In-depth special features, event reports and editorials.
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What can console makers learn from Apple? June 1, 2011: Becoming a force in the gaming industry seemed to fall on Apple by accident... |
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E3 2011 Expectations: Part 2: Microsoft June 1, 2011: With just one week to go, we take a look at what – and what not – to expect from the Redmond camp. |
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Why Ubisoft needs to tread softly when it comes to balance in the next Assassin’s Creed June 1, 2011: Our man in….Rome. |
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Modern Warfare 3: Suppressing Fire June 1, 2011: Shellshock from the Modern Warfare announcement has left me wanting to roll with DICE. |
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Man uses PS3 game to produce this awesome music video – but how? May 20, 2011: Former games journo Chandra Nair explains how he used LBP2 to create a unique music video for his catchy pop song. |
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E3 2011 Expectations: Part 1: Nintendo May 19, 2011: As we approach the year's biggest gaming event, we take a look at what - and what not - to expect from the major players. |
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FEATURE: Who are the best companions in FPS games? May 18, 2011: What makes a great buddy on your first person shooting adventures? We take a scientific approach to find out. |
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Wii 2: HD doesn’t mean high-end May 18, 2011: We need to eliminate the notion that HD graphics and Xbox 360-level processing power automatically equal an expensive premium device. |
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Wii 2, realistically speaking: 7 things to be pessimistic about Project Café May 3, 2011: Would it be unjust to think that compromise is lurking just around the corner? |
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Wii 2: Five ways Nintendo can win back hardcore gamers April 29, 2011: Will the Wii’s successor satisfy old-school Nintendo fans? One fan, VGD's Dylann Bobei, has some ideas about how it could. |
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Opinion: do rollicking good looks really matter any more? February 7, 2011: Is the game up for champions of technological overload? As anticipation for Next Generation Portable hits fever-pitch, VGD questions the wisdom of pushing the graphical envelope. |
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Why PETA’s “beef” with Super Meat Boy deserves encouragement, not disdain December 31, 2010: 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? |
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The hottest game mechanics of 2010 December 23, 2010: Our pick of this year's virtual nuts and bolts. |
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Killzone 3 – a beginner’s multiplayer survival guide December 9, 2010: A crash course in Helghast warfare. Beware: hammy voice-acting ahead. |
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Freeloadable: the best serial killer game the Daily Mail missed December 6, 2010: Come home with me. |
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The great GT5 debate: how many cars is too many cars? December 1, 2010: This glass is one-fifth full! This glass is four-fifths empty! |
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Perfection at any price? Kazunori Yamauchi on learning to let go November 30, 2010: The creator of Gran Turismo 5 talks early years, sleep deprivation and networked futures. |
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Why all Assassin’s Creed games are flawless, or, Ubisoft’s greatest conjuring trick November 25, 2010: The terrifying secret: it's all a bit meta. |
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Black Ops quibble: is the Tomahawk overpowered? November 15, 2010: A little rant from Ed. |
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Is Call of Duty’s single player irrelevant? November 9, 2010: CoD games "aren't about" the campaign - so why are campaigns included? VGD plays devil's advocate with Treyarch's Black Ops. |
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Seven augments you should but won’t get in Deus Ex: Human Revolution November 1, 2010: Thoughts from a recent hands-off demo of the Xbox 360, PC and PS3-bound Deus Ex prequel. |
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Behind the music of Medal of Honor – free sample tracks inside October 27, 2010: Listen to choice titbits from the blistering new shooter's score while composer Ramin Djawadi talks us through the creative process. |
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Is Enslaved a slave to “movie game” convention? September 28, 2010: Ninja Theory's game has artistry and imagination in spades, but how much is mere window dressing? |
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Five reasons HAWX 2 is totally, infinitely better than Halo: Reach September 14, 2010: You're not a sucker, are you? |
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Is DICE’s ‘something great’ Mirror’s Edge 2? And is it the sequel we want it to be? August 17, 2010: EA's premiere shooter developer has something cooking. What could it be? |
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