Avatar… in 2D

Fri Nov 20 10:27AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

Console owners hoping to enjoy stunning 3D while playing Avatar: The Game will need to wait until spring 2010. So in the meantime what’s to be said about this potential Christmas blockbuster in 2D?  Time to face facts if you’re intending to play Avatar: The Game on PlayStation 3 or… Read full entry

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  • Nintendo taking control

    Thu Apr 02 10:19AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

    With the successor to DS launching in the UK tomorrow we're taking time to think about how Nintendo is engineering its own success but at a cost.A lengthy but worth reading feature has appeared on Edge Online today examining the success of exclusive games available for Nintendo Wii. At its… Read full entry

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  • Shoot ’em ups sharpen eyesight. Official!

    Mon Mar 30 03:08PM by Yahoo! UK Video Games Editor

    Fetch your bi-focals and read that again if you like. A new study by New York State’s Rochester University shows that playing fast-paced videogame blasters can significantly improve ‘contrast sensitivity’ in eyesight.  Contrast sensitivity is a medical term referring to the eye’s ability to distinguish between subtle shades of grey… Read full entry

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  • DS keeps it in the family

    Fri Mar 27 11:54AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

    Grand Theft Auto recently made its bid for a more mature audience on Nintendo DS, but the little console welcomes the kids back home this weekend. Parents and young children will be glad to see the arrival of two more games in the ‘Imagine' range from Ubisoft out today. "Imagine… Read full entry

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  • A new future for video games?

    Wed Mar 25 11:12AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

    If OnLive, a newly announced games-on-demand service, delivers what it promises you may never need, or want to buy another gaming computer or console again. Ever! We’re quite serious… OnLive is the brainchild of former Eidos CEO Mike McGarvey and WebTV founder Steve Perlman and it has already been seven… Read full entry

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  • No Street Fighter IV for your Wii? No worries!

    Wed Mar 25 10:27AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

    Wii may have missed out on Capcom's Top 10 brawler, but Nintendo's plucky pint-sized console is by no means out for the count!Street Fighter IV has become one of our most-played games at Yahoo! UK, and we're glad to see it keeping a stranglehold on the All Formats Top 10… Read full entry

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  • Games don’t kill people…

    Mon Mar 23 02:02PM by Yahoo! UK Video Games Editor

    Earlier this month Tim Kretschmer,  a 17 year-old German youth, took his father’s Beretta 9mm pistol and went on a rampage at his former high school that left 15 dead before he turned the gun on himself. He was a keen player of the squad-based shooter, CounterStrike. Can you see… Read full entry

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  • Nintendo DS comes of age

    Fri Mar 20 12:51PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

    Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars is the first game to be rated BBFC 18 on Nintendo's popular hand-held. Is there room for more? Only Rockstar could be so bold. Flying in the face of public perception of what Nintendo DS could, or even should, be capable of comes Grand Theft Auto… Read full entry

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  • Game add-ons: Bonus or bogus?

    Wed Mar 18 04:57PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

    Digital downloads are an established part of the modern gaming landscape. But when does the enjoyment-extending map pack give way to the flagrant attempt to pick our pockets? Some downloadable extras have certainly pushed the boundaries. The golden ‘horse armour’ in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion springs readily to mind -… Read full entry

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  • Wii could pay the price

    Tue Mar 17 07:44AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

    Nintendo is raising the trade price of its Wii console by between £18 and £20, and this could have a knock-on effect at retail. Will you pay the extra? Surely your average retailer can soak up the additional costs for the sake of the punters? Not so, apparently: "I don't think any… Read full entry

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  • Is the DSi worth the dosh?

    Wed Mar 11 06:46PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

    The Nintendo DSi - successor of sorts to the twin-screened DS Lite - arrives on April 3rd, priced at £149.99. Many retailers are already offering pre-order schemes, anticipating that we’ll be falling over ourselves to obtain one come launch day. So, what does the DSi do and is it worth… Read full entry

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