Community Spotlight: Hayley Larking
Community Spotlight: Hayley Larking

What are you playing at the moment? I am kinda drifting between Black Ops 2, Alien Spidy and Poker Night 2. I also feel like a bit of a traitor as I’ve been playing quite a bit of Nintendo Land and... Continue Reading »

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Friday fun: Name that game font
Friday fun: Name that game font

Do you know the Mortal Kombat typeface from the Halo font? Well check out the below image of game letters and without cheating how many can you name? If you liked this, then check out the official app... Continue Reading »

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Indie Spotlight: This week’s Indie releases (10/05/2013)
Indie Spotlight: This week’s Indie releases (10/05/2013)

Tucked away in a small corner of the Xbox Live Marketplace, the Indie Games section is a little haven for budding developers to show off their wares. This week, we have no elderly retiring games, just... Continue Reading »

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Friday fun: The adventures of (not so) Tiny Tina
Friday fun: The adventures of (not so) Tiny Tina

Tiny Tina, easily the best character in Borderlands 2! Fan and artist Adrien Debos has paid homage to her by creating a graphic novel titled ‘The adventures of (not so) Tiny Tina’. The comic... Continue Reading »

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Community Spotlight: Ben Parfitt
Community Spotlight: Ben Parfitt

It’s Friday! Which means it’s time for another Community Spotlight. This week we have Ben Parfitt in the hotseat. So, tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m Ben Parfitt and I’m... Continue Reading »

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Community Spotlight: Billy Lunn
Community Spotlight: Billy Lunn

Rock & Roll Queen, It’s a Party & No Goodbyes, just a selection of my favourite songs by The Subways, one of my favourite bands. Imagine my delight when their front man Billy agreed to be... Continue Reading »

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My Sentiments Exactly: 360 No Scope Triple Collateral
My Sentiments Exactly: 360 No Scope Triple Collateral

Every time we boot into one of those austere blemishes of mediocrity known as a ‘first person shooter multiplayer’, we are affronted with the glories of the sniper rifle. Call of Duty, Battlefield,... Continue Reading »

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Friday fun: The Glitch
Friday fun: The Glitch

Ah the glitch, friend and foe to gamers everywhere, we’ve all experienced the glitch from the most painful game breaking ones to those that have you laughing out loud or reaching for your phone to... Continue Reading »

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GAME Lock-in: Race night with GRID 2
GAME Lock-in: Race night with GRID 2

I am speed, that’s what I had been telling myself all day, after all that’s what my Sunday evening was going to be all about at GAME Lewisham’s GRID 2 lock in. I was joined by a gang... Continue Reading »

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Community Spotlight: Sean McCarthy
Community Spotlight: Sean McCarthy

The Community Spotlight is back, and this week we are featuring one of our regular visitors Sean, also known as Cockney Charmer. What are you playing at the moment? Going back and playing some gems from... Continue Reading »

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Friday fun: What if your favourite video game was turned into a children’s book?
Friday fun: What if your favourite video game was turned into a children’s book?

Remember those iconic ladybird books we used to read as children featuring your favourite nursery rhythms or fairytale folk? Well the illustrator Joebot, who can be found over on Etsy, has drawn up some... Continue Reading »

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Preview: Call of Juarez Gunslinger
Preview: Call of Juarez Gunslinger

Call of Juarez is back with hopes of breathing new life into the series by breaking it down and stripping it back to its roots Call of Juarez is one of the most well-known western shooters out there, but... Continue Reading »

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My Sentiments Exactly: The beat down on Beat ‘Em Ups
My Sentiments Exactly: The beat down on Beat ‘Em Ups

Optimal power strategies (the equivalent to a noob-tube in Call of Duty) has been present since Honda’s Hundred Hand Slap They’ve been with us for generation upon generation, and have slowly but surely... Continue Reading »

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If “graphics don’t matter” why do they keep improving?
If “graphics don’t matter” why do they keep improving?

Last week, Cevat Yerli, head honcho over at Crytek, took a rather controversial position by saying that graphics are more important than gameplay, earning the ire and plaudits of many within the gaming... Continue Reading »

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My Sentiments Exactly: Overhype the worst thing… ever… in history…
My Sentiments Exactly: Overhype the worst thing… ever… in history…

Remember that one game trailer that tickled you, had you on the edge of your seat and discussing a game with your friends for two months? Remember when that game sucked? That’s because of a little issue... Continue Reading »

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My Sentiments Exactly: Why racism is good for games
My Sentiments Exactly: Why racism is good for games

Hold your fire! I know I’m about to be called a bigoted, stuffy, cisgendered moron but please read the rest of the article before telling me how ignorant I am; I’d just like to start by saying I do... Continue Reading »

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Why is feminism in games such a touchy subject?
Why is feminism in games such a touchy subject?

I find feminism really interesting, especially in the history of media. It’s interesting to look back over the last few decades of film for example, and see how the depictions of women have changed over... Continue Reading »

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My Sentiments Exactly: Should a leopard change its spots?
My Sentiments Exactly: Should a leopard change its spots?

At some point in our lives, we’ve all heard the phrase coined ‘a leopard never changes its spots’; the phrase is used in such an abject way it always gives us the impression that there’s something... Continue Reading »

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Exclusive Q&A with Terraria’s producer David Welch
Exclusive Q&A with Terraria’s producer David Welch

To celebrate today’s XBLA launch of Terraria we have an XCN exclusive Q&A with David Welch, the producer of the XBLA version of the game! 1. How does Terraria differ on the Xbox 360 to what we’ve... Continue Reading »

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Defiance beta impressions
Defiance beta impressions

In recent years we’ve witnessed the MMO scene blow-up and become one of the most congested, yet brilliant genres to grace gaming. Despite the genre’s exponential growth, each game follows the same... Continue Reading »

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