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Hauppauge HD PVR Review - Game Capture
Monday, 6 Feb, 2012 – 20:20 | One Comment
Hauppauge HD PVR Review - Game Capture

Perhaps one of the biggest frustrations amongst the modern generation of football video gamers, and indeed gamers in general is the inability to show off your gaming achievements online. I am not talking about trophies …

Premier Manager 2012 Review - A Console Management Game
Thursday, 17 Nov, 2011 – 16:38 | 3 Comments
Premier Manager 2012 Review - A Console Management Game

Those of you who know me will be aware that one of my favourite games from my youth was Premier Manager 98 – in fact, I even wrote an article about it in June. So …

Inazuma Eleven - An Original Take on a Football Sim
Monday, 14 Nov, 2011 – 15:27 | 2 Comments
Inazuma Eleven - An Original Take on a Football Sim

There have been many attempts at making a successful football game for Nintendo’s portable systems. For a while now, the limitations of technology have held back most developers, either forcing them into making an …

FIFA 12 - The Wii Version
Saturday, 29 Oct, 2011 – 13:07 | 13 Comments
FIFA 12 - The Wii Version

The Wii has never been well-known for having excellent versions of third-party titles, and the FIFA series is one that has never really tried to rock the boat. A separate development team, worse hardware …

FIFA 12 - In Review
Tuesday, 25 Oct, 2011 – 15:03 | 4 Comments
FIFA 12 - In Review

To go back to a wrestling analogy I used before, this is the Wrestlemania to PES 2012’s Starrcade. Both are classics, both will be remembered until they’re replaced in twelve months, and both are out …

EA release new covers for FIFA – get your club free!
Wednesday, 5 Oct, 2011 – 23:34 | 7 Comments
EA release new covers for FIFA – get your club free!

Everyone loves FIFA, but not everyone loves Rooney. So what respite is there for those of us who just detest having our covers garnished with his face year upon year?

Fortunately, EA have you covered – …

GAMEfest – FIFA, PES in review
Sunday, 18 Sep, 2011 – 20:34 | No Comment
GAMEfest – FIFA, PES in review

Finally, GAMEfest has been and gone. It was a new gaming convention created by the UK GAME chain of stores, held in Birmingham. Tickets were widely available but many sold out, leaving us with quite …

FIFA 12 Demo - Review
Wednesday, 14 Sep, 2011 – 21:12 | 21 Comments
FIFA 12 Demo - Review

With FIFA 12 just weeks away, EA have released the official demo into the wild. And my goodness, is it ever something. With the latest instalment in the series fans have been promised an overhaul; …

New Star Soccer 5 - Review
Tuesday, 13 Sep, 2011 – 11:13 | 2 Comments
New Star Soccer 5 - Review

Every once in a while a game comes along that attempts to challenge our assumptions of its genre. That game is New Star Soccer.

According to the creators, New Star Soccer 5 is a game where …

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 - IT’S DEMO TIME!
Saturday, 3 Sep, 2011 – 18:41 | 4 Comments
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 - IT’S DEMO TIME!

In professional wrestling, the WWE pay-per-view that ends the month of January begins what is referred to as ‘The Road to Wrestlemania’, essentially a 2-month period of matches and promos which act as an extended …

Virtua Tennis 4 - The Wii Review
Friday, 1 Jul, 2011 – 16:59 | One Comment
Virtua Tennis 4 - The Wii Review

A few days ago a review was posted for Virtua Tennis 4, or more specifically, the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Virtua Tennis 4. Being somewhat of a Wii fan I thought i’d get …

Virtua Tennis 4
Sunday, 19 Jun, 2011 – 21:25 | One Comment
Virtua Tennis 4

There is no need to adjust your browsers. It does say Virtua Tennis 4 as the heading here! Truth is, at this time of year, there is not a lot of ‘new’ information on the …

Big Match Striker
Wednesday, 27 Apr, 2011 – 0:13 | One Comment
Big Match Striker

Big Match Striker is a pretty unique beast indeed. Part online quiz, part MMO, it offers a challenge very few games can compete with, and a level of depth to match. Around 8 Months ago, we …

GGoal: Web Based Football ‘Gaming’
Thursday, 10 Feb, 2011 – 22:57 | 4 Comments
GGoal: Web Based Football ‘Gaming’

This time of year, Indie developers have an ideal market for football gamers who are starting to tire with the offerings provided by the major franchises (although my nights are still full of Football Manager …

PES2011 on Android and PESFAN’s thoughts on the DS version
Wednesday, 2 Feb, 2011 – 20:19 | One Comment
PES2011 on Android and PESFAN’s thoughts on the DS version

If you don’t know already, have just seen on WENB that they are bringing out PES2011 on Android:
http://winningelevenblog.com/blog/pes-2011-released-on-android/
There are also the thoughts of pesfan.com of the DS version of PES2011:

http://www.pesfan.com/news/9506808/Hands-on-with-PES-2011-3D/

Football Live
Tuesday, 1 Feb, 2011 – 20:34 | 2 Comments
Football Live

Football Live is a game created by Neogen2 Creations, and in the own words of the creators.
“Football Live is a game inspired by old-school football games like Sensible Soccer and Kick Off, trying to keep …

Football Manager 2011 - Handheld for iPhone/iPod Touch
Monday, 20 Dec, 2010 – 23:32 | 19 Comments
Football Manager 2011 - Handheld for iPhone/iPod Touch

Only 10 months after it’s initial release, Sega have delivered a brand new version Football Manager, aptly named Football Manager 2011, for the iPhone and iPod touch. The game, which builds upon to solid foundations …

NBA Jam Revamped - The Future Of Sports Gaming?
Friday, 17 Dec, 2010 – 16:42 | No Comment
NBA Jam Revamped - The Future Of Sports Gaming?

There are very few self respective sports video gaming fans that are yet to play some kind of instalment of NBA Jam. The game, which plays as a 2v2 full court basketball experience was one …

Why You Should Buy… An Introduction
Tuesday, 30 Nov, 2010 – 0:17 | 6 Comments
Why You Should Buy… An Introduction

With Christmas just a few weeks away, there are a number of football gaming fans undecided about which game they should be asking Santa for, or spending their gaming vouchers on. Quite simply, regarding football games, …

Why You Should Buy… Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
Tuesday, 30 Nov, 2010 – 0:15 | 6 Comments
Why You Should Buy… Pro Evolution Soccer 2011

This is the article persuading you, the Soccer Gaming Community to purchase PES 2011, as written by Neil Horne. Following the article, please lend you support to PES 2011 by voting for it on the Poll.
Well, …