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The Reticule (Not Quite At) E3 – Nintendo
And so begins the final conference -that of Nintendo. Of course the big reveal is going to be Project Cafe/Nintendo/Wii HD or whatever they’re calling it, but obviously there’s going to be a few
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The Reticule (Not Quite At) E3 – Sony Conference
To say Sony have had a rough few months is a bit of an understatement. But hopefully with the incident now largely behind them, E3 is going to be the best opportunity to show
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The Reticule (Not Quite At) E3 – Ubisoft Conference
And now onto Ubisoft. Home to fitness games, Rayman and Tom Clancy. We’re expecting to see some appearances from Maniaplanet (that’s Trackmania 2, Questmania and Shootmania) – almost certainly more from Ghost Recon Future
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The Reticule (Not Quite At) E3 – EA Conference
OK, have we all had a break? Had something to eat, ready for more E3? Good. Now it’s time to take on EA’s press conference. Hopefully a bit less Kinect-focused than MS’ offering, we’re
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The Reticule (Not Quite At) E3 – Microsoft Conference
Hello! I’m totally not sat at E3, but I am near a computer screen. As such I’m going to be providing commentary on the Microsoft conference as it happens. Join me will you, for
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L.A. Noire – The Verdict
There’s no denying that L.A. Noire is an adult game in the truest sense of the word. Yes, it has swears. Yes, it has blood. But L.A. Noire is probably the most mature of
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Brink (PC) – The Verdict
Brink is an incredibly schizophrenic game in many ways. It wants to be an overarching, cutscene driven story about the struggles of the Ark on which the game takes place, yet simultaneously be a
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Mortal Kombat (360) – The Verdict
“FINISH HIM” – It’s been nearly twenty years since we first heard that phrase emanating from our local arcades, pumping fistfuls of coins into the slot as we proved to the gathering crowds just
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Format Fight F…oughts
So we’ve had our long Easter weekend, and the charts are in. Perhaps unsurprisingly the awesome Portal 2 is sitting at the top with Mortal Kombat close behind it. Both games are excellent (look
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