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Article | 30/09/2008 Free game remakes

Mash-ups and remakes. You've heard the terms for ages when it comes to music and movies, but video games? Yep, even there, you can find some oddly ref...

Article | 30/09/2008 Small gestures: Talking to tomorrow's tech

It was a typical Saturday morning, and my children were swinging nunchuks at each other again. Though my son and daughter go medieval on each other se...

Article | 24/09/2008 The 32 best Xbox 360 games

Microsoft's next-gen console has a truckload of games, a winning online formula with Xbox Live, and a controller that rests easy in your palms for hou...

Article | 22/09/2008 inFamous prepares for a shocking debut

Blasting its way onto the PlayStation 3 next May, inFamous follows the trials and tribulations of Cole, an Empire City resident who wakes after an ear...

Article | 19/09/2008 11 action heroes that deserve their own game

With every movie getting multi-million dollar game adaptations, a few action movies didn't get a fair shake in videogames. Here are 11 action heroes t...

Article | 18/09/2008 Saints Row 2: New screens

Saints Row 2 continues the gun-toting, car-crashing, mean-street-walking character of the original game, but now in a city with even more cars and gun...

Article | 16/09/2008 What the fork? Gordon Ramsay game gets PG rating

To the shock of many, a video game tie-in to the popular Hell’s Kitchen TV series has been rated PG.

Article | 16/09/2008 Crysis returns with Crysis Warhead

I loved Crysis, but let's be honest. It was a serious system hog. Even our top-of-the-line Dell rig couldn't run the thing as smoothly as we wanted. B...

Article | 15/09/2008 In pictures: Bionic Commando

Everyone’s (second) favourite retractable-armed hero is back after a 20-year hiatus. Inspector Gadget lawsuit pending

Article | 15/09/2008 In pictures: Skate 2

The sequel to EA’s Tony Hawk challenger is due to hit the pavement early next year. With double the moves and tricks -- both on and off the board -- i...

Article | 12/09/2008 The 44 greatest moments of Metal Gear Solid 4

Metal Gear Solid 4 is the game that changed everything we thought we knew about video games. Joining Old Snake for yet another mission in MGS4 is a li...

Article | 11/09/2008 The 28 best Wii games!

Nintendo's most popular home console since the 16-bit era is providing some amazing new gameplay experiences. Here's 28 games no Wii fan should miss.

Article | 11/09/2008 Spore: all passwords

Check out our complete list of cheat codes for Spore!

Article | 10/09/2008 Pirates? Ninjas? Dodgeball?!

Gamecock's Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball became available from Xbox Live Arcade on 3 September.

Article | 9/09/2008 Eight things Spore needs to do better

Spore was never meant to be all things to all people, and it's a hoot reading the mea culpas marching in from the folks who did the game such a disser...

Article | 5/09/2008 Interview with Spore's executive producer

PC World talks with Lucy Bradshaw, Spore's executive producer

Article | 5/09/2008 In pictures: Godfather II

The Godfather II is a new action-strategy game produced by Paramount Digital Entertainment and Electronic Arts. Inspired by the film and Mario Puzo’s ...

Article | 5/09/2008 SBK: Superbike World Championship

Designed for the Xbox 360 by Conspiracy Entertainment, SBK: Superbike World Championship is a motorsports race along challenging tracks. The game feat...

Article | 5/09/2008 LAN party survival guide

Don't know what a LAN party is? It's a room full of folks getting together to play games. Also, to check out each other's case mods. And occasionally ...

Article | 4/09/2008 LOTR Online makers open the doors to Moria

Expanding on the popular MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, the Mines of Moria allows players into the abandoned dwarven mines to fin...