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FAQ Me!

FAQ Me!

We asked one hundred people to name an odd noise that occurs inexplicably. You said "Tweet", or survey said... *brr brrrrrr*

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I’m Playing My Game (Soundtrack)

I’m Playing My Game (Soundtrack)

It is becoming increasingly common for publishers to include a games soundtrack as a bonus in the collector’s or limited edition...

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Drying Ink

Drying Ink

The magazine world is now going through a bit of a transition period, with the immediate future not looking too good.

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Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption

In terms of genre penetration, the Wild West doesn’t really stand up to the likes of Science Fiction or the goliath that is Fantasy and, with past games not doing anything spectacular, you could probably look upon Rockstar with curious vision. The curious gaze won’t take too long to dissolve as the level of quality emanating even from the outset is an early indication that you may be about to…

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Neural Optimising Workouts

Neural Optimising Workouts

I’ve never really been one for exercising; I do some walking to get to work and I would walk around the pool table when I play (that does count right?) but I don’t go out running, visit a gym or attempt exercises at home. Nintendo have attempted to get us more healthy with the Wii and the Wii Balance Board whilst people like me are sitting in front of the…

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Lights. Camera. Nostalgia!

Lights. Camera. Nostalgia!

Four words… first word… film? Second word… three syllables… sounds like… silences? Licences! Ah! I know ‘film licenses are shit’. *Touches nose*

See we can all be Lionel Blair and we don’t even need a cheat mode. It’s a universal truism. Film licenses are indeed shit. Every chance they get they’ll churn out some piss-poor movie tie-in for people who just have to experience life on Avatar’s Pandora or need…

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Split/Second: Velocity – First Look

Split/Second: Velocity – First Look

There are a lot of driving and racing games released every year, and sometimes it can be difficult to know which ones are worth playing or not from an over-populated market. They tend to be divided into two camps; those that aim for ever greater degrees of realism in terms of handling and physics, and those that take the route of arcade style racing and ridiculously overblown stunts.

Split/Second definitely…

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Family Values

Family Values

They say that for a male the hardest job you can have is that of being a father whereas, in my opinion, it’s more of a job of keeping your nerve when people are judgemental because you are a father. It’s bad enough these days just taking a child into nursery – if you haven’t got two breasts and a set of ovaries then, straight off the bat, you’re the…