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Raventhorne
Cold. Snow. Vikings. They are all things that spring to mind when the word Ragnarok is uttered, and this would make sense as they where the Norse Mythology originates from, it often is cold and snowing – not to forget Vikings! It’s a theme that’s occasionally picked up for videogames, comics and films when developers…
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Paper Mario
Mario, he’s a man of few words, and a name of even fewer. It’s been a long time since Mario Mario hit the arcades and managed to take the world by storm. He’s now easily one of the most recognisable characters in the world with few other mascots reaching such fame. However, it’s not always…
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The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D
The Ocarina of Time has been with us since 1998 and it has been widely praised by every single critic in the business – it was even the first game to obtain Famitsu’s perfect score! Since the N64 days, the game has been re-released on each Nintendo home console with no real changes, except for…
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MX Vs ATV: Alive
Motocross is a popular, if not well known sport in the UK. For those who don’t know, it’s off-road racing on powerful dirt bikes. Originally a time trailed sport from the United Kingdom, it became a full on race to make the sport more exciting. There are numerous jumps and tight corners to negotiate as…
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Pixel Blocked!
There are literally hundreds of thousands of games in the world now and it’s getting progressively harder to make yourself stand out in the crowd. Unless you’re an established franchise, indie titles are getting a rougher time than ever before. Of course, the access to systems to develop on is better than it has ever…
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Captain America: Super Soldier
Captain America has not seen a video game console release since the early 90’s when he teamed up with the rest of the Avengers in a 2-D side scrolling action/adventure. With the imminent cinema release of The First Avenger, it is with convenient timing that Marvel and SEGA have decided to rejuvenate the franchise and…
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Red Faction: Armageddon
Red Faction Armageddon is the latest game in the Martian shooting series from THQ. Since it’s inception on the PlayStation 2 in 2001 Red Faction has changed the way first – and more recently third person shooting games work. The reason: GeoMod engine. This allows environments in the game to be destroyed using in…
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Pilotwings Resort
The gift of flight, it’s something that man has wanted for many a year and the closest we’ve come to is helicopters and aeroplanes. Now, there are jetpacks, hovercrafts and things, but these are rarely very good and in the case of jetpacks are nearly exclusively restricted to the world of make-believe. This is where…
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Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale
Dungeons and Dragons. It conjures memories of a cartoon aired on CBBC in the mid 1990s, which in turn was probably a late 80s cartoon. For many others, who are decidedly more “into” the franchise, it’s all about the common lore, the magical powers and the ability to crush evil in the world by a…
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Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup is a new app from the Macclesfield based company Chillingo. Developed by Cobra Mobile, the game has a simple, yet addictive structure to it. The aim of the game is to guide a teacup through 40 levels collecting sugar cubes, stars and other objects that are discovered on the journey. The…
