Geek Overture

There were a lot of highly anticipated videogame releases in May. Diablo 3 and  Max Payne 3 both hit the shelves. Against this background the top seller on Steam was ArmA 2 – a game that was both 2 years old and at full price. The reason for Arma 2‘s runaway sales figures was the [...]

Assassin’s Creed 3 is the fifth installment of the series; Ubisoft have promised it’s bigger than ever. We have a new protagonist in the shape of Connor Kenway. It’s the first time the game has moved into the ‘new world’ and is set between 1753 and 1783 – the American Revolution. So if you were tired of Renaissance [...]

As we roll into May there are many reasons for gamers to be a little bit excited. Among this month’s releases is one which has been anticipated for over a decade! Let’s start with the biggest release this month: Diablo 3 (released 15th May). It’s been almost twelve years since Diablo 2 was released to massive [...]

Activision announced this morning the release of 007 Legends in the Autumn for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The game itself will be an ambitious mix of six Bond movies, including the soon to be released Skyfall. Activision Publishing Executive VP David Oxford said: “To honor 50 years of the world’s top secret agent, 007 [...]

Happy Scrabble Day everyone! This is a Scrabble packed post to celebrate today so get your note books out fellow word wizards. It’s time to get clued up on the ultimate word game…   What is Scrabble Day? National Scrabble Day is celebrated on April 13th every year. In case you haven’t been around all [...]

There is a storm brewing in the gaming world. It is not about price or quality of games being produced but about the downloadable content (DLC) that is being added on to games after release. There are, as always, (at least) two sides to this, as some see the DLC content as expansion upon the [...]

Few games can ever have been as hotly anticipated as Grand Theft Auto V. The first teaser trailer was released back in October – but further details have been thin on the ground with creators Rockstar Games remaining tight-lipped. All that is known for certain is that the game will be set in the Los [...]

In almost a decade long wait, the SimCity franchise is finally being resurrected. Possibly the daddy of all sim games, it is expected to get a dramatic makeover. First appearing on computer screens way back in 1989, the franchise is one of the best-selling computer games of all time. Perhaps riding on the crest of [...]

Having owned my first games console when I was about 4 years old, I feel I can definitely call myself a video game fan. Having owned a fair few consoles since then, I’ve played a lot of video games in my time. While there are many fine videos games I have come across in my [...]

So every now and again at Geek Overture we want to post about something you inevitibly look up at some point but which you may not necessarily need ‘right now’. This week I’m posting a useful PDF based guide from Flipsnack which will tell you exactly what you need to go about setting up a [...]