Megabits of Gaming

August 2009

Articles published by Megabits of Gaming in August 2009.

01 Aug 2009

Fable III - here's how you make it a hit

I never knew I was such a nasty piece of work but Peter Molyneux's Fable 2 made me show my true colours. By the end of each playthrough, I was pure evil - blessed with re

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01 Aug 2009

Forget realism, I miss top-down racers

I like realism as much as the next man but whatever happened to the top-down racer? Remember the days when games of this ilk were everywhere - and you never tired of them

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01 Aug 2009

Games on demand will make me a recluse

I predict that the gaming scene is bound to get a bit more stick in the coming weeks... Microsoft's Gamed on Demand service is finally about to launch and it's just anoth

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01 Aug 2009

Gaming greats to make a comeback!

Economies are floundering, swine flu is all about the place and the weather has been typically disappointing this summer... but life isn't so bad, especially when some of

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01 Aug 2009

Head2Head: First round winners

It's been fiercely contested but after week s of elimination, the quarter finalists have been decided. Here are the those who have emerged from the first grueling round (

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01 Aug 2009

Head2Head: Grand Theft Auto IV vs Tetris

I m et an old friend for lunch the other day and told her about this blog and the Head2Head contest. She wasn't too int erested, to be honest. Not that I was surprised by

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01 Aug 2009

Head2Head: Quarter final draw

So here they are...the matchups for the quarter finals of the Megabits Head2Head contest to find the best game of all time: Grand Theft Auto IV vs Tetris Gears of War vs

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01 Aug 2009

Review: 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand

I'm not into the whole hip hop scene, don't follow the world of rap or care much for bling...but I was really keen to dip my toe in the water with 50 Cent's second dallia

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01 Aug 2009

Review: King Kong

There's something to be said for the summer gaming lull; few top titles are released and there are seldom any major announcements. However, it is the perfect opportunity

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01 Aug 2009

Review: Prototype

Massively-hyped games rarely live up to their potential. Assassin's Creed is a case in point, and you could argue that Fable II - and previously Black and White from the

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01 Aug 2009

Split/Second - Driven to destruction

I sat down to watch the remake of Death Race on DVD a few days ago...not a bad film, and not a bad leading lady either. But I digress, it got me thinking that it's been y

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01 Aug 2009

Toejam and Earl - welcome back!

Finally, the gaming Gods have listened to me. To mark the 20th anniversary of Sega's Megadrive/Genesis console, one of this blog's favourite releases is making a comeback

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