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36 articles tagged as casual

Severed Steel Review

A hyper-stylish FPS, Severed Steel has a great core but lacks the coherence of a great shooter.

September 24, 2021 | 15:16

Project Onda v2 - Part III

Assembling the structure.

September 23, 2021 | 09:05

Project Onda v2 - Part II

Making Crescent Moons.

September 22, 2021 | 09:03

Gears of War 3 to feature Casual Mode in multiplayer

Epic has revealed that a new Casual Mode is being introduced for Gears of Wars' multiplayer.

July 25, 2011 | 11:37

Michael Jackson removed from Plants vs. Zombies

Popcap has removed a Michael Jackson zombie from PvZ after complaints.

July 28, 2010 | 09:57

Apple cleans App Store of smutty apps

Apple has purged the iPhone App Store, clearing out a lot of 'objectionable content' to protect users.

February 24, 2010 | 13:07

Fable 3 has no experience, health bar

Peter Molyneux has revealed that Fable 3 has no XP system or health bar, though he still calls it an RPG.

February 12, 2010 | 12:59

Nintendo: We have 80 percent of girl gamer market

Nintendo has released figures claiming that it has 80 percent of girl gamers in the US.

November 27, 2009 | 11:13

Torchlight Review

Torchlight - an action RPG that borrows heavily from Diablo 2 and isn't afraid to admit it. We take a look at this dungeon-crawling epic to see whether borrowing those mechanics is still a good idea in this day and age, or whether Torchlight should be left in the dark.

October 31, 2009 | 14:11

Professor Layton and Pandora's Box Review

We take a rare look at the Nintendo DS to try to crack the latest Layton game - a series of riddle-based adventure games that are worthy of even the most hardcore gamers. Can Pandora's Box match the enormous success of The Curious Village? We set out to find the answer!

October 4, 2009 | 11:06

Sony making casual Star Wars MMO?

Rumours suggest that Sony might be making a casual MMO based on the Star Wars license.

September 7, 2009 | 13:09

Addictive flash games #2: The Space Game

August 19, 2009 | 08:25

Games I Own: Samorost 2, the greatest Flash game ever

August 7, 2009 | 08:12

The Sims 3 Review

The Sims 3 is finally out and, since we've been immersed in the game quite a bit lately, we've finally seen enough of the game to write a review and a quick graphics analysis. We're nice like that. Check out what we think of what will doubtlessly be a best-selling PC game for more info!

June 1, 2009 | 15:56

New Playboy MMO announced

Playboy will soon be entering the world of online games in a newly announced MMO based around the American magazine.

May 11, 2009 | 11:16

DICE: We're not making Battlefield casual

Battlefield developer DICE has refuted claims that it is making the Battlefield series casual with the latest games.

February 11, 2009 | 14:12

Hotel Giant 2

Have you ever wanted to get deeply entrenched in the detailed world of hotel design and management? No, us neither - but we don't have a choice. Now we take a look at the sequel to the million-selling original hotel simulation game from Nobilis, so check our thoughts inside.

February 8, 2009 | 08:34

Battlefield Heroes to re-enter beta

EA's upcoming and much delayed casual team shooter is to re-enter the beta process once more and is now accepting sign-ups.

January 23, 2009 | 13:48

A Vampyre Story

From ex-LucasArts alum Bill Tiller comes a new family adventure about a Vampire who dreams of being an opera singer and her quest to make her way to Paris and become a star. Is A Vampyre Story another classic adventure, or is the reek of garlic too much to bear?

December 6, 2008 | 09:26

World of Goo

It's big, gooey and reeking of unusual charm. What is it? It's Joe's latest plaything, the World of Goo. Based on the popular experimental game, Tower of Goo, World of Goo fuses a Lemmings-style gameplay with an icky, but adorable art style and the result is bloody fantastic!

October 12, 2008 | 07:55

Will Wright prefers high sales to high scores

Will Wright set out to make Spore as casual as possible apparently, preferring high volume of sales to critical acclaim.

September 8, 2008 | 10:10

Rockstar: "There is no casual/hardcore divide"

Rockstar's Sam Houser has spoken recently on one what he thinks is one of the most misunderstood things in gaming; casual gamers.

August 18, 2008 | 12:19

The Political Machine 2008

Everybody thinks they could run the government better than the current administration, but how many of us would really have the stones to give it a go? Now is the chance to test your charm and smarm in Stardock's new political simulation.

June 29, 2008 | 12:21

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

The Lego games have been a surprising success in recent years, so even though it may seem just a little bit kiddy we have to hold up our hands and admit being excited at the prospect of Lego Indy - was our excitement justified? Find out in our review!

June 12, 2008 | 15:26

Boom Blox

One of three games being produced by a partnership between EA and Steven Spielberg, Boom Blox is one of the most addictive and accessible games for the Wii we've ever played. But can this Jenga-like puzzle game appeal to all audiences, or just the casual market?

May 29, 2008 | 07:52