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Gods Eater Burst PSP is a simple game, in the same family as the Monster Hunter franchise and with a strong emphasis on repetition, familiarity and grinding. Its tedious tempo has become a metronome for my downtime. .. read now

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Neverdead juxtaposes an immortal hero and a fragile body. It sounds like high philosophy but in practise is bombastic, bizarre and questionably offensive -- much more fun... read now

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Resident Evil 4 is a fear I relish returning to. It takes me to fearful places and sickening frights, but for the flood of relief and sense of perspective it is more than worth it. Not a million miles from my experience of Christmas... read now

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Trying to forget the successes of the past is not easy when they come in the form of the most popular RPG ever produced. Final Fantasy XIII persuaded me to shrug off the misty eyed memories of times gone by with previous Final Fantasy... read now

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Batman: Arkham City transforms you from the first game's skulking infiltrator to a true city-wide vigilante, policing the skies and responding to nearby calls for help. It's a lot for a newcomer to grasp, but it's worth learning all the skills to be a true superhero... read now

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Nail'd combines the excitement of extreme Motorsport with the rebellious nature of youth. Sounds like my kind of game, but in practice is anything but... read now

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Batman: Arkham Asylum was shockingly different on PlayStation 3. I'd played it for hours on the 360 but even my keen eye for system specifics I hadn't seen this one coming... read now

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I Am Alive explores issues of survival in a post-catastrophe modern city. Despite the shadow cast by recently announced The Last Of Us, this remains interesting because of the human lens with which it views its disaster... read now

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Alan Wake's American Nightmare 360 sees a return to the creepy thrills of small-town horror, with a new adventure in a standalone downloadable title on XBLA... read now

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance sidesteps the main Metal Gear games to offer a slash-em-up featuring one of the less loved characters from the series... read now

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Metal Gear Solid HD gets a UK release on PS3 and more interestingly on 360. But more than this novelty it's the quality of the original games that really excited me here... read now

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Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time promises a return of some much-loved characters as well as a joyful and child-friendly action adventure with gadgets... read now

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Max Payne 3 finally sets a date for an appearance and promises a return to familiar slo-mo gunplay although in unfamiliar settings... read now

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Resident Evil 6 has been announced for PS3 and Xbox 360 but with no firm word on co-operative gameplay. However, after the negative backlash from the previous game, it seems to have learned its lesson with a strong story and wide ranging locations... read now

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BBC's Sherlock series adopts Heavy Rain's art style, visual communication and origami theme. We know, because Sherlock says as much the first time he uses the emotive on-screen text that Cage's game became famous for. Elementary... read now

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Grand Slam Tennis returns, but not on the Wii. The dream of motion controlled tennis may not be totally dead with its Move support, but the focus here will be on hardcore stick action... read now

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Grand Theft Auto V marks another major milestone in the open world crime series and sets out to prove that GTA can only get bigger, better and more controversial... read now

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Go Vacation looks like a procedural mini-game collection. Beneath this veneer is a four player open-world adventure that will keep you happy for longer than either Zelda or Skyrim... read now

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The Sims 3 Wii and its world of pet-humans failed to find favour with this hard-hearted writer, partially due to his own misanthropy but also due to the game being quite badly made... read now

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Saints Row: The Third is a good time on steroids. Even a hardened multiplayer loving gamer such as me can see the sound entertainment logic behind running around an imaginary city naked dominating enemies with psychic sea creatures. Some will dismiss all this frivolity as just that, a feel good flash in the pan, but there is actually a lot more substance here than such a verdict would suggest... read now

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