We play a lot of PES. Hell, with the amount of man hours we’ve wasted playing it at lunchtime we’re pretty sure we could have cured world hunger, cracked the credit crunch and figured out how ro fix the game’s wretched, pan-handed keepers. During that time we’ve scored a shedload of goals and clogged up a lot of space on our hard-drives by never once watching them again.But with the new Premier League ... » Read More

Jul 9, 2009

Classic mistakes rookies always make

PS3 Feature | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

Ah, noobs. With their awkward fingers and stupid questions, it's a wonder we ever let them near our joypads at all. It's nice to get someone started in gaming, but it's so hard to witness utter incompetence at your favourite games. But instead of yelling, snatching the pad and showing them how it should be done, why not sit back, make encouraging noises and tick off each entry in our list of classic rookie mistakes ... » Read More

Jun 18, 2009

Stupid game terminology

PS3 Feature | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

Why can’t some people just call a spade a spade? Or, in the case of video games, call a health pack a health pack, instead of a multi-purpose, cosmic healitron 3000. We’re sick of developers trying to give their games extra context or dimension by pasting unnecessary and sometimes baffling terminology onto simple, every day game actions or objects. It’s convoluted, embarrassing and totally comically. Below are some of the ... » Read More

Mar 27, 2009

10 games guaranteed to give you gamer rage

PS3 Feature | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

It can strike at anytime without warning. It can take many forms. Someone you know, even a loved one, could be afflicted with it as you read this very sentence. That’s right, ‘gamer rage’ can strike anyone at any moment. From platform fans to beat ‘em up enthusiasts, no one is safe.The following games all contain dangerous levels of gamer rage-baiting moments. Want to avoid a stroke, heart attack or assault ... » Read More

Feb 19, 2009

The visual evolution of game logos

PS3 Feature | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

While game content, design and technology constantly change year after year so does game packaging and design. This interests us. So we've taken 10 major game series and visually charted their logos' progression to see how they've evolved. ... » Read More

Jan 30, 2009

Which create-a-character is best for making Obama?

PS3 Feature | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

Barack Obama. The most important politician in a generation. A peerless orator. Winner of a historic election. And exceedingly effin hard to recreate in every create a character mode we could find. You’d think the current leader of the free world’s unassuming features would be easy to make with the plethora of chin, forehead and septum sliders most games now have. Wrong.Not only did we fail to craft convincing Obamas, we ... » Read More

Oct 21, 2008

FIFA vs PES: The comparison you've never read...

PS3 Feature | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

Certain things in football are forever guaranteed. Billionaire sugar daddies splashing cash on clubs they’ve never heard of – ‘cough’, Manchester City, ‘cough’. More dissent on pitches than an Argentinian palace coup. And, without fail, FIFA and PES gamers arguing across the globe over which footie title rules the digital dugout. ... » Read More

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