Game Review: Serious Sam HD TFE

Serious Sam HD Review Developer: Croteam Publisher: Devolver Digital & CDV Software Entertainment  Platforms: Steam (reviewed) & Xbox 360 Genre: FPS Release Date: 24 November 2009 Price: £6.99 In today's market it is fairly unusual to find a first person shooter which doesn't try to overload the player with a "meaningful" story line, a more realistic experience or numerous customization options for practically anything...

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Game Feature: Automatic or Cinematic?

Now showing on a games console near you: As the technology behind games grows increasingly more powerful, developers have been able to produce increasingly more complex game features. They have been able to reach goals that were unimaginable fifteen, ten and even five years ago. Better technology and sky-rocketing budgets have allowed developers to strive to blur the line between films and games, to create a more cinematic experience for the player....

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Game News: GametoAid Raise Money for Charity By Playing Games

A group of students in Adelaide, Australia will host and stream a live Zelda video-game marathon raising money for Child’s Play charity. Hosted on their site, GametoAid, the stream will feature two teams playing through six titles from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series, to raise money for Childs Play "Child's Play seeks to improve the lives of children in hospitals around the world through the kindness and generosity of the video...

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Tech News: Google announces Nexus 7 Tablet

Google's new Nexus 7 Tablet  Earlier today, Google revealed their first official 7" tablet, the Nexus 7, at their Google I/O conference. The tablet, made by Asus, will be the first device to debut with the upcoming Android 4.1 release 'Jellybean'. Google will be launching two very affordable models come Mid-July. Model - UK/US Price 8GB £159  $199 16GB £199 $249 Google's speedy tablet is set to run on a powerful 1.3Ghz...

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News: Facebook adds 'Local Friend Finder' service.

Facebook Local Friend Finder  Social network giant, Facebook, have quietly introduced a new friend finding service for Facebook mobile.  Simply dubbed 'Friendshake' the new service allows Facebook users to 'find friends nearby' using their smartphone's internet and GPS connections.  (image from TCtechcrunch.com) With this new service making it easier than ever before to find new acquaintances at festivals, concerts...

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Game News: Nintendo eShop Anniversary Sale

Nintendo celebrates eShop's first birthday with discounted titles Nintendo announced during the recent Nintendo Direct that a special anniversary/summer sale taking effect over the next fortnight in Europe and Japan to celebrate the Nintendo eShop's first anniversary. For North American 3DS owners, the downloadable Gameboy classic, Super Mario Land will be on sale for the discounted price of $2.99 from June 6th-24th  Between...

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Game News: Nintendo 3DS XL Announced

Nintendo announces new jumbo 3DS revision Nintendo has announced a new 3DS hardware revision at its latest Nintendo Direct broadcast. Simply named the Nintendo 3DS XL (or Nintendo 3DS LL in Japan), the system revision shares similarities to the Nintendo DSi XL/LL that was released in 2010. The Nintendo 3DS XL comes in three colours. In Europe it will be Blue, Red and Silver while Japanese gamers can get White, Red and Black and Silver and...

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Nintendo Direct Pre E3 2012 Hardware Round Up

Once again gamers are calling in sick days, stocking up on snacks as they prepare for the years biggest gaming expo, where Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo hold conferences which are set to run over the next couple of days, as well as conferences being held by three of the largest publishers: Ubisoft, Konami and EA.  Nintendo have a lot to prove this year as they build up to the release of their next generation console the Nintendo Wii U...

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Tech Review: iPad - One of the finest Tablets that nobody needs

Another year, another iThingy by Apple. Not a laptop, not a phone, but instead a new, ever-so-slightly-modified version of the iPad 2. A beautifully crafted 7-10” slab of technology with a touchscreen for primary input and wireless technologies for communication and data transfer. Sure they look pretty neat and certainly feel cool and intuitive to use but do we really need them?

 Tablets are not as functional as laptops and as yet ...

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