Latest Reviews of United Front Games Games
Review Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (PlayStation 4)
Dim same
In a gaming sphere that currently adores sandbox and open world games, too few gamers would recognise the name Wei Shen. Sleeping Dogs' lead is a troubled character who makes the likes of Aiden Pearce seem annoyingly lacking in the personality department, and the aforementioned title that our chaotic cop comes from is often similarly...
Review LittleBigPlanet Karting (PlayStation 3)
Stuck in the pit stop
Over the years, many developers have tried and failed to dethrone the Mario Kart series. This year, United Front Games has stepped up to the starting line, dishing out its very own blend of cardboard cut-out tracks and knitted karting chaos, all under the name of LittleBigPlanet Karting. However, despite high hopes, the...
Review Sleeping Dogs (PlayStation 3)
Triad and tested
For a product dubbed Sleeping Dogs, United Front Games’ debut open world adventure is decidedly grisly. The former True Crime follow-up – unceremoniously whacked by publisher Activision in 2011 – was resurrected by Square Enix earlier this year, promising much needed sustenance ahead of Grand Theft Auto’s as-of-yet undated...
Review ModNation Racers (PlayStation 3)
Drive, create, share
ModNation Racers takes everything that is good about Nintendo's Mario Kart franchise and rids itself of the bad. It then put the remains into a bowl and mixes in one-third LittleBigPlanet and two-thirds fun. This is a kart racer done the Play, Create, Share way, a genre Sony's single-handedly brought to the forefront of the...
United Front Games Games
Square Enix / United Front Games
- 14th Aug 2012 (NA)
- 17th Aug 2012 (UK/EU)
- 27th Sep 2012 (JPN)
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition PS4
Square Enix / United Front Games
- 10th Oct 2014 (UK/EU)
- 14th Oct 2014 (NA)
Sony Interactive Entertainment / United Front Games
- 21st May 2010 (UK/EU)
- 25th May 2010 (NA)
- 29th Jul 2010 (JPN)
Sony Interactive Entertainment / United Front Games
- 6th Nov 2012 (NA)
- 9th Nov 2012 (UK/EU)
Latest United Front Games News
News Sleeping Dogs 2 Hopes Put Down as United Front Games Shuts Shop
You won't be seeing Wei Shen again
Sleeping Dogs deserved so much more. The Hong Kong-based, pork bun-wielding cult classic didn't exactly set the cash registers alight, but it was universally adored by those who played it – primarily because it was essentially Grand Theft Auto without crap controls. While many held out hope for a sequel, however,...
News United Front Not Working On LittleBigPlanet Karting Vita
Spin-off staying home spun
United Front Games isn't working on a Vita version of LittleBigPlanet Karting, the developer's confirmed. Game designer William Ho told the PlayStation Blog: Alas, we are concentrating 100% on making the PS3 version LittleBigPlanet Karting the very best it can be. We are not working on a Vita version at this time. Of...
News ModNations Racers: Road Trip Could Get Online Multiplayer In Future Patch
ModNation Racers: Road Trip has prompted an unfortunate furore
It's a shame because we were really impressed with the game at a recent hands-on event, but the absence of online multiplayer is a real kick in the nuts. What good is a kart racer without online competitive play — especially in a series that's all about showing off your character and...
News ModNation Racers: Road Trip Does Not Have Online Multiplayer
We've reported on some baffling stories over the past three years, but we think this one might just take the biscuit
Having been thoroughly impressed with the PlayStation Vita version of Play Create Share racer, ModNation Racers: Road Trip, last year, we thought it was a certain pick-up alongside our system next month — but then we read that it...
First Impressions ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Slick
ModNation Racers stole our hearts last summer. The Sony published “Play Create Share” kart racer was a real triumph, championing the best of Mario Kart and LittleBigPlanet in one tidy, well presented package. ModNation Racers: Road Trip sees the core ideas from last year’s PlayStation 3 game shrunk down and repurposed for PlayStation...
First Impressions ModNation Racers: Road Trip on PS Vita
ModNation Racers stole our hearts last summer
The Sony published "Play Create Share" kart racer was a real triumph, championing the best of Mario Kart and LittleBigPlanet in one tidy, well presented package. ModNation Racers: Road Trip sees the core ideas from last year's PlayStation 3 game shrunk down and repurposed for PlayStation Vita...
News ModNation Racers Takes A Road Trip On PlayStation Vita Next Year
Beyond the shock and awe of Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Gravity Daze on PlayStation Vita, one first-party title has always looked like the perfect fit: ModNation Racers
Boasting a full showcase of the PlayStation Vita's multiple input options, as well as being delightfully suited to portable play, United Front's latest customisable kart racer is...
