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Machinima Spotlight – Clear Skies

Machinima Spotlight – Clear Skies

Nick Wheeler May 16, 2013 1

I'm not a fan of machinima - what little I have seen has a tendency to consist of crude jokes and internet memes filmed in the medium of Half-Life and Halo. But this week,

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A Little Interview About Don’t Starve

A Little Interview About Don’t Starve

Chris Evans May 16, 2013 0

It is pretty safe to say that I have quite enjoyed Don't Starve, the survival game which I've really been getting my teeth into. Hell, I even a little video

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Shootmania Storm – The Verdict

Shootmania Storm – The Verdict

Steven Fulton May 15, 2013 0

Shootmania Storm is an epiphany. It’s like someone took the modern expectations of what a multiplayer FPS should be, turned it upside down and shook it until all the bells, whistles and nonsense clattered

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Mod Spotlight – All of them

Mod Spotlight – All of them

Nick Wheeler May 14, 2013 0

Every few weeks I'll come across a mod that sparks my interest. Whether it's for a game I'm currently playing or something I haven't booted up in several years, it doesn't matter - within

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Don’t Starve – The Verdict

Don’t Starve – The Verdict

Chris Evans May 4, 2013 0

This isn't Minecraft or Terraria, but it follows in a similar vein with no real hints or tips and an entire sense of 'how the hell do I survive in this game?'. I'm really

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Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army – The Verdict

Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army – The Verdict

Nick Wheeler May 1, 2013 0

Get a piece of paper and a die - Go on, I'll wait. Ready? Now write down six of the most generic words you can think of and number them one to six. Now roll

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The Showdown Effect – The Verdict

The Showdown Effect – The Verdict

Steven Fulton April 22, 2013 0

I just killed a man by throwing a broadsword at him. Before diving out of a window. Backwards. Followed by a hail of bullets fired from his teammates. I hit the ground back first,

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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm – The Verdict

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm – The Verdict

Chris Evans April 22, 2013 0

The legacy of the StarCraft games has grown and grown over the years, largely thanks to the awesome e-sports competitions it helped start in South Korea. With Wings of Liberty the game was brought

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Our Week in Games – Week 36

Our Week in Games – Week 36

Chris Evans April 21, 2013 0

I would just like the take a moment to think about all the awful things which have gone on this week. The Boston bombings and associated events, the fertiliser plant explosion and earthquakes in

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Have Video Games Become Too Violent?

Have Video Games Become Too Violent?

Kevin McLennan April 18, 2013 6

Games have been banned, police statements have been made and bloody torsos have been sold as ‘collector’s edition’. There is no doubt that violence is fairly prevalent in video games and the video game

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Q & A With Xenonauts’ Chris England

Q & A With Xenonauts’ Chris England

Nick Wheeler April 15, 2013 0

Before the recent explosion in turn-based strategies, people would have laughed at the idea of releasing a game in which people take turns at moving.  Asynchronous movement was a dated idea, back from when

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 – The Verdict

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 – The Verdict

Chris Evans April 13, 2013 0

It is Masters weekend in Augusta and I am well and truly in the mood for golf. To celebrate, I've been trying to get to grips with the latest Tiger Woods title which features

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BioShock infinite – What We Thought

BioShock infinite – What We Thought

Chris Evans April 12, 2013 4

BioShock is one of those game series' that you really must play, you might not like every aspect of the game, but there is always something about them worth having a look at. The

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BioShock Infinite – The Verdict

BioShock Infinite – The Verdict

Chris Evans April 5, 2013 1

When I started playing BioShock Infinite I was quietly impressed with the opening hours, things slowly started to draw me in, but I wasn't blown away. A lot of questions about Columbia and why

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Our Week in Games – Week 33

Our Week in Games – Week 33

Chris Evans March 31, 2013 0

When you read this, all being well I will be celebrating Easter by watching sweaty grown men grapple in the squared-circle. I am talking about a bit of wrestling with top notch UK company,

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