In complete contrast

Here’s a situation I think every gamer has been in – browsing inside a game shop, only to see somebody pick up a rubbish game and take it to the counter. To add insult to injury, on the same rack of games was something significantly better for the same price. The decent thing to do …

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Forever dreaming of Dreamcast

We’ll kick off this month’s eBay round-up with Dreamcast malarkey, seeing it was 12 years ago this month that the system was released in Europe. Selling for a fair old whack was a game that has only just been re-released – Resident Evil: Code Veronica. It wasn’t the retail version that sold for £124.99 though …

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Crackdown 2

Have you ever seen a game that’s ridiculously cheap but it’s not a game you ever planned to buy, but still buy it anyway because it’s at a price too good to miss? This is what happened with me and Crackdown 2 after finding the metal tin edition in Cash Converters for £6.99. Knowing it …

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Crackdown 2 still on top

UK Charts Usually we grumble about movie tie-ins selling well, but word has it that Toy Story 3 is surprisingly inventive so we have no issues with it entering at #5 in the chart. But what’s this? Dance on Broadway has gone from #4 to #2, pushing LEGO Harry Potter to #3. That’s a grumble …

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Down the crack

This Week’s Games Crackdown 2 has certainly taken its sweet time coming but reviews have been good. Even EDGE liked it, handing out an 8. If anything, the zombie-like enemies will do for target practice until Halo: Reach is released in a few months time. The only other two games out this week are both …

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Spray It, Don’t Say It

I don’t care what other people think – graffiti is art. If you see yourself as the next Banksy or have an artistic streak then you might like to know that Ruffian Games are looking for images to decorate the walls of Crackdown 2 with. You also get your name in the game’s credits. Full …

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