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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Preview - when aliens attack!

PC Games

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Preview - when aliens attack!

By David Hollingworth | 10:44 May 25, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview: Firaxis is looking to catch alien lightning in a bottle - again! - with XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Plus release date revealed.

Legend of Grimrock Review - ain't no school, like old school

PC Games

Legend of Grimrock Review - ain't no school, like old school

By Ashton Mills | 15:04 May 23, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: It's a return to classic RPG greatness, and Legend of Grimrock does not disappoint.

PC Games

Far Cry 3 multiplayer hands on - on PC!

By David Hollingworth | 17:05 May 22, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview: Far Cry 3 is looking... well, it's a long story, and more than a little confusing.

PC Games

Sniper Elite V2 Review - BOOM, pancreas shot!

By David Hollingworth | 12:35 May 22, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: Ever wanted to see a man’s spleen explode from a high-calibre bullet impact? Yeah, me neither...

PC Games

Diablo III Review - it's good, but it will make you rage...

By David Hollingworth | 10:44 May 22, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: Can a mess of polish and insane playability make up for Diablo III's silly connection issues?

Trials: Evolution - fiendishly challenging fun

Console Games

Trials: Evolution - fiendishly challenging fun

By Adam Rorke | 11:59 May 17, 2012 | Comment Now

Want to lose a huge chunk of your life to a game that isn't Diablo III? Trials: Evolution is the addictive answer.

Console Games

Mario Kart 7 - almost the perfect 3DS game!

By Adam Rorke | 11:52 May 14, 2012 | Comment Now

As sure as the sun rises every morning, every Nintendo console will receive its own Mario Kart and the 3DS is no different.

The Secret World preview - join the Templars and see the world!

PC Games

The Secret World preview - join the Templars and see the world!

By David Hollingworth | 20:00 May 11, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview: Funcom’s new MMO sure looks slick, but can an occult, modern setting get traction with genre fans?

PC Games

Beta Preview: Guild Wars 2

By James Matson | 10:17 May 7, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview: Guild Wars 2 is a whole new MMO ball-game - and a very good one at that!

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – hands-on with co-op horde mode

Console Games

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – hands-on with co-op horde mode

By Nathan Lawrence | 17:58 May 6, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview: Ubisoft gave us a couple of hours to try our hand at Future Soldier’s Guerrilla Mode, and we were pleased with the results.

PC Games

Naval Warfare: Arctic Circle tries hard...

By David Hollingworth | 11:22 Apr 30, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: A valiant effort, and certainly a good buy, but still, Arctic Warfare is a far cry from its Harpoon roots.

PC Games

The Walking Dead: Episode 1 – effective and affective

By Nathan Lawrence | 23:02 Apr 26, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: Telltale’s latest game aims for plenty of emotional punch, but does it succeed at landing them?

PC Games

Risen 2: Dark Waters - a lot of effort, some fun

By David Hollingworth | 17:12 Apr 24, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: It’s a sprawling, more than a little piratical, RPG. But is Risen 2 actually any good?

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission beta preview

PC Games

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission beta preview

By Ben Mansill | 16:02 Apr 23, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview: In 1988 a revolutionary concept met with instant affection and a legend was born. Today a new version is imminent. We can barely contain our excitement.

Console Games

DiRT Showdown preview

By Ben Mansill | 10:32 Apr 23, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview: Biff, bash, smash. Crunch, mash, crush. Say hello to DiRT Showdown and be excellent to each other in a freewheeling orgy of beautiful panel-bending chaos.

PC Games

Wargame: European Escalation - watch the Fulda Gap go boom!

By David Hollingworth | 12:58 Apr 19, 2012 | Comment Now

PC Game Review: European Escalation is the World War III that never was, and a challenging wargame for the die-hard war-nerd.

Sleeping Dogs Preview - blood and crime in Hong Kong

Console Games

Sleeping Dogs Preview - blood and crime in Hong Kong

By David Hollingworth | 12:22 Apr 17, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview: It’s all action, all the time, in Square Enix and UFG’s Hong Kong crime epic.

Hands on with Max Payne 3's multiplayer modes

Console Games

Hands on with Max Payne 3's multiplayer modes

By David Hollingworth | 11:47 Mar 30, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview & Gallery: We leap-dodge into an eight-player Max Payne 3 multiplayer session, and have more or less lived to tell the tale...

PC Games

Jagged Alliance: Back In Action backs out of being all that good

By Ashton Mills | 14:53 Mar 29, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: Back In Action, or Put Out To Pasture? We're just plain unsure about the new Jagged Alliance.

Console Games

Asura’s Wrath - angry, angry game

By Justin Robinson | 14:01 Mar 28, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: An overfull tank of rage-a-hol is all that Asura's Wrath has going for it. And lots of limbs...

PC Games

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy - hyper-detailed wargaming fun

By David Hollingworth | 13:02 Mar 26, 2012 | Comment Now

PC Game Review: Only serious warnerds need apply to this accurate, but demanding wargame.

Darksiders II preview - PC is the lead platform

PC Games

Darksiders II preview - PC is the lead platform

By Nathan Lawrence | 14:16 Mar 23, 2012 | Comment Now

PC Game Preview: We got our hands on Death and survived his touch.

Shogun 2: Total War – The Fall of the Samurai

PC Games

Shogun 2: Total War – The Fall of the Samurai

By David Hollingworth | 12:29 Mar 16, 2012 | Comment Now

PC Game Review: The times they are a-changing, in this tale of the clash between East and West, Shogun and Emperor.

PC Games

Mass Effect 3 - finished, reviewed... disappointed?

By David Hollingworth | 12:31 Mar 12, 2012 | Comment Now

PC Game Review: The epic sci-fi trilogy is over – does Mass Effect 3 go out with a bang, or a whimper?

Max Payne 3 preview - he's back, and he's still cool

Console Games

Max Payne 3 preview - he's back, and he's still cool

By David Hollingworth | 13:09 Mar 6, 2012 | Comment Now

PC Game Preview: We’re happy to say that Max is well and truly back – bring it on, in super slow motion!

Console Games

The Darkness II - gore, violence and fun

By Justin Robinson | 15:16 Mar 1, 2012 | Comment Now

PC Game Review: Like Romeo and Juliet. Except Juliet's already dead, and Romeo has demonic powers.

PC Games

Star Wars: The Old Republic - the best singleplayer MMO ever!

By John Gillooly | 14:47 Feb 21, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: We take a trip to a long, long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Companions welcome...

How to make Mass Effect 3 - hands-on + interviews

PC Games

How to make Mass Effect 3 - hands-on + interviews

By Nathan Lawrence | 10:37 Feb 14, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Preview: You know the name and you know the stakes. We take a behind-the-scenes look at a group of the key minds behind Mass Effect 3.

PC Games

Reckoning: Kingdoms of Amalur - fun, but...

By David Hollingworth | 12:28 Feb 13, 2012 | Comment Now

Game Review: This brightly coloured RPG is heavy on action and fun, but also has some obvious limitations.

Spec Ops: The Line - horror in the desert

Console Games

Spec Ops: The Line - horror in the desert

By David Hollingworth | 17:00 Feb 7, 2012 | Comment Now

Preview: The action is solid, but it’s the setting and story that really get us interested in Spec Ops: The Line.

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