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Features > Console Games

The problems of defining a hardcore gamer

By Nathan Lawrence | 14:09 Jun 17, 2011 | Comment Now

What makes a casual gamer casual, and a hardcore one... hardcore? Is there even any standard measure of hardcore-osity?

Features > Lifestyle

U R so gay! Homophobia in gaming, and why it hurts

By David Hollingworth | 16:34 Jan 18, 2012 | Comment Now

Why casual homophobia can be a serious problem, and pondering what the way forward might be for gaming sites and communities.

News > PC Games

EA gobble up PopCap for $750 million

By Justin Robinson | 15:26 Jul 13, 2011 | Comment Now

It’s probably a thinly-veiled plan to get free copies of Peggle and Plants Vs Zombies for EA staff.

Features > PC Games

RPG influencer’s roundtable transcription – part 5 of 6

By Nathan Lawrence | 12:00 Dec 9, 2011 | Comment Now

An unabridged behind-the-scenes transcription of an hour-long roundtable discussion with a group of RPG gurus... part five of six.

News > PC Games

Mass Effect 3 Digital Deluxe Edition announced

By David Hollingworth | 12:15 Nov 4, 2011 | Comment Now

See what kind of tasty gear - both for you and your iteration of Commander Shepard - you get inside Mass Effect 3's Digital Deluxe Edition.

News > Lifestyle

The next Insert Coin(s) night is next week!

By David Hollingworth | 16:32 Nov 3, 2011 | Comment Now

Fancy a night that combines clubbing and retro gaming? Insert Coin(s) is back, and just what you're after!

Features > PC Games

Ken Rolston interview pt2 – Morrowind’s open-world elevator music

By Nathan Lawrence | 10:56 Oct 18, 2011 | Comment Now

Ken Rolston is back and as passionate as ever as he talks about the challenges of game design... part two of two.

News > Console Games

Where's the joy?

By David Hollingworth | 10:33 Sep 5, 2011 | Comment Now

Essential linkage: It can be argued we're a in a golden age of gaming, and rightly so - but why are people so damn unhappy about it?

Reviews > Peripherals

Razer's Onza Tournament Edition review

By David Hollingworth | 12:11 Aug 25, 2011 | Comment Now

Review: An adjustable option for Xbox gamers that’s hard to hate, but the Onza isn't without flaws.

Features > Console Games

The (half) year in review - looking back at the games we've played

By David Hollingworth | 16:38 Aug 10, 2011 | Comment Now

It's time to look back on the first six issues of the year, and the games we've reviewed. Do we still back our scores? What did we get right, what did we get wrong? And what ...

Features > PC Games

Smashing the digital swear jar

By Nathan Lawrence | 10:32 Aug 4, 2011 | Comment Now

We can digitally murder others online, but is it okay to swear? Nathan Lawrence thinks so.

Reviews > Systems

Not quite Crysis-ready: MSI GE620 notebook

By David Hollingworth | 16:08 Jun 8, 2011 | Comment Now

Review: This notebook comes in at a great price, but it's not for any serious gamer.

Features > Console Games

LA Noire - proof our ratings system is broken

By David Hollingworth | 13:35 May 23, 2011 | Comment Now

We've been playing a lot of LA Noire, and it's good... but it's level of violent detail and challenging social mores deserve more than an MA15 rating.

Features > Console Games

The PlayStation Hack - a user's perspective

By Josh Lundberg | 12:45 Apr 27, 2011 | Comment Now

Opinion: Our video guy gets his rant on about the PlayStation hack, Sony's lack of transparency, and the hit to online consumer confidence.

News > Console Games

Get your hands on Red Faction: Battlegrounds

By Ewa Grygier | 10:08 Apr 8, 2011 | Comment Now

Too impatient to wait until June for Red Faction: Armageddon? Then you can check out the arcade action of Battlegrounds right this second.

Features > PC Games

Battlefield Play4Free interview

By Nathan Lawrence | 15:43 Mar 31, 2011 | Comment Now

Interview: We chat with Battlefield Play4Free's general manager about taking the game in new directions, and making money in a free environment.

News > Console Games

ProGaming launching locally for global competition

By Justin Robinson | 16:54 Feb 1, 2011 | Comment Now

Updated: Aussie start-up ProGaming to pit player vs player in a worldwide battle for fame and fortune.

News > Science

Study: Gaming and your brain

By Ewa Grygier | 12:04 Jan 14, 2011 | Comment Now

Researchers take a look into some heads and come up with a few ideas about what makes a good gamer tick.

Reviews > Console Games

Fallout: New Vegas - all that glitters...

By David Hollingworth | 10:38 Jan 7, 2011 | Comment Now

The glitz of Vegas... the dreariness of the Wasteland... but does it all hang together?

Reviews > Console Games

F1 2010 disappoints

By Ben Mansill | 14:30 Nov 29, 2010 | Comment Now

The game that takes the ‘ace’ out of ‘race’, and leaves us asking "Where is the awesome F1 game we were promised?!"

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Issue: 133 | February, 2012

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