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Shadowrun Returns
Shadowrun Returns review – Tolkien-esque cyberpunk
One of console gaming’s most beloved role-players is brought back to life, but will this be just another disappointing Kickstarter project…
Plants Vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time
Plants Vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time review – full bloom
After years in the waiting PopCap are finally poised to release their gardening apocalypse sequel, but will it have the same impact as the smash…
GRID 2 – you get what you complain for
Games Inbox: GRID 2 destruction derby, The Last Of Us length, and Flubit
Today’s evening Inbox hears from another convert to the PS Vita, as one reader recommends a game of 2.8 Hours Later: Asylum. To join in…
Nintendo's new worst friend
Asda drops Wii U and 3DS, refuses to stock Pikmin 3
The Wii U will no longer be stocked at any of Asda’s 555 UK stores, with the retail giant only selling a limited range of…
FEZ II
FEZ II cancelled, as Phil Fish quits games industry
Controversial indie developer Phil Fish has announced he has quit gaming forever, after being called a hipster in a show about self-publishing on Xbox One…

  • Games reviews & previews

    • Attack Of The Friday Monsters!
    Attack Of The Friday Monsters! review – Tokyo story
    Never mind BioShock Infinite and The Last Of Us, could this low budget 3DS download have the best interactive storytelling of the year…
    Dynasty Warriors 8
    Dynasty Warriors 8 review – same as it ever was?
    It’s already got more sequels and spin-offs than Call Of Duty and Assassin’s Creed put together, so what makes this year’s Dynasty Warriors worth bothering…
    Stealth Inc: A Clone In The Dark
    Stealth Inc.: A Clone In The Dark review – hide and seek
    PlayStation Network gets a new puzzle game download that requires the platform prowess of Mario and the sneaking skills of Solid Snake…
    Killzone: Mercenary - just what the PS Vita needed
    Killzone: Mercenary hands-on preview – PS Vita redeemed
    Sony’s handheld finally gets a first person shooter worthy of its power, with a spin-off game featuring some unexpected influences…
    EarthBound
    EarthBound review – oh Mother!
    One of Nintendo’s lost classics is released in Europe for the first time, but can it possibly have been worth a near two decade wait…
    Pikmin 3
    Pikmin 3 review – pint-saved saviour
    2013 is already half-done and yet only now does Nintendo release its first big Wii U game of the year, but is Pikmin 3 the…
    Halo: Spartan Assault - not an Xbox One game after all
    Halo: Spartan Assault review – a new perspective
    The only new Halo game this year is a Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 exclusive. But what exactly are Xbox gamers missing out on…
    Shantae
    Shantae review – in glorious technicolor
    One of the rarest Game Boy Color games is re-released, and proves that in the right hands even the least powerful console can impress…
    Dota 2
    Dota 2 review – eSport of kings
    The original is already one of the most popular video games in the world, but what is Dota and why have Half-Life makers Valve created…
    Capsized
    Capsized review – alien exile
    Xbox Live Arcade gets an offbeat new arcade adventure that mixes the best of 8-bit and modern gaming, but why has it taken so long…
    Rogue Legacy
    Rogue Legacy review – family business
    Tourette’s and a phobia of chickens are not standard role-playing character traits, but this clever new indie game will make you wish they were…
    Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
    Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag preview – a pirate’s life
    Ubisoft’s open world pirate adventure comes under scrutiny with three separate preview demos, but does the world really need another Assassin’s Creed…
    Deus Ex: The Fall
    Deus Ex: The Fall review – human devolution
    The thinking man’s shooter comes to iPad and iPhone, but can such a complex action role-player really work on a touchscreen…
    Murdered: Soul Suspect
    Murdered: Soul Suspect preview – cold case
    A survival horror version of L.A. Noire may be one of the most original game concepts in years, but does the high-concept idea actually work…
    Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.
    Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. review – dream warrior
    The Mushroom Kingdom’s most famous plumbers dream up another comic adventure, in the follow-up to Bowser’s Inside Story…
    Splinter Cell: Blacklist
    Splinter Cell: Blacklist hands-on preview and interview – Conviction overturned
    GameCentral plays the first two hours of Ubisoft’s new action stealth game, with a new look for Sam Fisher and the return of Spies vs…
    Zelda: The Wind Waker HD & Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze preview
    Two of Nintendo’s most beloved franchises get new games on the Wii U, but is the controversy that follows them entirely undeserved…
    Civilization V: Brave New World
    Civilization V: Brave New World review – everybody wants to rule the world
    The king of all strategy games gets a new expansion, but three years after the original was released can it really offer any new surprises…
    GTA 5 screen grab
    23 things we can’t wait to experience on GTA V
    Rockstar Games released the first gameplay trailer for Grand Theft Auto 5 today, teasing new landscapes and vehicles in which to be a total idiot…
    Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded
    Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded review – virgin territory
    Gaming’s only sex comedy returns in a remake of the classic Land Of The Lounge Lizards, but is Larry Laffer still funny…
    Deus Ex: The Fall - it looks the part, but does it play it?
    Deus Ex: The Fall & Bloodmasque hands-on preview – Square Enix go mobile
    The creators of Final Fantasy unveil two of the most high tech games ever seen for iPhone and iPad, but do they have the gameplay…
    Ride To Hell: Retribution
    Ride To Hell: Retribution review – one percenter
    There’s a new contender for the worst video game ever made, not to mention the worst interactive sex scenes, in this bizarrely awful new biker…
    The Walking Dead: 400 Days
    The Walking Dead: 400 Days review – Oh My Darling, Clementine
    Telltale Games offer up a special between-season episode of The Walking Dead with all-new characters, but will you care whether they live or die…
    Project X Zone
    Project X Zone review – Namco vs. Capcom vs. Sega
    A team-up between three of Japan’s biggest publishers seems the stuff of fan dreams, but is the resulting game more of a nightmare…
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies hands-on preview and interview
    Gaming’s one, and only, lawyer simulator returns, with new visuals and a new cast of characters – but will being download-only make it more or…
    Call Of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengeance review – die hard
    Transfer your gaming skills to the race track
    Sonic: Lost World hands-on preview – Super Sonic Galaxy
    Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles Of Mystara review – the real final fight
    Dying Light preview – Mirror’s Edge too
    Ouya UK hardware review – next generation Android