Previous posts by Games Editor

• World of Activcraft?

  Mon Dec 03 10:18AM by Yahoo! Games Editor

  You've probably seen it in our news story but Activision (Call of Duty, Tony Hawks, Guitar Hero) and Vivendi (Blizzard, Crash, Spyro, and, er Timeshift) have merged to form a new company called Activision Blizzard.  The deal is worth $18.9 billion and will enable the new boys to overtake Electronic Arts to become the biggest… Read full entry

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• Moving pictures will never catch on

  Wed Nov 28 03:48PM by Yahoo! Games Editor

  If shoot 'em ups are to blame I understand Roger Ebert's standpoint on video games, that they "will never become an art form -- never, at least, until they morph into something else or more." The comment is lazy however, and Ebert is speaking out of ignorance, which he admits… Read full entry

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• If not Wii then what?

  Mon Nov 26 11:35AM by Paul Davies

  A well-known online store is selling Wii consoles at a rate of two per second. Getting hold of Wii is even tougher than 2006. Is it worth bothering? Is there an alternative?Yes. Not really. But!A Wii bought for the standard RRP of £180 comes with one of the greatest games… Read full entry

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• The Great Videogame Christmas No1 Non-Event

  Sat Nov 24 10:05AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  Last year it was Need for Speed. The year before it was Need for Speed. The year before that it was Need for Speed. This year it's odds on Need for Speed. Not very exciting this videogame Christmas No1 is it. No, it's not (to save you some thought).Does anyone… Read full entry

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• The Plumber's Pipes

  Thu Nov 22 09:10AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  "Nintendo's shot is true" says Charles Martinet, the voice of Super Mario since before some of you were born (17 years ago, thereabouts). Together we were trying to unravel what might've been a complex secret of Nintendo's success with Mario. In the end it was very simple: ‘Happiness is only… Read full entry

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• A Galactic Ass kicking

  Tue Nov 20 02:00PM by Yahoo! Games Editor

  So Super Mario Galaxy has failed to make it to the top of the gaming charts - or anywhere near it. Should we be surprised?Well, yes and no. After all game critics have roundly praised the title and their aggregated review scores have designated it the best game ever. 43… Read full entry

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• PS3 about to shine?

  Thu Nov 15 06:44PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  Watching Ratchet & Clank the other day (I was being charitable by letting some kids play) it struck me that PS3 has suddenly sneaked out of the shadows and into the spotlight. And, lo, it's looking really, really good.PS3 looks like the new PlayStation, if you follow? It's big, black… Read full entry

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• Check Mii Out please

  Mon Nov 12 12:53PM by Yahoo! Games Editor

  Just in case you thought user-generated-content (UGC to techies) was going out of fashion Nintendo have jumped in feetfirst to prove that web 2.0 is as vital as ever. Their new Wii "channel", called Check Mii Out, launches in the UK today, which is less than 24 hours after the… Read full entry

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• Happy Endings

  Fri Nov 09 03:41PM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

  A friend of mine just completed Half-Life 2: Episode One, that is he got to the end. There may have been some Achievements left to unlock, but never mind he did the main job of shooting the last thing at the end. Having cleared the last hurdle he was shocked… Read full entry

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• Virtual Banality

  Tue Nov 06 05:02PM by Yahoo! Games Editor

  With a back catalogue of games from multiple console generations stretching back around 20 years Nintendo certainly has a job on its hands picking the pearls from the vast swathes of pigswill for Virtual Console. But is that any excuse for not trying? Put another way is anyone else getting… Read full entry

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