The simple, yet compelling, idea of having five teams of two battle it out had me hooked to a worrying degree. It wasn't so unheard of for me to waste/use entire days playing it. This weekend just gone, though, I decided enough was enough. No more ...

Need a break from the ridiculous amount of triple-A games? Then listen to the X360 podcast where the guys from X360 Magazine discuss Gears Of War 2, Prince Of Persia, The Last Remnant, Rock Band 2 and more. Click here to listen to the podcast Click here to subscribe to the podcast

So, another 12 months have passed us by and as ever we've been inundated with some true classics. Of course, there can only be one winner and it's up to you to decide. The contenders are below and after some serious thought please pick your favourite before heading to X360magazine.com/forum to cast your vote (the relevant thread will be in Magazine Discussion). If your personal choice didn't get into the nominations, better luck next year... Gears Of War 2 Epic's original third person shooter was such ...

With 2008 almost done and dusted, the X360 team discusses Gears Of War 2, Fallout 3, Fable II, Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2, Tom Clancy's EndWar, Tomb Raider Underworld and more as games invade our every waking moment! Click here to listen to the podcast Click here to subscribe to the podcast

The X360 Magazine team discuss the latest box 360 going-ons including Gears Of War 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Rock Band and more! Click here to listen to the podcast Click here to subscribe to the podcast