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Antec Sonata III PC system case

30 October 2007, 08:39

The MkIII version of Antec's highly-popular Sonata series PC case is now on sale. But has the company continued to improve the chassis or is the third incarnation just more ...

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Virtua Fighter 5 - Xbox 360

30 October 2007, 00:05

Following the critically acclaimed debut of Virtua Fighter 5 earlier this year on PS3 the signs were always good for the Xbox 360 version. With a few tweaks to the ...

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Clive Barker's Jericho - PC

29 October 2007, 18:16

The difference between Clive Barker's Jericho and Undying is that Jericho comes from Clive Barker himself rather than just being endorsed by him… but is it any better because of ...

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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650: it's clobberin' time!

29 October 2007, 10:12

Intel stretches its desktop performance lead via the launch of the 45nm-based Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650. You will want one.

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Stuntman: Ignition - PS3

27 October 2007, 09:52

The basic premise of Stuntman Ignition is fairly simple. You play the role of an upcoming stunt driver throwing a variety of vehicles around a film set to create spectacular ...

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Tomb Raider Anniversary - Xbox 360

26 October 2007, 17:38

The legendary, and sexy, British archaeologist is back in action once more with an adventure that will etch itself into the illustrious history of the famous franchise. But, is it ...

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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary - PSP

26 October 2007, 10:04

Since Lara’s first outing over ten years ago there’s been several sequels which, if I’m honest, have ranged from ok through to bloody awful and it seemed that Lara Croft ...

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Can EQS's RS690IKM-AB6S best VIA's ITX-sized motherboards?

25 October 2007, 13:11

The EQS RS690IKM-AB6S motherboard packs a lot of punch into a tiny ITX-sized package but does it offer enough to stand out in a market space dominated by VIA?

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Donkey Kong Jungle Climber - DS

25 October 2007, 10:54

You’ll be guiding Donkey Kong through a variety of imaginative levels in his quest to reclaim the Crystal Banana for the mysterious banana shaped alien, Xananab.

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Crash of the Titans - Xbox 360

25 October 2007, 10:39

Crash of the Titans, the pun-tastic new name of the latest videogame in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, is the first ‘true’ Crash title to attempt to harness the power of ...

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Conan - Xbox 360 & PS3

24 October 2007, 10:44

The Conan brand is celebrating its 75th anniversary year in 2007 and the oily beefcake has stepped out of retirement, been down the gym, and is now flexing his bulging ...

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Table Tennis - Wii

23 October 2007, 17:21

So now that Rockstar have launched Table Tennis on the Wii I’m a happy bunny. I can stand in my living room, thrash my Wii remote around like a pillock ...

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World Championship Poker 2 - Xbox 360

23 October 2007, 09:23

Cited as ‘the most realistic playing poker simulation out there’ World Championship Poker 2 attempts to capture the challenge and intensity of the uncompromising real world game.

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After nearly 15 years of producing high-quality, beautifully-finished, aluminium system cases, Lian-Li has the sort of fanatical following that money can’t buy. We're checking out the company's latest range, starting ...

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The Orange Box - PC

20 October 2007, 08:58

The Orange Box isn’t just Episode Two of Half Life 2. There’s much more in there than that. You get a whole load more in here than just that... but ...

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ASUS P5E3 Deluxe - fully-loaded and ready to fly

19 October 2007, 14:25

The race to produce the most feature-rich, fastest LGA775 chipset has lead to Intel releasing the X38. ASUS was only too happy to oblige with a retail example in the ...

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Football Manager 2008 - PC

19 October 2007, 09:04

Why is Football Manager one of the UK's best loved franchises? Don’t they just involve shuffling through dozens of spreadsheets and reams of text and then simply watching a graphically ...

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Stranglehold - PC

17 October 2007, 13:33

It's a third person shooter heavily influenced by John Woo's Harboiled and even stars Chow Yun Fat... so there's as much slow-motion, zoomed in, white doves fluttering, machine gun action ...

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Carnival Games - Wii

17 October 2007, 09:29

Designed for families and children of all ages, Carnival Games hopes to bring home all the excitement and fanfare of a day at the carnival. Try out your skills at ...

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Ratatouille - Xbox 360, PS2

15 October 2007, 15:33

Well, the movie of Ratatouille has raked it in at the box office and had a great critical reception, so surely THQ will do Pixar proud and at least throw ...

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Colin McRae DiRT - PS3

12 October 2007, 11:31

Why are we doing a separate PS3 review? Well simply put, the PS3 version of Colin McRae DiRT is possibly one of the finest rally games you’ll ever see until ...

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Sapphire Radeon HD 2600 XT Dual

12 October 2007, 07:29

Sapphire pulls out a dual-GPU Radeon HD 2600 XT out of the technical hat. We tell you if it's any good.

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - Xbox 360

11 October 2007, 11:06

So what's changed from last year? Well, there's GamerNet, a new game mode, a few tweaks here and there, and my personal favourite, the addition of trans-gender face mapping. Read ...

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Radeon HD 2600 XT shootout - GeCube v Sapphire

10 October 2007, 09:02

Two special-edition Radeon HD 2600 XTs go head-to-head in our shootout. Sapphire's silence against GeCube's cooling. Which one is better?

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FIFA 08 - Xbox 360

9 October 2007, 15:26

It's time for the annual battle between the two big soccer franchises! I've had a love/hate relationship with FIFA 08 since it landed on my desk. But, finally I've come ...

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - PC

8 October 2007, 10:33

Tiger Woods was one of the very first game reviews I ever wrote for HEXUS. Back then it was a part-time thing which happily has progressed into a full-time career. ...

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Stranglehold - Xbox 360/PS3

5 October 2007, 12:52

Stranglehold is Chinese Director John Woo's first collaboration on a videogame and his flamboyant trademarks have been splattered over every inch of this blisteringly fast shooter.

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HIS Radeon HD 2900 Pro 512MiB Limited Edition

5 October 2007, 08:54

There's a new GPU in town, and its job is to pistol-whip the GeForce 8800 GTS 320 in to submission.

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Super Paper Mario - Wii

4 October 2007, 11:11

Nintendo have gone and done it again with what has to be one the most innovative games this year. Sure, Super Paper Mario is a side-scrolling 2D game but with ...

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Jam Sessions - Nintendo DS

3 October 2007, 09:42

Jam Sessions could be the ideal way to woo a lady on a first date, but a word of warning, under no circumstances should you play James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" ...

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Intel X38 and Foxconn X38A

3 October 2007, 08:58

Can Intel's X38 chipset offer enough to tempt users away from highly-popular motherboards based on the P35 and nForce 680i SLi chipsets? We're taking a look at an early sample ...

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Vadim Fusion LQX PC - a sight to behold at £5,800

2 October 2007, 09:30

Vadim Computers' Fusion LQX PC costs £5,800. It's got fancy water-cooling, a massively overclocked quad-core processor and some saucy air-brushed artwork. But what kind of value can it be with ...

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Halo 3 - Xbox 360

2 October 2007, 08:45

For three years Intense pressure has unenviably been on Bungie to deliver the ultimate first person shooter with Halo 3. The time has now come to judge and critisise their ...

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