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Spore
Spore
11:56 - 28 August 2008

Price: £39.99 Format: PC (also on Mac) Age rating: 12+ WITH such legendary games as Sim City and the Sims under his belt, it s not surprising that Will Wright s next project has been subject to the sort of examination usually reserved for the love live... Full Story »

News: Celebrity barrel scraping

11:55 - 28 August 2008

IF you ve ever wondered who would win a jet racing contest between Avril Lavigne, Nelly Furtado and Fergie from The Black-Eyed Peas, your wait is almost over. A new celebrity packed sports game promises to answer that particular conundrum plus many others... Read More »

Mercenaries 2: World In Flames

11:50 - 28 August 2008

Price: £49.99 Format: Xbox 360 (also on PS3, PS2 and PC) Age rating: 16+ WHEN a drugs baron overthrows the Venezuelan government, a bloody free-for-all kicks off, with competing factions vying for control of the country s oil supplies. As a tough-as-nuts... Read More »

News: Save the animals

11:49 - 28 August 2008

LIKE an eco-warrior version of All Creatures Great & Small, Petz Rescue is a new range of games that task young kids with saving endangered animals from around the world. In Petz Rescue Wildlife Vet, available for DS and Wii, players take on the role of a... Read More »

News: Heading for a Fallout

11:49 - 28 August 2008

SET more than 200 years after a global nuclear war, Fallout 3 arms you with a plasma rifle and a dog for a companion and kicks you out of your safe underground bunker to explore the post-apocalyptic ruins of Washington DC. Tipped by many to be one of the... Read More »

Facebreaker

11:49 - 28 August 2008

Price: £39.99 Format: PlayStation 3 (also on Xbox 360) Age rating: 12+ AS the name suggests, this cartoon-style beat- em-up is all about rearranging your opponent s jaw line. Never taking itself too seriously, this heavily stylized boxing game features a... Read More »

Final Fantasy IV

11:49 - 28 August 2008

Price: £29.99 Format: DS Age rating: 12+ SEVENTEEN years after its debut on the SNES console, Final Fantasy IV s epic tale of betrayal and redemption has been re-imagined for a new generation. With new 3D graphics, a remixed musical score and a combat sy... Read More »

The pick of this week's cheats

11:48 - 28 August 2008

Mario Kart - Wii MULTIPLE players can play as the same character in a race if they take turns to select and then deselect the character in question, then go back a screen and return to the character selection screen. All players should now have the same... Read More »

Curse of the movies

10:02 - 21 August 2008

The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Format: Nintendo DS Price: £24.99 The major problem facing games which are developed to coincide with movies is that they often come across as rushed and underdeveloped. For the first few levels of the game it seems... Read More »

 

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