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Desert Island Games is simple. You’re deserted on a lost island, but don’t fret because it’s got every console imaginable, constant electricity and a decent internet connection. The catch? You can only take three games. This week Sinan Kubba makes his three picks.
Final Fantasy X
I realise that I’m the second person to pick Final [...]

White Knight Chronicles takes a lot of inspiration from Level 5’s previous hit Dark Chronicles. Then it packages it up and turns a great concept into straight down the middle mediocrity. It’s a game that starts out extremely promising but it’s not long until proceedings become just a trifle dull and unexciting. Something that I [...]

Kratos is staring at you, lips furled into a frown, sweat beading on his brow – you can sense the anger, the drama and the passion emanating from that cold glare. Lightening crashes around and the sky worsens; tension grows as weather reflects your inner feelings of fear and suspense. And this is just the [...]

Whereas echochrome was about manipulating space, echoshift is about messing with time. But it’s not Braid. It’s not nearly as inventive with its time mechanics, for a start.
You don’t get to rewind time. You don’t actually get to do much with time at all, actually, which is a bit odd when considering that’s the main [...]

Playstation 3’s seem to be suffering from some March Madness as all around the world people are waking up to faulty systems. Originally thought to be a Playstation Network error, the system has been affected by supposed leap year issues as apparently this is the first even non-leap-year year the system has been out.
Even playing [...]

QuanticDream have been attempting to turn games into involving and engaging interactive pieces of entertainment for the best part of thirteen years now. However, instead of a case of unlucky thirteen, it’s more like third time lucky because after two largely flawed, albeit compelling and well-realised attempts, they may have finally achieved their Holy Grail.
To [...]

My name is Jen Allen, and I have a problem with Everquest…

MAG is an ambitious project to say the least and the project as a whole is definitely a risk on Sony’s part. So why is it that a game that took so many risks, feels so generically safe?

When should a Beta actually be taken for what it is? Sam Morris takes the ModNation Racers Beta for a spin.

We take a look at the next 12 months in gaming and make our choices for games worth your time. Click here to read our top ten.