Cue the banjo! It wouldn’t be the Week of Hate without our trademark “100 Reasons” videos. In case you missed it, last year we targeted game platforms. So this year we thought we’d change it up and go after a few popular genres. Up first, the ubiquitous shooter. ...

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25 Mar 2009

100 reasons fanboys hate shooters

360 Feature | Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009

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25 Mar 2009

100 reasons fanboys hate shooters

360 Feature | Cabela's Trophy Bucks

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18 Mar 2009

The most misleading game ads of all time

360 Feature | Call of Duty 2

Traditionally, a videogame advert is supposed to highlight its product’s strong points in a concise, well-edited package that screams to impressionable consumers: “Buy me, and all my officially-endorsed peripherals!”. That, or be a 30 second, cynically-produced tapestry of lies made to trick and entice people with big explosions, misleading FMV and lady parts.

The latter is the sure-fire path to tread if you’re ...

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31 Jul 2008

7 ways to spot an impending crap sequel

360 Feature | Call of Duty 3

So many sequels, so much hype, so little time... Let our foolproof guide help you cut through the crap before it's even released ...
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3 Jul 2008

The Most Gratuitous Headshots Video Ever

360 Feature | Call of Duty 3

Two minutes. One video. Fifty-five perforated skulls. ...
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4 Jan 2007

New Year's solutions

360 Feature | Call of Duty 3

Did you behave well enough last year for Santa to bring you some new games for Christmas? Stuck on them already? Well, don't worry, we've put together a little something for you to unwrap now - that's right, the best cheats, hints and easter eggs for the top-selling Christmas games. Just hit the tabs on the left for the games you want to know about. Many of these cheats were sent in by our readers through CheatPlanet.com (thank you kindly) - so why not share your own best cheats and tricks ...
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25 Mar 2009

100 reasons fanboys hate shooters

360 Feature | Call of Duty 4

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24 Feb 2009

Gaming's most murdered characters

360 Feature | Call of Duty 4

Some characters are just doomed to die in games. It seems the Nazis were born to wear sharp uniforms and chow down on your bullets like a tasty bratwurst. Cops are always destined to get blown up by your rocket launcher a day before retirement. And the sole purpose of videogame zombies is to have Piñata-style heads that explode with the slightest contact – just replace the tasty treats with festering bits of frontal ...

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15 Jan 2008

The game credit sequences you'll actually enjoy

360 Feature | Call of Duty 4

15th Jan, 2007 The end credits of a game are usually by far the worst part. We're not talking about the game's ending here. Those can be spectacular. No, what we mean is the actual credits themselves. Not only are they the visual death toll of another game over, but all they offer you in consolation is the boring visage of a lot of names scrolling up the screen. And these days it's a lot of names. Back in the 8-bit home computer days we usually got away with one guy's signature on a title ...
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