For the past week, PS3 owners have been left cryptic morsels and curious snippets of an upcoming exclusive concerning worldwide panic and fungus. Over the weekend, we finally got a little look into The Last Of Us, a new look into infection survival, and although marvellously directed, it all felt rather familiar to me. Then, …
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“Games just aren’t up to scratch with books or film, I just can’t see the point in playing them.” said the Newsnight toff, brain swilling pointless comments that sound like air through the ears yet taste self-gratifyingly sweet as they roll off only his tongue. What’s there to get? They’re the only form of media …
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The editorial team rub heads (leading to a couple of nasty rashes and a concussion) to come up with some highlights of 2011. DaveRage: This has been a hard one to write, I’ll admit. The reasons for that will become clear later. First off, let me start with the nice surprise of 2011 for me. …
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Andy Payne has had an eclectic career in the games industry, from developing educational software, helping companies market their games to chairing one of the most influential bodies in the UK games industry. He very kindly took time out from his busy schedule (Read a bit about�
3D LCD TVs and 3D gaming has come a long way in the last 5 years; we can now watch 3D blockbusters in our own living room, play 3D games on our games consoles and even play in 3D on the move, with the introduction of the Nintendo 3DS. The types of 3D technology can …
People often ask where the innovation has gone in the games industry. I have been guilty of it on the past. In fact, this article was going to be titled with that exact question. However, the more I drafted the piece and the more I thought about it, the more I realised that innovation is …
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Have you ever read a review and thought “I can do better than that!”? Ever read an article and just face palmed at the stupidity of the author? Well now is your chance to do something about it. Yet Another Review Site is looking for games reviewers, news editors and writers and it couldn’t be …
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As a gamer, you would have to have been away from any form of news over the last week or so to not be aware of OnLive. For those two people, let’s start with a little overview of what OnLive is. OnLive is a streaming service for games. Using either software on your PC, …
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Never before has 9 hours of gaming actually managed to exhaust me, yet the Eurogamer Expo 2011 successfully managed to fulfil every piece of gaming intrigue that’s been built over the year before finally making me succumb to 40 winks on the train ride home. A showcase of soon to be AAA titles and big …
Iain Lee has had a varied and interesting career.� He has done everything from stand up comedy to presenting TV shows.� Whilst I had watched him on the 11 O’Clock Show and The Big Breakfast, �it was an ill fated gaming show, Thumb Bandits, that brought him to my attention.� Now Ten years later, he …
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Zak Littwin, Games Designer for APB Reloaded and Reloaded Productions, took time out from his mad schedule to answer a few questions for us. A big thanks to Zak, Reloaded Productions and Tommy Williams from GamerFirst. YARS) �So first up, can you briefly explain what APB Reloaded is! Zak) APB Reloaded is a massively multiplayer …
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I suppose I could call this the “Realification of Games”, but I won’t! “When I were a lad, games were better”.That is often an opening gambit of any retro game lover. Of course it is not precisely true for all retro games. It would be more accurate to say; “when I were a lad, I …
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