01 Jul 2010
Controllers: the graceful arc of unreality
Thirty years ago, Atari released Battlezone - one of the very first games to feature proper 3D vector graphics. Its game play is instantly recognisable to today’s gamers.
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01 Jul 2010
Do easy games deserve the kudos?
The current generation of games are technologically brilliant, gorgeous to look at and the result of thousands of man hours by dedicated teams of designers, artists and p
01 Jul 2010
Golden eras of gaming: PlayStation 2
Sony's PlayStation 2 (PS2) was the king of the sixth generation consoles. It reigned supreme from 2000, trouncing the likes of Sega's Dreamcast, Nintendo's Gamecube and M
01 Jul 2010
Innovation and the Cash Cow
The art of originality; to modernise, innovate and functionalise new and fresh ideas into public consciousness, in essence, the complete opposite of the stagnated mediocr
01 Jul 2010
Life imitating art - games in "Real Life"
Games are getting really good at emulating real life nowadays, right? Well, this is what happens when real life emulates games... Here are some of the funniest, cleverest
01 Jul 2010
My Sonic Shame
I had never been any good at platform games but then I played Sonic the Hedgehog for the first time. I'd obviously cracked it and was brilliant.... or so I thought. My fr
01 Jul 2010
A nod to nostalgia - part one
It’s a strange thing nostalgia. Even the term seems to cast a reflective haze across the old grey matter. Revisiting past memories can often invoke both pleasure and sadn
01 Jul 2010
A Nod to Nostalgia - part two
Nostalgia shouldn't be a thing of the past. Here's the second part of a trip down memory lane... If you missed the previous article, read it after the jump . Perfect Dark
01 Jul 2010
Red Dead and buried: 100% complete
So there you have it... after 46 hours, 23 minutes and 51 seconds, I've finally got redemption - all 100G of it! The Red Dead Redemption disc has been spinning in my driv
01 Jul 2010
Red Dead Redemption vs Grand Theft Auto IV
Ever since its release in May, Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar's western sandbox title - has been showered with praise and even tipped as a potential Game Of The Year winn
01 Jul 2010
Review: Blur
The comparison between Bizarre Creation's Blur and explosive racer Split/Second ( reviewed here ) is inevitable, especially given that they were released within a week of
01 Jul 2010
Review: UFC Undisputed 2010
Blood, sweat and tears. That pretty much sums up my time playing THQ’s UFC Undisputed 2010; plenty of blood and sweat onscreen, and tears of frustration as I once again f
01 Jul 2010
Reviews
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01 Jul 2010
Video: are games too easy?
I just romped through Red Dead Redemption and tamed the Wild West. And it wasn't long before I was standing on the winner's podium in arcade racer Split/Second. Are games