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A Review of ‘Tribes: Ascend’

Tribes: Ascend is a game about one thing: speed. Tribes: Ascend is also a game about one thing: precision. Shall we throw another one in there? Okay – it’s also about teamwork. If your team is missing one of these things you won’t get … Continue reading

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The Games of 2011 – ‘Dark Souls’

Dark Souls, the sequel to From Software’s Demon’s Souls, is a nightmarish purgatory of a game. It’s an experience where you are small and weak and everything else is deadly and unspeakably powerful. You will come across overwhelming odds, you … Continue reading

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Writing in Games – Dragon’s Dogma

Dragon’s Dogma, Capcom’s new open-world fantasy game, is impressive and fumbling in equal measure. Its combat and dungeon-crawling is generally pretty exceptional, but it’s brought down time and time again by innumerable stupid little problems. The first few hours of … Continue reading

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