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Continue readingWe recently recalled the achievements that took serious planning and asked if you had your own tales of cheevos that were organisational nightmares. The answer was yes, you did. For…
Continue readingThe benefit of playing games is how you get to sit still on a soft piece of furniture, pressing buttons without sharp edges. You’re as safe as you can be…
Continue readingMore than just a cowboy fantasy, Red Dead Redemption has plenty to teach us about the human spirit, the nature of redemption and why it’s a bad idea to shoot…
Continue readingBattlefield 1 takes the series to World War 1 – a conflict that was one of the most bloody and horrifying in modern history, though this doesn’t preclude it from…
Continue readingIn the real world, the only time travel we’re allowed is forward, at a rate of one hour per hour. But seeing what game characters do to make time pass…
Continue readingWhen we got all salty about levels that nearly ruined our favourite games, we asked which terrible levels in otherwise great games ground *your* gears. Fiddly GTA San Andreas missions,…
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