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Review Asus TUF Z390-Plus Gaming (Wi-Fi) Review

Asus aims for the sub £170 Z390 motherboard market, but is this TUF board worth the cash?

19-2-19 // 1:00p.m.

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Palmer Luckey releases Oculus Rift audio repair kit

Available free to out-of-warranty users.

19-2-19 // 11:12a.m.

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Nvidia admits DLSS experience is suboptimal

Working on better quality at lower res.

19-2-19 // 10:57a.m.

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TSMC warns of £426m hit from Fab 14B yield issue

Will make supplies up in Q2.

19-2-19 // 10:38a.m.

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InPrivate Desktop launches as Windows Sandbox

Only for Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise.

19-12-18 // 10:58a.m.

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Mojang announces Minecraft: Dungeons

Sticks with what works.

1-10-18 // 10:47a.m.

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Microsoft leaks Windows 10 InPrivate Desktop feature

Throwaway sandboxes.

9-8-18 // 11:58a.m.

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Review Steep Review

Steep is the biggest disappointment of the year and it's taking the piste.

7-12-16 // 3:48p.m.

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HTC refreshes Vive software bundle with two new titles

The Gallery, Zombie Training Simulator.

15-8-16 // 1:08p.m.

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Review Sleeping Dogs review

Is Sleeping Dogs just GTA in Hong Kong? Joe takes a look and reports back.

14-8-12 // 9:28a.m.

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Review Minecraft Review

Block block. Who's there? A Minecraft review, finally.

24-11-11 // 7:44a.m.

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Most Broken Game: Off the Rails

8-9-10 // 12:51p.m.

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Review Mafia 2 Review

Joe dons his fedora and his raincoat to see if Mafia 2 is a game he can't possibly refuse.

24-8-10 // 7:58a.m.

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Free Games I Like: Minecraft

13-7-10 // 3:25p.m.

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Mafia 2 Hands-on Preview

Do we think Mafia 2 could be a modern classic, or should you just forget-about-it? Read on to see.

5-6-10 // 8:43a.m.

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Review Red Dead Redemption Review

We see if Red Dead Redemption is up to scratch or just another bumrush.

28-5-10 // 7:30a.m.

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Review GTA IV: Episodes from Liberty City PC Review

Are the GTA IV Episodes are better port than the original PC version of GTA IV? Phil investigates.

26-4-10 // 10:28a.m.

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Review Far Cry 2 is Underappreciated

Far Cry 2 provoked strong reactions when it was released in 2008 - but is it really that bad?

19-4-10 // 10:39a.m.

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Review Fabled Lands: The MMO that Never Was

Continuing UK Games Week, Joe looks at one British game which never made it to shelves - an Eidos MMO based on the Fabled Lands gamebooks. With help from the team we learn how the game got stuck in development hell and what the finished game might have been like.

9-4-10 // 8:49a.m.

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Gamecast 03 - Just Cause 2

6-4-10 // 1:57p.m.

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Review Just Cause 2 Video

Still don't understand what all the fuss is about when it comes to Just Cause 2? Then you probably haven't seen it in action, so take a look at our latest gamecast to see just what sort of explosive action Joe and Harry get up to when we leave them alone with a grappling hook.

6-4-10 // 1:57p.m.

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Review Just Cause 2 Review

With more explosions and parachutes than you can shake an assault rifle at, Just Cause 2 sure looks to be a gloriously over the top and exciting third person shooter - but is the gameplay any good? We weigh in on the merits and flaws of Eidos' latest sandbox game.

25-3-10 // 9:52a.m.

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Games I Own: Far Cry

16-2-10 // 10:54a.m.

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Mafia 2 Preview

Mafia, one of the most criminally underrated games of all time, is finally getting a sequel and it looks set to offer a level of quality we just can't refuse. Appearances can be deceiving though, so is Mafia 2 really as good as it looks or is it all just one big con? We find out.

19-12-09 // 10:13a.m.

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Dead Rising 2 announced

Capcom has announced Dead Rising 2, confirming the game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms.

10-2-09 // 11:16a.m.

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Give Me Back My Sandbox

Guest columnist Cliff Harris is upset this week, lamenting the decline of truly free-form, sandbox gaming on the PC. When did real sandbox games like Sim City become unfashionable and get replaced with linear FPS games? Why won't someone give us back our sand?

16-9-08 // 12:51p.m.

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Mercenaries 2: World In Flames Preview

Mercenaries is back and this time the playing field is bigger, better and more bomb-able than ever before. Can World in Flames take the sandbox of destruction to the next level with online co-op and a PC release? Let's have a look...

2-8-08 // 12:55a.m.

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New Wolfenstein game detailed

Some new details have slipped out on the new Castle Wolfenstein game, including plot and gameplay snippets.

14-7-08 // 10:03a.m.

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Review Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV has landed and we've all finally been let loose in Liberty City. It was billed as one of the best games ever made even before release, but now we have a chance to see for ourselves and make our own minds up - check out our thoughts in our detailed review.

13-5-08 // 6:58a.m.

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Fallout 3 Preview

Joe can't calm himself down after having just got back from seeing the latest build of Bethesda's Fallout 3 with Pete Hines. We managed to pin him down long enough to get this much out of him though, so steady yourself for what looks to be a corker of a game...

19-4-08 // 8:15a.m.

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Review More Spore: An interview with Thomas Vu

Shortly after our hands-on preview, we got a chance to catch up with Thomas Vu, producer for Will Wright's Spore, to put all sorts of questions to him. Find out what Thomas thinks of DirectX 10, creationism, the girl market and, um...probing.

14-2-08 // 7:57a.m.

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Review Spore: Hands-on Preview

Spore is one of the most massive and anticipated games of recent years and we've had full hands-on access. Can one of the most ambitious games ever conceived actually hold up to our scrutiny while still being fun to play? Check out our five-page preview and see!

13-2-08 // 7:59a.m.

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Review The Witcher

Wide open areas, dynamic weather and lighting, epic fantasy and a classic role-play structure - could The Witcher be the next must have CRPG or is it cursed to be just another mediocre title or worse? There's only one way to find out and that's to read the review!

31-10-07 // 10:46a.m.

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Ken Levine didn't want BioShock endings

In a recent interview Ken Levine has admitted that the multiple endings to BioShock weren't his idea and that he didn't want to do them. So, just what did he have in mind?

5-10-07 // 11:13a.m.

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Saints Row 2 Unveiled

Saints Row, the gang-based free roaming console game of choice for many, has had a sequel fully confirmed by THQ today. Expect it on shelves next year.

25-9-07 // 9:21a.m.

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