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GRID obliterates the realism-arcade divide
Racing games have always been something that I’ve liked more in theory than in practise, always being overly silly and arcadey or tediously ‘realistic’. GRID falls into a pleasant in-between (more…)
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The name of the game
Eurogamer recently completed their round-up of the top 50 games of the year, as voted for by their writers. As usual for EG it’s a fairly eclectic mixture crossing all platforms and genres (more…)
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GTA IV: Partners in crime
GTA IV has finally arrived on PC shores after an agonising six month wait, giving us keyboardites a chance to savour its multiplayer innovations. (more…)
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Black Mesa trailer
The apparently talented chaps over at the Black Mesa team have released a trailer for their forthcoming Half Life remake. And, by jove, if it isn’t rather spiffing. (more…)
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Annoying things in games: Part 2
In an attempt to inject some variety into this website and slightly dilute the over-excited Left 4 Dead coverage, here’s another round-up of game design grumbles. (more…)
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Eurogamer Expo: Left 4 Dead
October 29th saw the Eurogamer Expo set up in town as part of the London Games Festival. Valve were there with Left 4 Dead. (more…)
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First glance: Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 takes a bit of getting used to, but behind some clunky design decisions there seems to be a classic waiting to be found. (more…)
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Preview: Deus Ex 3
UK mag PC Zone managed to get their grubby mitts on Deus Ex 3 this issue. I thought I’d share my thoughts as I read through the article… (more…)
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First glance: World of Goo
The much-heralded World of Goo arrived on Steam yesterday and, as tends to be the case with me and quirky indie games, I simply couldn’t resist. Could it possibly live up to expectations? (more…)
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Annoying things in games: Part 1
Given the current gloomy state of the global economy, this week seems like as good as any in which to grumble. Without further ado, I therefore present five of the most irritating things to be found in games. (more…)