News Square Enix Snaps Up True Crime: Hong Kong From Activision
Many of you may remember the furore from when Activision announced it was cancelling True Crime: Hong Kong
The United Front Games developed sandbox title was getting mixed reception in the press, but many noted the game's promise despite its subsequent cancellation. Turns out publisher Square Enix spotted that promise too, as its announced overnight...
First Impressions ModNation Racers on PlayStation Vita
One of our favourite games on PlayStation 3 last year was ModNation Racers
In our line of work, we're constantly moving on to the next thing. But ModNation Racers was one of those titles that never fell too low down our stack of PS3 games. We'd pull it out every rainy Sunday or slow afternoon, just to browse the game's latest creations, or race a...
News Top PlayStation 3 Titles Join Sony's $30 'Greatest Hits' Label
Sony's expanded its growing collection of PS3 'Greatest Hits' by four, adding the likes of God Of War III, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Modnation Racers and UFC Undisputed 2010 to the catalogue's growing roster
Each of the games will be repackaged at an impressive $30, making them the perfect impulse purchases — even if you own two...
News Activision Scraps Guitar Hero Franchise & True Crime: Hong Kong
Activision's just set the Internet on fire by announcing that it has canned development on the almost-finished True Crime: Hong Kong and, perhaps more importantly, completely "disbanded" the Guitar Hero brand
The publisher stated during its 2011 financial report that due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband...
News ModNation Racers "Stunt Pack" Available Free For Two Weeks
Sony's announced a ModNation Racers track pack set to launch on October 26th
The pack, entitled the "Stunt Pack", will be available for free two weeks from launch. The contents are listed after the break. It looks like a great little goodie for free. We might be tempted to jump back into ModNation and craft another killer track. Stunt Pack...
News ModNation Racers Drops Down To $40 On PlayStation 3, $20 On PSP
Sony's confirmed a price-drop for United Front's excellent ModNation Racers in the US
The kart 'em up will now be available for $40 on the PlayStation 3 and $20 on the PSP. If you haven't picked the game up yet, we recommend you do. The load times might be frustrating, but the core racing is fun and the character creation stuff is amazing. There's...
News UFG's True Crime: Hong Kong Flees Into 2011
Hidden within Activision's quarterly financial reports is a spot f bad news for fans of the True Crime franchise; UFG's series reboot, True Crime: Hong Kong, has been pushed back into 2011
The game was originally due to release this fall. Activision hopes the delay will "give the development team more time to deliver the high-quality...
News UFG Slash Modnation Racers' Load Times, Fix A List Of Issues In Latest Patch
IGN's dropped details of the long awaited patch for United Front Games' Modnation Racers
We loved the game when we reviewed it a few months back, but had stopped playing recently due to a number of issues with the game — namely the load times. While we didn't have a huge problem with the loading at the time, they do kill the multiplayer somewhat,...
News ModNation Racers Goes Casual Friendly (If You Can't Hack The Homing Rockets)
Apparently some people aren't very good at ModNation Racers or something
We see them lamenting the single-player career a fair bit across the Internet. United Front's taken note, as they've posted on the PlayStation Blog that there's to be a new "Casual" friendly difficulty mode added to the racer's main campaign. Apparently it will make...
News Official Sweet Tooth DLC Brings The Twisted Metal Carnage To Modnation Racers
If we had to list our favourite PlayStation characters in order, Sweet Tooth would be somewhere around the latter half of the top-ten
The dude's a clown with fire for hair. What's not to like about that? To celebrate the announcement that Sony are to reboot the Twisted Metal franchise next year, they're releasing some premium DLC for Modnation...
E3 2010 Official True Crime: Hong Kong Website Launches
Activision's unveiled the official website for United Front's upcoming True Crime: Hong Kong
The website reveals a few details about the game's cast, and there's a few new in-game screenshots of the reboot. You can get the goods through here. No doubt Activision will have a thing or two to say about the game at E3.
Feature Racing Games... Too Many Racing Games - "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
Burnout Paradise predates this website
It was released in January 2008, at a time when I didn't have to play every game that released. I picked it up sometime in September. Being a fan of arcade racers, it still bemuses me that I didn't buy it earlier, and I honestly can't for the life of me recall why. But I didn't - I picked it up late. At the...
News Further Playstation Faces To Appear In Modnation Racers
The positive reaction to the God Of War, Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted Modnation Racers' preorder bonuses has led United Front Games to consider the possibility of other familiar Sony character appearances
And they're curious who you'd like to see. We'll go first: Sweet Tooth, Gabe Logan, Nathan Hale, Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Jack Tretton,...
