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• December 31, 2010

• Why PETA’s “beef” with Super Meat Boy deserves encouragement, not disdain

  The infamous animal rights group throws down with Team Meat’s Xbox Live hit. Gamers are up in arms, but is intolerance the best policy?

• December 23, 2010

• The hottest game mechanics of 2010

  Our pick of this year’s virtual nuts and bolts.

• December 21, 2010

• Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam review

  Charlie don’t nerf. Our verdict on the throwback expansion pack. Xbox 360 version tested.

• December 20, 2010

• The life and times of EVE Online

  Cataclysm might hog the headlines this Christmas, but don’t count out CCP’s dark, dangerous star-gazer. VGD talks past, present and future with the Principal Game Designer for EVE Online.

• December 16, 2010

• Killzone 3 campaign preview – big, loud, predictable

  Size matters… but interesting gunplay matters more. VGD goes hands-on with a Killzone 3 campaign build.

• December 15, 2010

• Donkey Kong Country Returns review

  We hope you’re ripe for a challenge as Kong’s return to the old country has a difficulty curve steeper than one of his treasured bananas.

• December 9, 2010

• Killzone 3 – a beginner’s multiplayer survival guide

  A crash course in Helghast warfare. Beware: hammy voice-acting ahead.

• December 8, 2010

• Could this be the indie lover’s Bioshock? Raw Games talks The Spire

  An inspiring chat with the lead designer.

• December 6, 2010

• Freeloadable: the best serial killer game the Daily Mail missed

  Come home with me.

• December 3, 2010

• What if Dungeon Keeper were an MMO? Hint: it soon will be

  The free-to-play scene gets nasty in the best possible way.

• December 1, 2010

• The great GT5 debate: how many cars is too many cars?

  This glass is one-fifth full! This glass is four-fifths empty!

• December 1, 2010

• Why SHIFT 2: Unleashed owes as much to Resident Evil as Gran Turismo

  Slightly Mad’s Andy Tudor talks us through enhancements, timeframes, keeping on top of the pecking order and why you haven’t truly played SHIFT 2 till you’ve turned off the lights.