“There was a brisk knock at the front door. I wasn’t expecting any visitors; perhaps it was the post? I guessed right. There was a package with my name on it; thankfully it wasn’t ticking. What lay inside was a thick tome full of tips and tricks for a video game. A video game called Max Payne 3, made by [...]

Has Mass Effect 3’s ending left you begging for more? Still patiently perched on the end of your seat desperate to find out what happens next in this year’s biggest blockbuster? Well unfortunately you won’t find any answers here but Ready Up are pleased to announce that we have four, that’s right, four art books to give away.
Everyone knows just [...]

And we’re back with part two, sorry to have kept you waiting but we can’t just dish out research like this all at once you know. Following on from Part 1 we now present you with further test results. This time it’s Bundu Biltong & Wild West Jerky in the savory corner with old favorite the Chuppa Chup lollipop in [...]

Didn’t get enough of a fill with Round 1? Good! Because now it’s time for the second round of the EA Showcase which is sure to be filled with blood, death, and tiny little characters running around screaming while on fire. My awesome EA representative by my side, it was finally time for some Battlefield 3, Crysis 3, and SimCity [...]

For as long as there have been video games people have struggled to find the perfect way to play while filling their faces with minimal effort and mess. As areas of research go it is shockingly underfunded and has been consistently overlooked by the Lottery Funding Commission. But fear not, Ready Up have assembled a crack team of brave, brave [...]

As it turns out EA do other things other than get accused of rigging their own Gay Rights petitions and cause internet forum users to create a new post every 17.4 seconds about how piss-freezingly awful Origin is – they make games as well! I was one of the fortunate enough to have checked out their showcase extravaganza last week. [...]

Well it’s been three months since the Broken Frandroid entered (what she would call) your pitiful lives, and she’s now here to stay. She may have a hatred all things cute! She may wreck the lives of hundreds of video game characters, she may threaten a fellow Ready Up staff member constantly on Twitter, every day. [...]

The time has finally arrived! After having everything about the game leaked in advance of the official announcements it’s time for Ubisoft to make some more official announcements about Assassin’s Creed III which haven’t already been leaked!… Wait, the screenshots exclusive for this feature and announcement have already been leaked? Awesome. Well, the words and certain revelations are new anyway. [...]

Psychological action thriller Alan Wake has finally come to PC, and to celebrate, Nordic Games have given us a copy of the special edition to give away to one of our readers. PC owners can experience all the scary the game has to offer with enhanced visuals, refined controls, and none of that loser auto aiming.
The special edition features:
- Premium [...]

Video games make us experience a whole range of emotions: excitement (The Elder Scrolls), satisfaction (The Sims), frustration (Tomb Raider), bewilderment (DoA Xtreme Beach Volleyball), shame (The Force Unleashed). So when a new feeling comes along, it’s pretty big news. I discovered a while ago that games can also offer me comfort, mostly through companionship.
Take Yorda, for example, Ico’s mysterious [...]

In a large office block in Hammersmith, Namco Bandai UK holds a treasure of merchandise and playable games. Ready Up was invited to the preview day, to try out a few of Namco’s upcoming offerings! From the moment you enter the office, there is a wealth of Namco merchandise on display: Pac-Man plushies adorn red sofas and statuettes are proudly [...]

The Xbox 360 Slim is a good enough looking console as it is.  It’s small and shapely with a sleek black gloss surface so dark that light cannot escape it. It’s not very personal though, and that’s where Calibur11 come in with their custom console vaults that let you use that console to show your love for your favourite gaming [...]

So, I hear you ask, what on Earth could be better than getting your hands on the delectable looking Mass Effect 3 right now? Well if you’re like me, then living in Commander Shepard’s world would come close to being up there. Unfortunately we don’t have the ability of advanced space flight and exploration down to exactly the right level right now, [...]

I get a lot of stuff delivered. Sarah and I buy a lot of stuff online and it’s a rare week where there’s not a delivery truck parked outside with a parcel or package for either of us. But I don’t think I’ve been as excited as I was when I got the email through saying that the GT [...]

Ready Up has been working closely with the Centre for Cultural Policy Research at Glasgow University, who are conducting a study into gaming culture. We gamers are used to these kinds of things being focused in on aspects of violence or negative effects on young children. This study however is a much more unbiased look at grown-up gamers who are [...]