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Aug 18, 2006
Xbox Feature | Bad Day L.A.
Even if you've never heard of American McGee, you'll remember him now from the unusual name (His famous explanation: "My mom smoked pot. She was a hippie. I'm not sure how else to put that"). But it's more likely that you've played one of the games he's helped create: Doom II, Quake, American McGee's Alice, or Scrapland. His latest, Bad Day LA, puts players in the middle of Los Angeles on the worst day ever, with simultaneous disasters breaking out around the city. But instead of being a ...
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Jul 15, 2008
360 Feature | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
360 - Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - E3 08: Why wait? E3's biggest games reviewed NOW

You know the problem with E3? You have to wait months before you find out if a game that looked great in July is going to kick ass or blow goats when it finally arrives in November. And it it sucks, you feel deflated. If only you could read, right here and right now, which games are really worth eagerly anticipating and which you should just start fitting for cement shoes right now. Wouldn't that make the world a better place?

Here, for the very first time, are the exclusive first reviews for all of the games you're most excited about this very E3. ...

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May 13, 2008
360 Feature | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is up there with Gears of War 2 as far as 360's monster games of 2008 go for us. We've seen a bit about Gears 2 already, and now Rare's finally lifted the cauldron lid on Banjo's third adventure.

To get an idea on what we can expect, check out our hands-on preview. But to find out how the change in direction came about, read this very exclusive interview with Rare's head of design, Gregg ...

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Nov 3, 2006
PC Feature | Battlefield 2142
With its vision of future Armageddon, Battlefield 2142 only ratchets the thumbscrews down even tighter for Battlefield junkies. Almost MMORPG in scope, the towering amount of ranks and deep catalogue of unlockable items for each class makes this Battlefield more addictive than ever. 2142 shrinks BF2's seven classes down to only four - so things seem a little more streamlined on the surface. However, within each class, there are two "career tracks" that diverge the roles even further. For ...
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Nov 3, 2006
PC Feature | Battlefield 2142
So you've pounded the ground, tried out all the vehicles, crashed dozens of aircraft (likely brimming full of teammates) - but generally taken an eye for an eye on the frozen tundras of Battlefield 2142. Now you are ready to contribute to your body count - the easy way - by sneaking behind your foes and stabbing them in the back. You're the stealthy type - preferring shadowy corners and blind angles in which to ambush your prey. You realize that this is war - and any so-called fair fight is ...
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Oct 31, 2006
PC Feature | Battlefield 2142
If you've spent some time behind the wheel (or under the heel) of Battlefield 2142's giant, terrifying fleet of vehicles, you may already realize that the pilots of these powerful behemoths can tip the balance of the battle single-handedly. Conversely, stopping an ace jockey in his tracks prematurely will most assuredly swing the tide of battle in your team's favor. If you agree that taking part in these kind of heroics sounds excellent (and who wouldn't?), then perfecting your role as an ...
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Oct 31, 2006
PC Feature | Battlefield 2142
The future of war in Battlefield 2142 is a damn inhospitable place. Besides a new ice age and a world war, you've got a lot to do and a great deal of choices to make. From the second your boots hit the ground, you need to start contributing - or you're just adding to the body count of the other team. Worst of all - there is no basic training in 2142, and the learning curve is steep for fresh recruits. Even for salty online veterans, over 40 unlockable items and weapons mean that there are more ...
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Apr 2, 2008
360 Feature | Battlefield: Bad Company
360 - Battlefield: Bad Company - Just how destructible is Battlefield: Bad Company? Think of Bad Company, and you think destructibility. Well, you might not, but we sure as hell do - it's been the game's most talked about feature ever since it was first announced. So, when we got ourselves some quality alone time with the Xbox Live multiplayer Beta, there was only one thing we wanted to do. Blow stuff up. ...
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Aug 11, 2008
360 Feature | Beijing 2008

We were watching the Beijing Olympics at the weekend and got to nattering about how there's hardly any excitement around event-based sporting games anymore. Predictably the conversation took a rose-tinted turn towards the nostalgic and we all traded happy tales of masochistic joystick waggling and multi-load cassettes. No doubt other gamers with a memory for the shit old days will do the same. Here's five games that we reckon will fondle the memories of most old-schoolers at some point during the Olympics ...

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Aug 8, 2008
360 Feature | Beijing 2008
360 - Beijing 2008 - 8 ways to play Beijing Olympics 2008

Today marks the start of the 2008 Olympic games. And in order to spur on our Olympic heroes, while at the same time trying to fool our brains into thinking that we’re actually doing some exercise, we’ve tried and tested eight different ways of playing Beijing 2008. Some of which will be familiar, others definitely won’t be. But are any of them better than the good old jumper trick? ...

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