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Limbo
2010-07-27T12:54:22Z
Left in the shade
Left, right, jump, push, pull. As far as mechanics go, they are some of gaming's oldest conventions. In its 2D salad days little else was needed to captivate players the world over. But then 2D almost did a Dodo around the mid-1990s, as developers migrated from the plane to the shiny new third co-ordinate.…
3D films fall flat
2010-07-26T11:55:37Z
Audiences abandon 'a waste of a perfectly good dimension'
There are indications that Hollywood's rush to extract extra cash from cinemagoers in return for an extra visual dimension might be doomed to follow previous 3D initiatives into the cutting room bin.…
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
2010-07-12T10:02:02Z
Quick fire insight
Review The closest I've come to experiencing the realities of war has been pad or mouse in hand, crouched behind a virtual crumbled wall, as I strain to line up a head shot on the digital Nazi a few hundred metres away.…
Demon's Souls
2010-07-07T14:02:02Z
Impossible is nothing, you haven't tried Demon's Souls yet!
Review Just a few hours into From Software's already infamous RPG and I couldn't stop thinking of Lemarchand's Configuration.…
Transformers: War for Cybertron
2010-07-05T08:02:02Z
Big, dumb and full of gun!
Review At its heart, Transformers: War for Cyberton is a five-minute experience stretched out over 10 hours. That's hardly surprising when you consider the source material – an animated TV series and range of comic books cynically cobbled together to sell a faceless range of Japanese toys.…
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
2010-07-01T14:02:02Z
On course for more swinging
“Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with big boobs. You know it's wrong, but you can't keep away from her.”…
Meryl Streep to tackle Margaret Thatcher
2010-07-01T12:43:57Z
Coming soon: Falklands: The Musical!
The French Lieutenant's Woman is poised to tackle the Iron Lady in a dramatisation of the 17 days leading up to the 1982 Falklands War, the Hollywood Reporter suggests.…
Singularity
2010-06-29T13:12:39Z
Shootin' through spacetime
I'm not sure why I'm writing this review when you've already played Singularity countless times before. Don't worry, though. Your memory isn't failing you. Quite the contrary, it's working far too well.…
International Cricket 2010
2010-06-28T15:02:02Z
Wicked hit or hit wicket?
I don't like cricket... oh, no... oh, actually, wait a minute, I really don't like cricket.…
Darkstar One: Broken Alliance
2010-06-23T11:34:20Z
Outer space for this one
Review A long time ago, in an arcade far, far, away, cabinets reverberated with the bleeps and pops of 80s space combat.…
Alpha Protocol
2010-06-04T12:29:20Z
Sega soaked espionage
When Obsidian and SEGA teamed up to create a new espionage-themed RPG they must have thought it was cake baking time.…
Blur vs Split Second Velocity
2010-05-31T07:44:25Z
Which of these new racing games takes the chequered flag?
Review Combat racing games are like buses. You wait ages for one and then two come along in the same week.…
Final Fantasy XIII
2010-05-28T13:40:15Z
360 vs PS3
Review Final Fantasy XIII is one of the most anticipated releases of the past two or three years. As it dropped through the post box I steeled myself for at least a week lost in a world of futuristic Noh theatre. This feeling was enhanced by the circulating rumours about the epic length of game play, made bearable only by a stunning variety of scenery and enemies.…
Red Dead Redemption
2010-05-24T15:28:12Z
Wild west wickedness
Review The historical Wild West was very different from the fictional depiction of Spaghetti Westerns. Gunslingers rarely had the kill count they were credited with.…
Megan Fox exits Transformers 3
2010-05-20T10:09:03Z
Jumped or pushed? You decide
Fans of Michael Bay's Transformers will have do without the charms of Megan Fox for the franchise's third outing, since the 24-year-old actress has either been dumped or has declined to participate, depending on whose side you prefer to take.…
Chelsea fans hack Man Utd phone systems
2010-05-18T13:22:21Z
Messed-with message moons Manc fans
Chelsea fans mocked their rivals at Manchester United last weekend by hacking into the Old Trafford club's phone system and changing its recorded message.…
Luke Skywalker to helm movie of own comic, Black Pearl
2010-05-18T09:14:37Z
'Culmination of years of wish fulfillment on my part'
Mark Hamill will make his first foray into big screen directing by taking the helm for a film adaptation of his own comic book Black Pearl, AP reports.…
Lindsay Lohan to pull off Linda Lovelace
2010-05-05T23:24:08Z
'Challenging role' for bespeckled thespiatrix
Lindsay Lohan has landed what has been described as "one of the most challenging roles any actor could play" - that of portraying 1970s grumble flick star Linda Lovelace.…
Super Street Fighter IV
2010-05-05T19:32:27Z
A must for the collection
Review Capcom’s Super Street Fighter IV release is the antithesis of EA’s 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa, and a rare beast in the ever-increasingly profit-driven videogames world.…
Lord of the Rings man made a Knight
2010-04-28T10:26:12Z
Does that make him King of the Hobbits?
Peter Jackson, the director behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy has been knighted in New Zealand.…
Cameron promises yet more Avatar
2010-04-21T14:25:41Z
Cinematic re-release plus oceanic sequel
Those of you who simply haven't had enough Avatar will be pleased to learn that James Cameron has revealed he's planning a sequel in which he'll be "focusing on the ocean on Pandora".…
Bond 23 suspended 'indefinitely'
2010-04-20T05:28:08Z
007 grounded as MGM struggles
The producers of Daniel Craig's third outing as James Bond have suspended the production "indefinitely" due to "continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of MGM and the failure to close a sale of the studio".…
Activision Tony Hawk Ride skateboard controller
2010-04-16T07:02:02Z
A board game, for real
Review Trying your hand at skateboarding without falling on your bum or grazing your knees is now possible, all thanks to a videogame. Based on pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk it has been developed to allow you to perform virtual ollies, grinds and flip tricks using a wireless skateboard peripheral.…
Bioshock 2
2010-04-13T17:40:05Z
Successful sequel shock?
Review 
Released in late 2007, the first Bioshock was the perfect antidote to an unending stream of derivative first person shooters. Borrowing elements from RPGs and brimming with fresh ideas, both in its aesthetic and play mechanics, Bioshock offered a compelling blend of first-person shooter (FPS) and RPG within a highly polished and memorable narrative.…
Brits are HD TV numpties
2010-04-12T10:43:36Z
Low-res thinking
So you are a reghardware reader and you already know that for high definition TV viewing, you need watch your content through a bolt-on hi-def set top box, Blu-ray player or PS3 console.…
God of War III
2010-04-02T08:02:02Z
Greece is the word
Review The God of War trilogy spans two PlayStation generations, and God of War III could not look better - or prove the PS3’s abilities - in a more stunning way. This hotly anticipated HD bloodbath of guts and lost heads - sorry, Helios - is a godsend for Sony.…
Pink Floyd remastered for Nintendo Entertainment System
2010-04-01T12:28:29Z
Dark Side of the 8-bit Moon
A video games programmer has rather boldly taken Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon and remastered it as a Nintendo Entertainment System extravanganza, with surprisingly plausible results.…
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