Previous posts by Games Editor

• Geared for war

  Fri Nov 07 02:15PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  The first Christmas blockbuster for Xbox 360 arrives today. We say: believe the hype!Detractors can say what they will about Gears of War 2 - too much testosterone, same old stuff and nonsense - but the game deserves credit for delivering on its promise. Unlike Halo 3 which was over-hyped… Read full entry

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• Videogames: most popular UK pastime?

  Wed Nov 05 10:56AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  So does this make Grand Theft Auto IV more important to us than The Beatles?Retail analysts are saying today that video games have become the most popular form of entertainment in the UK - ahead of music and movies. The figures they're quoting are only marginal, but significant enough to… Read full entry

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• The Beatles videogame shakes it up baby

  Fri Oct 31 03:17PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  A brand new and thoroughly exclusive video game using music from the Beatles' legendary back catalogue is underway for next year. Who's up next?!So, this is the first time that Apple Corp. (the company that administers the Fab Four's business) has agreed to let the band's music to be used in… Read full entry

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• Looking forward to Christmas

  Tue Oct 28 03:35PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  We'll be fighting parents for time on the games console this year instead of permission to hijack the living-room telly. Games are officially the Big Thing for Christmas 2008. But which ones are going to make it special for you?Most families will be crowding around Wii Sports for a second… Read full entry

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• Two for the price of one

  Mon Oct 13 08:20AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  Incredible but true: you can buy a Wii plus Xbox 360 for the same price as a PS3. True, you don't get SingStar, Buzz, or Gran Turismo. However you can take home Wii Sports and a console that plays the same games as PlayStation 3, oftentimes to a higher standard.… Read full entry

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• Snappy and to the point

  Thu Oct 02 12:08PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  Does sticking a 300,000 pixel camera and music playback make Nintendo DS any more desirable? Well, maybe it does.We want one. We're not sure why. Our phones have much better cameras (5 megapixels versus 0.3) and can already store a ton of music. iPhone all by itself is sexier all… Read full entry

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• Meh-Wii Christmas?

  Fri Sep 26 02:57PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  Nintendo announced its monster Christmas line up for Wii and DS yesterday. The following list contains some of the actual games featured, and some that we've invented ourselves. See if you can spot the genuine ones.Runaway the Dream of the Turtle POOP the pigeonGerbils vs ParrotsLet's all fish in the… Read full entry

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• Disney gets dirty

  Mon Sep 22 11:44AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  When Disney gets sensational it's usually with a song, but it'll be the engine note of quad bikes the company hopes to drive sales this Christmas.Disney is publishing a rip-roaring new game for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC this weekend. If you were to guess at what this might… Read full entry

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• The Spore the merrier?

  Mon Sep 15 11:55AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  What ought to have been the paragon of a mass-market launch for PC gaming has turned out to be a nightmare for consumers. We've put a man on the moon, and we still can't make it easy for normal people to play the games they want to play on a… Read full entry

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• Spore, what is it good for? 8 out of 10?

  Tue Sep 02 04:10PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  The Spore reviews are rolling in now across Europe, averaging 8ish out of 10. Although we are in the business of handing out review scores here on Yahoo! UK Games, in the case of a project as grandiose as Spore, a mark out of 5, 10 or 100 seems rather… Read full entry

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