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An Obsessive’s Guide To Kingdom Hearts – Part 1

There is something about Kingdom Hearts that hooked me from the moment I laid eyes and thumbs on it back with Kingdom Hearts 1 on the PS2.

Games of the Generation: Halo: Reach

For better or worse, I’m sure we all remember Halo: Reach. It was to be Bungie’s swansong, their final Halo game.

Event: Xbox Area One Tour

For the four of you who don’t know the Xbox One launches this Friday all over the world and I got to play it early at the Area One Tour.

Review: Football Manager 2014

Fergie is gone, Mourinho is back, and the Premier League looks more open than it has since its inception. Amidst all this chaos, in walks someone new. This is Football Manager 2014.

Music, Music, Everywhere

Music, music, everywhere. Music, music in your ear. That rhymes right?

Review: Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate

In this day and age it is hard to fathom why fighting games continue to release upgraded iterations via retail disc instead of using DLC and patches to get the same result.

Games, Violence, Kids, And Why Ratings Are Important

With the recent release of Grand Theft Auto V, there has been a lot of focus on age ratings and violence in games in the media, especially in relation to children.

Review: Foul Play

Baron Dashforth is a Deamon-Hunter (and a proper English gentleman) and he has decided to put on a show detailing the most spectacular and amazing moments of his life.

Gaming Merchandise

I’d like to think that if Master Chief were to wear skate shoes these are the one’s he’d wear.

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