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Article | 9/07/2010 The story of games studio Running with Scissors
From designing educational software to becoming synonymous with hardcore video game violence, we explore the anarchic history of Running with Scissors...
Article | 6/07/2010 Create your own FPS games for free with Cube 2: Sauerbraten
Cube 2: Sauerbraten (free) is an engine/editor for designing and playing first person shooter games, primarily aimed at multiplayer LAN games. It is a...
Article | 5/07/2010 The 12 best games for the iPhone 4
Don't waste time with games you've never heard of, make sure you make your first purchases count. The following 12 games are all classics, and represe...
Article | 30/06/2010 PlayStation Plus: not with the $50 (yet)
Expected since E3, if slightly hazy in terms of specifics, Sony's PlayStation Plus subscriber service is now available for gamers willing to part with...
Article | 30/06/2010 Microsoft Kinect: So hardcore it will kill your Grandma
When Microsoft announced Project Natal to the world, certain members of the GamePro team were worried. Was the company "doing a Nintendo" and kiddifyi...
Article | 24/06/2010 The rougelike revivalists
About four years ago, game designers Keith Burgun and Blake Reynolds got together and formed a small development team they called Dinofarm Games, whic...
Article | 22/06/2010 E3 2010: The best of E3
There were a huge number of excellent titles at this year's E3 Expo. Rather than overwhelm you with huge lists broken down by category, we decided to ...
Article | 18/06/2010 PlayStation Move E3 hands on: Precision perfection?
Sony's PlayStation Move motion-tracking "wands" may lack a killer app, but they don't miss a gesture.
Article | 18/06/2010 Microsoft Kinect hands on: We're missing the point
After putting Microsoft's Kinect motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360 through its paces, I've come away a true believer--that it isn't for me, it's ...
Article | 16/06/2010 Nintendo 3DS: The unanswered hardware questions
The 3D consumer electronics trend reached a boiling point today when Nintendo announced the portable 3DS gaming device, a no-glasses 3D system promisi...
Article | 16/06/2010 E3: Microsoft's hottest games and gear--have a look
Microsoft took the wraps off Kinect (nee Project Natal) at E3 2010, promising an experience that will "bring living rooms to life in a social and acce...
Article | 9/06/2010 Gallery: Latest Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep screenshots
The unusual mash-up of anime and Disney in Square Enix's action role-playing title, Kingdom Hearts, has been acclaimed since its initial PS2 release. ...
Article | 7/02/2010 How to snag a gamer girlfriend
The girl gamer is a rare breed. Like a ninja or a flying unicorn, she remains perpetually shrouded in myth and/or shadow.
Article | 7/06/2010 Star Wars video games: A visual history
Star Wars is the most prolific franchise in gaming history. Its games -- 88 if you include each expansion and arcade game -- appear on every console a...
Article | 4/06/2010 The evolution of video game media
From jumper cards to hard disks, these are the cards, cartridges, and drives that have shaped the world of gaming.