Showcase a kid who doesn’t conform to the herd, fights for the underdog and stands up for himself and his friends? Heaven forfend…

I am ill and off work. Even so, I dragged my virus-ravaged, still-coughing body into Central London this afternoon in order to cover the European launch of Final Fantasy XII at HMV in Oxford Street. Executive producer Akitoshi Kawazu and visual designer/co-director Hiroshi Minagawa were there. Also, I heard rumours of games-related freebies ;) There
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Like most of the UK-dwelling population, I like parts of the BBC’s Little Britain. I like Andy. Vicky Pollard amuses me. Kenny Craig as well. Bubbles? Er, no. And Harvey… don’t even start. So when I heard that there was a Little Britain game coming out next week, I was a little intrigued. But mostly
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There I am in Canis Canem Edit/Bully, innocently defending myself against the bullies, preps and greasers at Bullworth Academy… I finally find myself a nice place to stay, kitted out with a bar, a bed and even arcade games. Fantastic! I fire up the game and I’m greeted with this gem of an instruction screen
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Last night the humble air guitar was put to rest at a dignified ceremony in Hoxton. Famed for its appearances in such Hollywood films as Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny, the air guitar has left two sons, Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II. The ceremony was a
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Came across a video for My Little Flufties on Eurogamer.tv earlier today. Apparently it’s a “life simulator” game from Lexicon Entertainment. Features of the game include: Cute, colourful and appealing cartoon styled graphics. 5 adorable species/creatures to care for and all fully animated. A delightful and fascinating fairy tale world that will captivate young minds.
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Age Rating: 16+ (PEGI) What is it? 3rd person shooter based on the 2000AD comic strip. Is it fun? Yeah Is it worth the money? At £25 from play.com, yeah. Tell me more please: Aw, ok :) Rebellion, the company who made this and who also bought 2000AD a few years back, also made the
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BEWARE – SMALL SPOILERS – skip the italicised text if you don’t want to know! Age rating: 12+ What is it? Adventure, action, but not really enough puzzles. Is it fun? Yes, for the most part. Is it worth the money? £29.99 (from Play.com) Yes, but the game is a little short (…I am seeing
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Age Rating: 18 (BBFC) Is it fun? Once you get past the first few levels. Is it worth the money? £12.99 from Amazon Only because it’s cheap now! Why? Manhunt? What – isn’t that game a bit old? Yeah, you wouldn’t be wrong. But is it any good? Well for one thing it isn’t scary.
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Eidos have announced that the latest instalment of the Tomb Raider franchise will be available from the 7th April 2006 (USA – 11th April). This is a fairly crucial release for Eidos as the previous Tomb Raider games have been pretty poor in quality and lacking in gameplay innovation having stuck to the tried and
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