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Here's where you can keep an eye on all updates and gaming news for April, 2010


















  • April 23, 2010

  • Monster Hunter Tri Review

    Go get your bowgun – the game’s afoot. VGD takes a swing at the most in-depth and uncompromising Wii release yet.





  • April 16, 2010

  • Lost Planet 2: the future of squad shooting?

    We lose ourselves once again in the fastness of E.D.N. III – only this time, we’ve brought friends. Hands-on impressions of Capcom’s squad shooter epic.









  • April 12, 2010

  • Splinter Cell: Conviction Co-Op Interview

    Ubisoft’s Patrick Redding discusses Sam Fisher’s personal hell, the role of co-op today, DLC possibilities and the (temporary?) absence of Spies vs Mercenaries.



  • April 8, 2010

  • Red Dead Redemption Multiplayer Hands-On

    It don’t matter how fast you draw if you can’t shoot straight… unless there’s an auto-aim. VGD takes Rockstar’s sumptuous Wild Westerner online. Xbox 360 version tested.





  • April 7, 2010

  • Modnation Racers Hands-On Preview

    Can the joys of chrome and vinyl negate the pain of rockets up the tailpipe? VGD goes hands-on with an offline build of United Front’s PS3 kart racer.







  • April 6, 2010

  • Emotional gaming: a contradiction in terms?

    Games are capable of yanking the heart strings, but can they truly match the achievements of film and literature? Also: what Pokemon and Heavy Rain have in common.





 

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Satoru Iwata Video Interview - the late Nintendo president spoke with Kikizo in 2004 as 'Nintendo Revolution' loomed.


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Rare founders, Chris and Tim Stamper - their only interview? Genuinely 'rare' sit down with founders of the legendary studio.


The History of First-Person Shooters - a retrospective, from Maze War to Modern Warfare