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Looking for Michael Bay: The Video Game

March 31, 2016by Simon Leave a comment

  Please read on Eurogamer.net

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Editorial, Games

Long tail: the near-endless joy of unlockable content

January 24, 2016by Simon Leave a comment

Please read on Eurogamer.net

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Editorial, Games

All Hail PS4’s Sleep Mode

January 22, 2016by Simon 2 Comments

And praise be to the Suspend/Resume function. Childbirth is a miracle. I’ve seen a tiny human being come out of another human being twice – the first emerging like a […]

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Editorial, Games

Review: Absolute Drift (PC, Mac)

January 22, 2016by Simon Leave a comment

I can’t stop playing *Absolute Drift*, and in order to properly explain why, I have to tell you a little story. My first car was a Renault 19 TXE Sport. […]

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Games

Review: Galak-Z (PS4)

January 22, 2016by Simon Leave a comment

*Spelunky* has a lot to answer for. Ever since it single-handedly championed procedurally-generated levels back in its enhanced 2012 version, many other games have been lining up to try and […]

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Games

Crowdpleasing: The Problem With Guitar Hero’s New Perspective

January 22, 2016by Simon Leave a comment

How the franchise’s return has got its outlook completely wrong. In a past life – a time before Canada and babies – I was playing the last notes of my […]

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Editorial, Games

Review: Crimsonland (PS Vita)

January 22, 2016by Simon Leave a comment

As I got into bed last night I slipped my hand under the covers and something buzzed against it. I instinctively yanked my arm away while something black and striped […]

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Games

A Flower On A Step – The Pointlessness of Nintendo

August 18, 2014by Simon Leave a comment

“Stop!”, shouted my wife. “You need that!” We’d been playing The Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker HD for about an hour, working through Dragon Roost Island – the first real […]

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Games

Focus On Design: Medal Of Honor (2010)

August 18, 2014by Simon Leave a comment

There’s always been a problem when writing reviews: by their very nature, they’re unable to be objective. Every single human being on the planet perceives things differently, yet some choose […]

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Games

Review: Nidhogg (PC)

January 28, 2014by Simon Leave a comment

If games are dancing, then Nidhogg is the Argentinian Tango. Grace and blood, attacks and parries, personal space being fiercely invaded time and time again. Swift moves sometimes sliding into long-held pauses […]

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Games, Review

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