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Dead Space 3's co-op draws a frosty reception

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Dead Space 3's co-op draws a frosty reception

Dead Space 3 will contain a greater variety of locations than any game in the series - including traditional, corridor-style, tension - but the 20 min E3 demo's relentless action makes EA's cherished sci-fi horror look worryingly generic. Read more… 1

Football games are great on the pitch, but lacking everywhere else

Posted 20 hours ago

Football games are great on the pitch, but lacking everywhere else

The two console games I've ploughed the most hours into over the last decade - without a doubt - are PES and FIFA. Lunch breaks, evenings and every spare weekend minute for the last ten years have been occupied with one of these football games and even won me the (ahem) 'prestigious' honour of PES Media Cup Champion '07. Read more… 4

Retrospective: Knight Lore

Posted 21 hours ago

Retrospective: Knight Lore

Except for the very, very beginning genuine originality in videogames has always been distinctly lacking. So when we say Knight Lore - sequel to Sabre Wulf and Underwurlde and winner of the Golden Joystick Award's Game of Show back in 1984(!) - was the pioneer of 3D gaming... well that's saying something. Read more… 7

'Smartphone integration in games is dire'

Posted 22 hours ago

'Smartphone integration in games is dire'

On last week's mailbox we had Darran Penicuik, who said, although he loves WipEout 2048, he's dying for more Vita games. This week we've got Stephen Faickney, who is a little worried about the smart phone integration in Ubisoft's Watch Dogs. Read more… 7

Review: Transformers Fall of Cybertron

Posted 2 days ago

Review: Transformers Fall of Cybertron

When High Moon Studio told CVG a few months back that they were hoping for an 'Arkham Asylum-like reception' to their origins story Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, it was a warning shot that the Californian studio felt ready to mingle with the big boys of games development. Sure enough, this quasi-sequel to 2010's War For Cybertron is a bolder and brassier game, with an eye for cinematic bombast. Read more… 14

CVG Classics: 'PlayStation revealed!'

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CVG Classics: 'PlayStation revealed!'

This week on CVG's excellent adventure we're jumping into our time travelling phonebooth and heading back to 1994 for a nostalgic flick through issue 152 of Computer and Video Games magazine. It's "the mag real gamers read" don't cha know. Read more… 22

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