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First Impressions: Bulletstorm

Out of all the games previewed here, _Bulletstorm_ is the one you’re least likely to have heard of. Although not a sequel, it does have some pedigree behind it; Epic Games, the studio behind the extremely successful _Gears of War_ franchise, own a majority stake in Bulletstorm’s developers, People Can...
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By , Nov. 3, 2010

First Impressions: Killzone 3 (in 3D)

3D is what movie execs and TV manufacturers the world over are hoping to be the next big thing but I really can’t see it catching on anytime soon. If you’ve been travelling round the Congo for the last year or so, you might have missed the “entertainment event of...
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First Impressions: Gran Turismo 5

Is it just me or does anyone else think that the previous _Gran Turismo_ games were horrendously boring? I love driving games and have always played through the _GT_ titles, mainly for the progression and the incredibly detailed and varied collection of cars, but the races are just so tedious....
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First Impressions: Fallout New Vegas

My playthrough of _New Vegas_ started in an isolated area of the game’s locale, an excessively large map of a devastated Vegas, and while it was great to be playing some more _Fallout_, it was immediately clear that this game will be more _Fallout 3.5_ than a fully fleshed out...
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Fifa 2011

Like the approaching winter, the student overdraft and the rise in tuition fees, there’s no escaping Fifa. The footballing juggernaut, which has confidently overshadowed _Pro Evolution Soccer_ for the past couple of years is back – but is it worth shelling out another £40 for? The short answer? If you...
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By , Nov. 3, 2010