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Mass Effect 3’s Extended Cut an unexpected success

I’ve written enthusiastically about both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. Despite flaws, they were both games that fired my imagination and lingered in memory long after the end credits rolled. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 11 years ago
Games

The Witcher experience

This is not a review. The Witcher isn’t a game you can judge by ordinary standards. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 12 years ago
Games

Abusing your authority: Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2 has a sub-plot so heinous, so wrong, that it very nearly derails the entire game. It won’t seem that way to everybody, though. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 13 years ago
Games

Dragon Age coming into focus

dragonagejourneys

After suffering at the hands of the strangest marketing campaign for many a year, Bioware’s forthcoming RPG Dragon Age takes a big step in the right direction with the free Journeys. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 13 years ago
Games

The Best Game Developer Ever

batmanandco1

Having played the superb Batman: Arkham Asylum through to completion recently, I couldn’t help but wonder: Why can’t all games be like this? (more…)

By Simon Jones, 13 years ago
Games

Call of Duty 4 wins BAFTA story award

Captain Price wins a BAFTA

So, Call of Duty 4 has won the BAFTA for ‘Story and character’, eh? That’s certainly ruffled a few feathers, not least The Guardian. Despite the kneejerk surprise, it is however a wholly deserving win. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 14 years ago
Games

Mass Effect reviewed

Being a rather tiny operation compared to the gaming website behemoths such as Gamespot and IGN, there’s no way I can secure exclusive advanced reviews of the latest games. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 15 years ago
Games

E3 highlights: Dragon Age

Apologies for the lack of a preview article yesterday – life unfortunately overtook me and time slipped away. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 15 years ago
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