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Until Dawn: Rush of Blood review

ward 11/04/2017

Until Dawn: Rush of Blood is a lot of fun for the price. Not brilliant, but certainly enjoyable and a good intro to VR. Costs vary but I paid around £15, which seems about right.

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Far Cry 4 review

ward 04/02/2016

Far Cry 4 is a colossal sandbox adventure in the fictional kingdom of Kyrat. It is a gorgeous but deadly little place.

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Far Cry Primal

ward 09/10/2015

Well this Far Cry Primal release trailer was something of a shock.

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80 Days game

ward 10/01/2015

Do you have a phone or tablet and an ounce of adventure in your soul? If so, you should buy the game 80 Days as it is brilliant. It is basically a superbly written text adventure based on Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days.

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New speed record for completing Doom 2

ward 24/11/2014

Doom 2: Hell on Earth is an old game that I personally spent hours upon hours playing back in the 90s. I used to play it for so long it would fill my dreams – the sounds, the monsters, the awesome shotgun. Apparently there is still a dedicated group out there who play it a lot.

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Assassin’s Creed real life Parkour

ward 26/07/2014

If you have ever played Assassin’s Creed for hours then left the house, you sometimes find yourself looking at real life buildings to assess easy access to rooftops or cool things to run over. If you like Assassin’s Creed or Parkour then you should enjoy this 3 minute clip set in Paris.

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Acapella versions of classic game themes

ward 13/03/2014

Everyone loves acapella and playing computer games from the 80s and 90s don’t they? I’m going to assume you answered yes there.

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South Park: The Stick of Truth Game

ward 24/02/2014

South Park: The Stick of Truth video game is almost upon us and I am damned excited.

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Why I won’t be buying the next gen consoles

ward 23/02/2013

Consoles were great multimedia gaming devices and my PC was for toil or writing superb website entries. Recently however, this seems to be changing and it is a change that will be permanent and the end of consoles.

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Max Payne 3 review

ward 01/07/2012

Max Payne is back and he’s as mental as ever. I loved the first two although they feel like distant memories now. I do still remember certain scenes from them … Read More

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A real LA cop plays LA Noir

ward 22/06/2011

I am currently obsessed with the uber awesome game LA Noir. It really is as groundbreaking as all the reviews have said. I don’t normally write about games until I … Read More

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Killzone 3 review

ward 23/03/2011

An awesome of review of the incredible Killzone 3. Read the review, stay for the trailer.

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The future of storytelling

ward 22/02/2011

Computer games have come into their own and are now a full blown story-telling medium in their own right.

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The future of games

ward 20/06/2010

It’s been E3 recently. If you are unaware of what E3 is, you should have less of a life and embrace the beauty of gadgetry and gaming. It’s a huge … Read More

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

ward 23/12/2009

In case you are lazy and don’t want to read the rest of this review – this game is brilliant! I mentioned previously, elsewhere, that it was better than watching … Read More

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Batman Arkham Asylum

ward 22/10/2009

Holy game-playing brilliance Batman! Sorry but I had to do that. First, the plot. Batman has captured the Joker and is delivering him to Gotham’s legendary Arkham Asylum. The caped … Read More

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inFamous

ward 07/09/2009

In inFamous You play a delivery man called Cole, who lives on a roof with an annoying friend and is dating a woman called Trish who whinges a lot. (Although … Read More

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Killzone 2

ward 01/08/2009

Killzone starts off in the mother ship and you are introduced to yourself as Sevchenko or ‘Sev’, a double hard Sergeant in the ISA Special Forces Alpha.

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Fallout 3 review

ward 24/07/2009

This game starts with your birth. Literally. You are pulled out of your mother and see the doctor and your dad – who happens to be Liam Neason (the voice anyway).

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