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Dear readers, It’s been a few months since we first joined forces with Total Film and SFX to bring you TV and movie news and now it’s time for our next phase! We’ve relaunched our news channel and we’re bringing gaming brands that you may already know and love like …

Love stinks I believe it was the great American poet J. Geils who once said: “You love her / And she loves him / And he loves somebody else / You just can’t win.” Yep, ever since humans have figured out what to do with their dangly bits, they’ve been …

Renter beware. Before Blockbuster came to represent the death of the brick and mortar video game rental business, it was a blue-and-gold juggernaut whose reached extended from coast to coast. In its prime, Blockbuster’s influence was so great that it actually began requisitioning video games to be released exclusively in …

Hairdo? More like Hair don’t. Some of the most interesting hairstyles in gaming sprang from the Final Fantasy series’ love for inexplicable spikes and unnatural shades. Here’s our tribute to a few of the most feathery, fluttery, physics-defying contraptions that Square Enix ever had the nerve to call “hair”.

Can’t have the ‘games’ without the ‘video’… Not even the strangest-smelling games journalists are asking ‘how many floating points’ a game has any more. Obviously it depends how many you score (fnar), but I am so pleased to say that we’ve all got past the stage of citing polygon counts …

This week, we’re highlighting the top five titles in our Game of the Year 2014 list. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor ranks at #4 – and here’s Ashley Reed’s take on what makes it so awesome. It’s funny how life can surprise you. Back in the ancient, bygone days of September …

A life lived in ignorance is a life half-lived On Sunday, November 16th 2014, Half-Life 2 turned 10 years old. Crazy, right? And even after a decade, the influence of Valve’s most monumental sequel can still be felt in the current gaming ecosystem. The Half-Life name is just as potent …

A little originality goes a long way Most RPG classes boil down to one of four timeless archetypes: the tanky warrior, supporting healer, ranged damage-dealer, or melee specialist. That’s just at the most basic level, mind you – modern RPGs know to make their roles a bit more nuanced. But …

Xbox One’s become a perennial second-fiddle to PS4, and while that’s a black eye for Microsoft, it’s looking better and better for consumers. Why’s that? Starting on November 2, Microsoft will offer $50 off all Xbox One systems (opens in new tab) in the US through January 3, 2015. Yes, …

Solid gold For their 32nd year, the Golden Joystick Awards have been distributed to the crowd-pleasing favorites of the video game industry. More than 9 million members of the gaming public cast their votes across 18 categories, including best studio, gaming personality, and Game of the Year. This year’s ceremony …