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TechLittleBigPlanet 3
With three core games and as many spin-offs, the LittleBigPlanet series is carving quite a niche as Sony’s cutesy platform flagship. Yet whilst Sackboy... Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
TechFirst Look: Hyper Light Drifter
When starting work on Super Mario 64, legendary director Shigeru Miyamoto instructed his team to begin by making a simple cube move with fluidity and grace b... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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Civilization: Beyond Earth
Looking back a decade and a half on, it’s difficult to comprehend the sheer embarrassment of riches that came out of the PC gaming scene in its late 19... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
TechHisense Sero 8
The Sero 8 is a solid and useable budget Android tablet Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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First Batman: Arkham Knight gameplay footage revealed
The first gameplay footage from Batman: Arkham Knight, the concluding game in the critically-acclaimed Arkham series from UK developer Rocksteady Games, has ... Read more »| 24 Nov 2014 -
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Opinion: State of Play
It's old "news" that half of gamers are women, but a recent gaming survey contains some more interesting nuggets about gaming culture Read more »| 19 Nov 2014
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
To date there's been eleven main iterations of Call of Duty, and whilst Black Ops 2 was the first to venture into the future, Activision's latest iteration, ... Read more »| 19 Nov 2014 -
TravelThe Skinny Travel Shorts
From hiking in Myanmar to a particularly memorable trip to Millport, we want to hear your stories about travel far, wide, and very close indeed. We're open to all sorts, just make 'em engaging and we might publish them in our February 2015 Travel special Read more »| 18 Nov 2014 -
Food And DrinkMixing it up: The Whisky Sessions set for Manchester
The Whisky Sessions brings more than 20 bands and dozens of whisky producers together at Manchester's Victoria Warehouse – we look ahead to the two day event. Read more »| 17 Nov 2014 -
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Opinion: The Cultural Podcasts You Need In Your Life, Now
Not so long ago the podcast was a relatively obscure audio medium, but today it’s a burgeoning cultural force demanding to be listened to... literally Read more »| 17 Nov 2014 -
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The Evil Within
“Killing someone with a tool not at all associated with murder…it’s not normal, it’s downright crazy. That’s what I like about... Read more »| 13 Nov 2014 -
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Eating, Sleeping, Walking Health: The Jawbone UP24
Physical design and digital integration features make the Jawbone UP24 a solid choice for a fitness tracker Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
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Pay Per Laugh, Not Per Seat
A reaction-tracking app could allow audience members to pay only if comedy actually makes them laugh Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
Food And Drink
Slim's Pork Chop Express, Liverpool
Does the meat-centric sibling of Salt Dog Slim's live up to its 'XXX, BBQ & SMOKES' tagline? Read more »| 10 Nov 2014 -
Food And Drink
Phagomania: Milking It
Phagomania comes over all giddy at the sight of a cat made of milk jumping out of a coffee cup, as we look at the work of Kazuki Yamamoto Read more »| 07 Nov 2014