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Baldur’s Gate on console – nostalgia vs form

I won’t lie – the news of today’s release of the Infinity Engine RPGs onto console sets off a burst of nostalgia in me. Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 (released as one pack) are a pair of the most epic entries...

3DS

The New Nintendo 3DS XL System Transfer in ONLY 16 Steps*! (*Screwdriver and PC Also Required)

The New Nintendo 3DS XL System Transfer in ONLY 16 Steps! (Screwdriver and PC Also Required)

When I heard that the process to transfer your data from a Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 3DS XL to the New Nintendo 3DS XL was a 16-step process – YES 16 STEPS – and requires a Phillips screwdriver AND a PC, I thought I ...

Xbox1

The Dark Below - Expansion Pack 1 for Destiny (Xbox One) Impressions

The Dark Below – Expansion Pack 1 for Destiny (Xbox One) Impressions

The Dark Below, the first expansion pack for Bungie’s mixed-reviews first-person shooter Destiny, was released on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. It is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 fo...

Opinion

Star Citizen – The Cult, The Criticism and The Journey So Far

Intro For many people, it started with this one video. For many others, it had been months or even a year of slowly building up the details, the plans and the ambitions of the developers. But as Star Citizen rockets towards ano...

Features

Why Choices Can Break Immersion

I’m not going to lie to you, I really freakin’ like video games. They’re crazy fun most of the time, but sometimes their fantastic and quizzical forays in alternate universes and lives can result in a person completely drained;...

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Cynicism And The Death Of Gaming

Ok, ok, ok! Calm down! Games ain’t going anywhere, I agree! But by death I mean the deconstruction of what makes games good, and I don’t mean just for the hardcore gamer. It’s time to stop being hardcore and casual gamers...

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The Fate Of The Budget Publisher

It wasn’t up until I was a couple of years into my teens that publishers really became a blip on my radar. Though this is no excuse, I blame my own ignorance at the fact that at the time I was simply more interested in th...

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The Conversion – Switching from Console to PC Gaming Part II

So, the other week we touched on some of the key reasons why I decided to re-invest my time (and money) over to PC gaming, as well as a rundown of my gaming history. I was no stranger to the PC, although it had been many years ...

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The Conversion – Switching from Console to PC Gaming Part I

There are many reasons to explain exactly what has brought around my recent decision to spend the next few years focusing on PC gaming, rather than console gaming. Effectively meaning that I’ll most likely sit the next ge...

Opinion

A View On GRID 2

There are two things that Codemasters do really well. One of them is racing games, and the other is sequels to racing games. This is the latter. I was very sceptical back in 2008 when Codemasters expanded the TOCA Touring Car s...