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• November 30, 2009



• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Review

  Capcom turns to the Darkside as two more Resident Evils get the York Notes treatment.

• November 27, 2009



• 10 reasons to put a Wii on your Xmas list

  They’ll prise these nunchuks from our COLD DEAD FINGERS.

• November 26, 2009



• Killer Instinct 3 fights for Natal outing

  New chat with Rare chief suggests Killer Instinct could make a return – but not with a traditional controller.

• November 26, 2009



• Killzone 2 look-back: sorry, still needs co-op

  As Guerrilla’s sometime Halo-killer reaches the grand old age of half a decade, we kick a little post-coital dirt at the sequel.

• November 24, 2009



• Why Left 4 Dead shouldn’t be left for dead

  Left 4 Dead 2′s out. Is it all over for Francis, Bill, Louis and Zoey? Not on our watch.

• November 23, 2009



• Left 4 Dead 2 Review

  Another adrenaline shot in the arm for the co-op scene. FPS Gamer’s take on the Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead 2.

• November 20, 2009



• New Super Mario Bros. Wii Review

  Nintendo showers us with enough brotherly love for quadruplets. Does the first 2D console platformer staring Mario since 1991 live up to the legend?

• November 19, 2009



• Feature: FPS Cult Classics

  With Modern Warfare 2 fever gradually dissipating, it’s time to mull over the shooters you might have missed.

• November 19, 2009



• PSN Video Delivery Service goes live in UK

  Complete with the following promotional deal: get Transformers free if you register in November.

• November 19, 2009



• Nintendo re-manufactures, re-releases the original Game & Watch machine

  …And gives it away for “free” to its Club Nintendo friends…

• November 18, 2009



• Weapon Drop: Left 4 Dead 2′s Chainsaw

  I came, I saw, I chainsawed…

• November 18, 2009



• PSN Video Delivery Service goes live in UK and Europe

  Complete with the following promotional deal: get Transformers free if you register in November.

• November 17, 2009



• Assassin’s Creed 2 Review

  New century, same creed. Our take on the PS3 version of Ubisoft Montreal’s ornate Renaissance action epic.

• November 17, 2009



• It’s the hardwired Pikachu choir from hell!

  This man has a wife and kids.

• November 16, 2009



• Modern Warfare 2 shockers – a history in videos

  Our quick, clip-driven retrospective on all the big reveals and upsets.

• November 16, 2009



• Yahoo! Auctions watch: game music and copying device edition

  It’s hammer time!

• November 13, 2009



• Just Cause 2 Preview

  A well-deserved second outing for the vertigo-inducing tropical terror? We check out an early Xbox 360 build.

• November 13, 2009



• LittleBigPlanet PSP Review

  The littler they come, the better they get. Our verdict on SCE Cambridge Studio and Media Molecule’s portable Sackboy.

• November 12, 2009



• Demon’s Souls Review

  It’s got soul. And it’s super bad. Richard Walker cuts open From Software’s diabolically hardcore dungeon crawler.

• November 11, 2009



• Four more PlayStation classics arrive in PSN-J’s Game Archives

  And by “classic” we mean Neko-Zamurai!

• November 10, 2009



• The very best of Japanese chiptune, pt. 3: USK

  “Just a Gameboy musician in Fukuoka, Japan.”

• November 10, 2009



• New invention informs Japanese parents of the time their children spend gaming

  Introducing the “Kids Timer” – new worst enemy of Japan’s young gamers!

• November 10, 2009



• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review

  It’s the biggest release of the year. Will it get the biggest score? FPS Gamer’s Kristan Reed takes on Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2.

• November 9, 2009



• Opinion: MW2′s genius shouldn’t blind us to controversies

  Price hiking, airport massacres, Activision’s miserly attitude to review code – Modern Warfare 2 has a fair few blotches on its mark sheet. FPS Gamer takes stock.

• November 9, 2009



• SEGA Japan choreographs horrific Puyo Puyo 7 dance routine!

  Disturbing on so many levels…

• November 9, 2009



• The very best of Japanese chiptune, pt. 2: YMCK

  Shibuya-kei reborn through the cassette slot of a Famicom…

• November 7, 2009



• James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game Preview

  Will James Cameron’s space epic make us feel right at home on Pandora or alienate us like an out-of-body experience? We catch up with Ubisoft’s Kevin Shortt to find out.

• November 6, 2009



• Last week’s hottest headlines – 6th November

  Don’t mention the (Modern) War(fare 2).

• November 6, 2009



• Unreal Engine 2 mod Out of Hell hits web

  One-man attic coding endeavor puts majority of big budget shooters to shame.

• November 6, 2009



• Yahoo! Auctions watch: rare book/magazine edition

  Out of print but still in demand.

• November 6, 2009



• Tekken 6 Review

  The King of Iron Fist goes multi-format, as another generation of Mishimas fetch the hair gel and gloves. PS3 version reviewed.

• November 5, 2009



• Cheat Sheet: Issue #1

  First of our regular code overloads.

• November 5, 2009



• Left 4 Dead 2 Clutch ad

  Pop those rotting tops to the happening chords of “Electric Worry”.

• November 5, 2009



• BOOM – it’s the Modern Warfare 2 launch trailer

  Shocking twist: contents abundant in explosions, gunfire.

• November 5, 2009



• The very best of Japanese chiptune, pt. 1: XINON

  Mr. 8-bit Awesomeness!

• November 5, 2009



• Do certain games really make the Japanese feel nauseous?

  Anecdotal evidence suggests a 50:50 split, as well as some funny anomalies…

• November 4, 2009



• Quickfire Q&A: Alien vs. Predator

  Predator. Survivor. Prey. Potential? Rebellion’s revamp of the classic sci-fi horror franchise is appropriately conflicted.

• November 4, 2009



• Multi-Clip: goldfish, Rubix cubes, stress

  Our choice of up-comers on Xbox Live Arcade, WiiWare and DSiWare.

• November 4, 2009



• Get a Porter case for your PSP Go

  You won’t regret it. People will be impressed.

• November 3, 2009



• Doom II gets fan-crafted Skull Tag expansion

  Old dogs, new tricks, no price tag.

• November 2, 2009



• And the best part of Modern Warfare 2 is…

  Infinity Ward studio boss spills the beans.

• November 2, 2009



• Mainichi Issyo subscription SCANDAL

  Sony’s beloved PS3 service Mainichi Issyo goes subscription-based – pay 800 yen a month, or lose the right to have your PS3 news presented to you by cats…

• November 2, 2009



• American McGee teases second trip to Wonderland

  “Alice, are you all right?”

• November 2, 2009



• Left 4 Dead PC mall campaign goes live

  Or should that be “un-live”?

• November 2, 2009



• Classic Minsc and Boo quotes

  Every hamster has his day.

• November 2, 2009



• LEGO Rock Band launch trailer

  LEGO of my childhood, Rock Band!

• November 2, 2009



• 3D Dot Game Heroes appealing to Japan’s “lost” Famicom generation

  Something old, something new…