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Hello! I'm the former Deputy Editor of Official Xbox Magazine, and worked on mags such as NGamer, Xbox World and PC Zone, so I definitely have some idea of what is and what isn't a video game. Outside of gaming, my hobbies include birdwatching, canoeing, tennis, ice hockey and travel - particularly to far-flung parts of the world where nature still rules supreme.

Latest articles by Alex Dale

Remembering Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link, a sequel that dared to be different

By Alex Dale published 10 April 23

Features Exploring the underrated, sometimes unfairly derided classic

Features

With Call of Duty WWII rumoured, COD 2 proves World War 2 shooters are due a comeback

By Alex Dale published 27 March 17

Features

"Until updates are a decent size, maybe some glitches should go unfixed"

By Alex Dale published 29 September 15

Editorial

HoloLens will turn every room in your house into a new level - Kudo Tsunoda

By Alex Dale published 11 September 15

Features

Ghost Recon gets an attitude - and altitude - adjustment in Wildlands

By Alex Dale published 11 September 15

Preview

Unearthing the forgotten secrets of Super Mario World

By Alex Dale published 18 August 15

Game History

Metal Gear Solid 5 should steal from MGS 3's silly flourishes

By Alex Dale published 20 July 15

Game History

Why I'm proud to say I'm part of the Call of Duty community

By Alex Dale published 6 July 15

Editorial

It's what games do in death that separates the great from the mediocre

By Alex Dale published 30 June 15

Editorial

Halo 5 preserves the series' spirit of freedom, despite that misleading E3 demo

By Alex Dale published 25 June 15

Features

Mega Coin Squad review

By Alex Dale published 1 June 15

Review

Project Root review

By Alex Dale published 7 May 15

Review

We Are Doomed review

By Alex Dale published 20 April 15

Review

Tactics, Tension and Team Play - designing Rainbow Six Siege

By Alex Dale published 13 April 15

Features

SteamWorld Dig tunnelling its way to Xbox One

By Alex Dale published 25 March 15

News

How 343's changing Halo 5 after the beta

By Alex Dale published 19 March 15

Features

WWE: 2K15 review

By Alex Dale published 21 November 14

Review

FIFA 14 review

By Alex Dale published 23 September 13

FIFA 14 is back, looking to perfect its winning formula with a few controversial tweaks to its physics system. Will the changes break a tried-and-tested design? Let's find out...

Sports

NHL 14 review

By Alex Dale published 6 September 13

Sticks to what it knows

NHL

Transformers: Cybertron Adventures review

By Alex Dale published 28 July 10

The ones that weren't worth making into comics

Action Games

Call of Duty: Black Ops faces many challenges

By Alex Dale published 15 July 10

Greater freedom to design meets enormous expectations

Call of Duty

TNA Impact!: Cross the Line review

By Alex Dale published 30 June 10

Crossing the line… of decency?

Sports Games

SBK X review

By Alex Dale published 29 June 10

Now fitted with stabilizers

Sports Games

Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition review

By Alex Dale published 27 May 10

Bizarre, imaginative first-person brawling proves memorable

Action Games

10 years of Nintendo's BEST and WORST

By Alex Dale published 6 March 10

It started with N64 and Game Boy, it ended with Wii and DS, and there was a whole lotta Cube in the middle. Come with us as we take a stroll down Memory Card Lane.

Games

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This D&D-style board game "pairs gentle strategic fun with tempting press-your-luck mechanics" for a very good time
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Sword of the Sea review: "Joyous, fluid hoverboarding connects together everything I loved about Journey and The Pathless"
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This D&D board game could be the magic item needed to refresh your game nights, but it won't be a critical hit for everyone
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OFF review: "Undertale fans need to play this RPG that inspired it – I can't believe it took this stellar remake to get me to step up to the plate"
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Drag x Drive review: "I'm left craving Arms' sauce from Nintendo's twitchy yet shallow basketballer, which feels like a tech demo"

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Weapons review: "A twisted fairytale that bests Barbarian"
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps review: "An occasionally thrilling heroic adventure that sits safely within a B-tier MCU range"
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Superman review: "A triumphant reinvention and a promising start for the DCU"
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Jurassic World Rebirth Review: "An unscary sequel that needed a little more time in amber"
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M3GAN 2.0 review: "A bold sequel with a slightly underwhelming conclusion"

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Peacemaker season 2 review: "Darker and sadder than the first year, but there's still a lot of fun to be had with the 11th Street Kids."
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Wednesday season 2 part 1 review: "Complex and exciting but weighed down by too many subplots"
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Alien: Earth review: "Arguably the franchise's strongest outing since James Cameron's Aliens"
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King of the Hill season 14 review: "Hank Hill himself has evolved into a much more open and accepting person"
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Eyes of Wakanda review: "A creative premise shortchanged by the runtime and Marvel bloat"