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10 Video Games to Freak You Out This Halloween

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When designed well a scary video game can get under your skin far more effectively then any horror movie. No doubt this is down to the interactive element that comes with the medium.… Continue reading

Game Review: ‘Carmageddon’ for iPad

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Talk to any gamer over the age of 25 about their early years in the hobby and eventually the name Carmageddon will come up. In an age when video games were still mainly… Continue reading

Nine Reasons I Don’t Like Kevin Smith Anymore

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Towards the end of the 1990s I finished high school and went on to study cinema at university, and for the first time in my life I was surrounded by people who were… Continue reading

Top 10 ‘Hitman’ Missions

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Here’s what doesn’t work about the Hitman games. Sometimes the controls are very clunky with the sleek killer sometimes bumping into door-frames because he turns like a shopping cart. Performing simple tasks like… Continue reading

Top 10 Women in Gaming

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This may come as totally new information to you but women tend to be given a poor representation in video games. Mind’s blown, right? When you start taking a close look at it… Continue reading

Top 10 Moments From the ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ Trilogy

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Let’s get it out of the way early – this is not my Top 10 “times I totally pwned that noob” list. This is the 10 most memorable and spectacular moments from the… Continue reading

Video Game Retrospective – The ‘Modern Warfare’ Trilogy

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When a new generation of consoles arrives on the market we need that one game that shows us exactly what the new systems are capable off. With the Playstation 3 and the X-Box… Continue reading

Retro ‘Doctor Who’ Reviews – Vol. 4.1

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The last episode reviewed was a big one – the Third Doctor sacrificed himself to defeat the giant spiders who were threatening Earth and spent two years trapped in the time vortex. When… Continue reading

Ten Annoying Child Actors Who Have Redeemed Themselves

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This is going to sound mean (because it is mean) but many child actors are bloody annoying. Not that it’s their fault…the Hollywood system looks for traits in the kids that may sound… Continue reading

Comics You Should be Reading: ‘Locke & Key’

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Welcome to the Keyhouse, a place of mystery and magic. The comic industry was built on superhero capes, but that is not the only genre to thrive in this medium. Back in the… Continue reading