Computer And Video Games - Features

20 best PS3 and 360 games you've never played

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMT

And they're all under £20!.
So, it's 2012, everybody owes more money than ever existed, and all the big new games are about to dry up until September.

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'There simply aren't enough new IPs these days'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Steve Wood says we need more new IP to be considered mainstream.
On last week's mailbox Steve Wood e-mailed in to say he's not completely done with the PlayStation 3 and doesn't want Sony to release the PlayStation 4 yet.

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Retrospective: Advance Wars

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Nintendo Gamer's Christian Donlan recalls GBA's classic reinvention of chess...
The history of the world is riddled with great double acts. Laurel and Hardy, Alka and Seltzer, Jay Leno and the-guy-who-played-Mr-Miyagi in the classic mismatched buddy movie Collision Course. The best combo of all, though? That has to be a shiny new Game Boy Micro and a copy of Advance Wars. (The Collision Course stars come a very close second, however.)

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5 most disappointing sequels ever

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Games so bad they made us cry a little bit...
Sequels are a fantastic opportunity for developers to build upon successes and fix the failures of previous titles, and take our favourite characters on fantastic new adventures.

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Adventures in Skyrim: The unseen secrets, locations, and wild tales

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:51:00 GMT

Join us as we travel through Bethesda's wondrous world...
Skyrim is a spectacular landscape: a mountainous wilderness like nothing we've explored before. The basics aren't dramatically different to its predecessor, Oblivion, but the world is a generation ahead.

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Around the network - mid Februrary finagaling

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:25:00 GMT

A fine selection of the best from gaming this week.
We're approaching the mid-point of the shortest of months, but with Valentine's day to negotiate next week it's probably not a good time to take your eye off the ball if you want to stay in your sig other's good books. Still, Vita will be with us before the end of the month, so distract yourself from a weekend of desperate shopping with some fine reading matter from our friends and colleagues on Games Radar and the three Official titles who have been cooking up some fine gaming fare for you to enjoy. So enjoy!

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Black Ops 2: The biggest rumours analysed

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:26:00 GMT

Updated: All the Black Ops 2 rumours in one place...
If a year passed without a new Call of Duty game arriving, it's quite possible that the world would stop turning.

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Black Ops 2: The 4 biggest rumours analysed

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:26:00 GMT

Treyarch isn't talking, but we know it's working on a sequel. So let's examine the likeliest Black Ops 2 rumours...
If a year passed without a new Call of Duty game arriving, it's quite possible that the world would stop turning.

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Taxing news: Will the EU really trample over our game developers?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:31:00 GMT

Opinion: As France's greatest studios consider a move to Canada, Steve Boxer counts the cost...
Fantastic news has just come in from the EU for developers... the ones in Canada, Singapore and the US, that is.

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The 15 finest dungeon games

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Our favourite rat and treasure-infested spaces...
2011 may have been a dire year for everything else, but it was a corking one for dungeons. What better place to escape the woes of economic meltdown than somewhere dank, dark, foetid and virtual, populated by rats, bats, giant spiders, reanimated skeletons and copious demons, and studded with treasure chests? For dungeon-divers, it was a vintage year.

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier gameplay trailer - Dissected

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:28:00 GMT

The full sitrep on Ubisoft's tactical shooter sequel.
This week we're breaking down the latest Ghost Recon: Future Soldier gameplay trailer. It's a rapid fire burst of new locations, characters, gadgets and gameplay - all of which we'll be looking at in detail here.

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'Xbox 720 blocking used games would be unfair,' writes Halo dev

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

$60 games are expensive - and gamers shouldn't be forced to keep them, argues Saber Interactive's Matthew Karch.
There have been plenty of Xbox 720 rumour reports this year, but one in particular has sparked controversy amongst the gaming public.

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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning guide: Essential tips for dominating Amalur

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:16:00 GMT

UPDATE: New and extended Kingdoms of Amalur guides, tips and cheats.
As you would have already seen in our Kingdoms of Amalur review, we're mightily impressed by the debut effort from 38 Studios. But it's a big game with huge challenges - so why not make your life easier with this essential beginner's guide to getting ahead faster in Amalur's 50-hour world...

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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning guide: 6 essential tips for dominating Amalur

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:16:00 GMT

Darkness 2 guide: Get the best weapons, fast powers and secret minigames...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Guide: Better. Bloodier. More bad ass.
By now, you should have read our Darkness 2 review, a game so gloriously bloody that even the grizzled gaming vets in the CVG office were puckering up when Jackie Estacado pulled out the Assecution.

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The new PSN: What is the Sony Entertainment Network?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:00 GMT

Sony's So Saida explains PSN's new name and iTunes ambitions...
We gamers may think of ourselves as occupying a space at the cutting edge of digital entertainment, but we can be as resistant to change to as anyone.

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What is the Sony Entertainment Network?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:00 GMT

Sony's So Saida explains PSN's new name...
We gamers may think of ourselves as occupying a space at the cutting edge of digital entertainment, but we can be as resistant to change to as anyone.

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'PS4, Xbox 720 aren't the next generation - your TV is'

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:40:00 GMT

If consoles forget what they're for, they'll be passed up, reckons Gaikai's David Perry.
Making consoles is a thankless task, for one simple reason: they don't actually generate any profits until they are past it and in need of replacement.

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GTA5: Should Rockstar wait for the next gen?

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT

Let us know what you think...
Although Rockstar hasn't actually said that Grand Theft Auto 5 is coming out on the current crop of consoles it's pretty safe to assume it's bound for the PS3, 360 and PC.

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TurboGrafx: When 'PC Engine' wasn't hip and rad enough for us

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Join us as we look back at a classic console..
If you're looking at that unattractive word and going "Turbo what?" then you may know the console better by its Japanese name, the PC Engine.

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Comments of the Week

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:30:00 GMT

"If Ed Boon makes a Mortal Kombat FPS, I'll never play games again".
Alright, you know how this goes by now so we won't waste any of your time. Below you'll find a few insightful, smart or chuckle worthy comments produced by... well, you lot.

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Resident Evil 6: What we want to see

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT

This is our list, but what do YOU want to see?.
Ever since the announcement of Resident Evil 6 our minds have been awash with ideas for what we'd like to see in the next installment of the storied survival-horror franchise.

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'I don't see PS4 offering anything I'd want that PS3 doesn't already do'

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Is he onto something or just plain crazy?.
On last week's mailbox Mike Brady made a case for this generation of consoles being the best ever.

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Secret Of Mana

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:00 GMT

A look back at a Square classic...
They say that smell triggers memories more effectively than any other sense, but when it comes to games, a few bars of the soundtrack are usually all that's required to hurl you right back to your experiences of it as a kid

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5 best zombie games ever

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:20:00 GMT

Everyday they're shuffling...
Zombies have been around just as long as video games, if not longer. So it was only a matter of time really before the living dead showed up on gaming systems.

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