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Avatarred With The Same Brush

Avatarred With The Same Brush

Imagine a Marmite designed specifically for the movie going public. Avatar. There really is no in between when it comes to this movie as there only appear to be two schools of thought – those who regard it as utter dross, and those who hail…

Sonic Kaboom

Sonic Kaboom

Sonic the Hedgehog: arguably one of the most recognisable game characters ever. I grew up playing his Megadrive/Genesis games, and absolutely loved them.  No corny stories, no locate all of the [fill in the blank] missions, just get from point A to B then beat a…

Feeling The Fear

Feeling The Fear

One of my earliest gaming memories involves gently tapping on my parents’ door on a Saturday morning and asking if I could play about with the games on my Dad’s Apricot business computer. Nestled in amongst the floppy discs and DOS games was one called 3-Demon,…

Box Office Bust-Up

Box Office Bust-Up

Before you ask, no – the title isn’t referring to a new Leisure Suit Larry DLC being released, featuring a brand new breast augmentation mini game (although that would be pretty sweet). It’s actually about something entirely different but I’ll get to that. First of…

Mass Effect 2 – First Look

Mass Effect 2 – First Look

It’s a shame that we’re not a month before 2010 and only a month beyond 2009 as it seems a little unfair (but entirely justified) to introduce Mass Effect 2 as the most anticipated game of the year. Whilst we are blessed with a healthy…

All Grown Up?

All Grown Up?

I’m a gamer. That’s what I am. I may not be a great gamer, I may not have ‘l33t skillz’, but I am nonetheless someone who chooses to spend large chunks of their leisure time sat in front of a television, pad in hands, feverishly…

Collecting Dust

Collecting Dust

When it came to buying birthday presents recently, I found it extremely difficult to come with ideas that weren’t the proverbial chocolates and flowers.  I like to give people presents that represent them well, and which they wouldn’t necessarily buy themselves.  In the simplest terms,…