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Article | 3/08/2010 Five things we love about Starcraft 2 (and a few things we don't)
Just about a year ago, we wrote that Starcraft 2 had been a long time coming and that we were looking forward to getting our hands on a copy. That tim...
Article | 28/07/2010 In Pictures: Most wanted Street Fighter X Tekken matchups
As you've no doubt heard by now, brawling maestros Capcom and Namco are teaming up with two new fighting titles: Street Fighter vs. Tekken and Tekken ...
Article | 27/07/2010 The history of Starcraft
There's no doubt that StarCraft II's release has been breathlessly awaited; twelve years have passed since the original was released to much acclaim a...
Article | 24/07/2010 Multiplayer gaming: too much of a good thing?
Multiplayer is now the standard. Some of you may be very happy to admit this; some of you would do so begrudgingly. Whether you like it or not, multip...
Article | 23/07/2010 Fading lights: the rise and fall of video game arcades
There was once an arcade parlour right next to my local cafe. My mother used to drag me to the cafe where she would confabulate with her girlfriends a...
Article | 20/07/2010 Fallout: New Vegas first impressions
Fans of Fallout 3 can rest easy: you will almost certainly love Fallout: New Vegas. At E3 2010, I seized the opportunity to try out Fallout: New Vegas...
Article | 16/07/2010 The world's worst game controller fails
When it comes to game controllers, there’s a fine line between clever and stupid. For every good step forward in controller design, there are a dozen ...
Article | 15/07/2010 Blizzard's real problem with Real ID and how to solve it
One week ago, Blizzard announced plans to change its forums, requiring users to post under their real names using as system called Real ID. Six solid ...
Article | 14/07/2010 New Xbox 360 in development for two years
It's smaller, shinier, and back in black: Microsoft's new Xbox 360 took many by surprise at last month's E3.
Article | 13/07/2010 Google and Zynga: 5 burning questions
Popular social games like Farmville, Mafia Wars and Fishville may soon be available to Google users, if recent rumors turn out to be accurate. Google...
Article | 13/07/2010 A history of GTA and how it helped shape Red Dead Redemption
A comprehensive look at Rockstar Games' enormously influential open-world video game franchise, Grand Theft Auto, and how elements from each of the GT...
Article | 13/07/2010 APB: All Points Bulletin field report
The streets of San Paro are running red with the blood of the just and the guilty alike, and we've assigned reviewer Kyle Horner to the middle of the ...
Article | 12/07/2010 Q&A with PiMP.tv's Christina and Ashlee
PiMP.tv is one of the gaming community's best kept secrets. You won't see it appear on the news aggregator site N4G.com, and it rarely gets mentioned ...
Article | 12/07/2010 'Relentless Action': Latest Kane & Lynch 2 screens
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days continues the gritty adventures of Adam 'Kane' Marcus and James Seth Lynch; two hardened criminals looking to make one final ...
Article | 9/07/2010 Rival MMOs cash in on Blizzard’s anonymity ban, proclaim 'beginning of the end' for WoW dominance
Video games publisher GamersFirst has pledged to protect gamer identities in the wake of Blizzard Entertainment banning anonymous users from message b...