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Thursday 16-Feb-2012 5:00 PM

Far Cry 3 screenshots: driving, bazookas, ziplines and machetes

Ubisoft shows off new characters, ironsights, idyllic beaches 5

Thursday 16-Feb-2012 4:59 PM

New Max Payne 3 trailer blows single player open

Trouble on the streets of Sao Paulo 4

Thursday 16-Feb-2012 2:58 PM

Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC stars Sazh: release date and price

Also includes Chronobind and Serendipity Poker cardgames 4

Thursday 16-Feb-2012 11:08 AM

BioWare posts Mass Effect 3 powers guide, wants RPG fans to "maximise their potential"

All the science-fiction numbers you can eat

Thursday 16-Feb-2012 10:16 AM

Xbox 360 update released: tackles colour issue, "increases performance"

It's all "part of our continued effort to provide the best possible XBL experience" 8

Thursday 16-Feb-2012 9:56 AM

Xbox 720 is codenamed Durango - rumour

No, not the lizard 13

Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 5:44 PM

Assassin's Creed 3 release date moves to October

Ubisoft shuns traditional November launch window 10

Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 4:57 PM Would the real Far Cry 3 trailer please stand up A breathtaking introduction to Ubisoft's new shooter 14 Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 1:00 PM Street Fighter X Tekken character list welcomes Akuma, Jin, Ogre, M.Bison Capcom confirms the last four characters Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 12:47 PM Far Cry 3 trailer leaks, release date spotted Watch Jason Brody get acquainted with island life 12 Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 11:27 AM Far Cry 3 teaser says "shoot me motherf**cker", more at 5pm tomorrow Ubisoft open-worlder brings the dubstep 6 Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 11:08 AM Assassin's Creed 3, Splinter Cell: Retribution reports are "inaccurate" Ubisoft: "we're thrilled and kind of amused" by eagerness for news Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 10:47 AM Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was "too sci-fi" at E3 2010, didn't feel "elite" Reveal demo made Ghosts look like "standard grunts" 2 Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 10:22 AM Schafer: Notch "wasn't kidding" about Psychonauts 2, could pay $13 million Psychonauts sequel "couldn't be smaller than the original" 5

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Tuesday 14-Feb-2012 4:00 PM

Tuesday 7-Feb-2012 8:00 AM Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning An acceptable RPG that's less than the sum of its parts 360 20 Monday 6-Feb-2012 5:00 PM The Black Eyed Peas Experience We had the worst time of our life, and owe it all to them KIN 1 Monday 6-Feb-2012 9:00 AM Trine 2 A wizard, a knight and a thief walk into a bar XLA Tuesday 31-Jan-2012 12:00 PM NeverDead Does Rebellion's loose-limbed shooter have legs? 360 3 Tuesday 31-Jan-2012 9:00 AM SoulCalibur 5 A slick, underwhelming return to the stage of history 360 14 Saturday 28-Jan-2012 9:00 PM Final Fantasy XIII-2 Change the future to change the past? Just go with it 360 15 Thursday 26-Jan-2012 12:38 PM Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Old school stealth series finally finds a home on Xbox 360 360 16

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Thursday 16-Feb-2012 1:50 PM

Operation Raccoon City: a total mess that's amazingly fun

Hands-on with the Resident Evil spin-off's online multiplayer 360 2

Tuesday 14-Feb-2012 5:30 PM

Why Mass Effect 3 is the smartest Kinect game yet

OXM goes hands-off with BioWare's latest 360 8

Monday 13-Feb-2012 12:58 PM

Street Fighter X Tekken's conflict of interests

Can Capcom's accessible fighting crossover keep the veterans amused? 360 8

Tuesday 7-Feb-2012 6:58 PM

How Spec Ops walks the Line

Making a friend of horror 360 7

Thursday 2-Feb-2012 6:03 PM

Can Syndicate succeed where Brink failed?

Looking past the retro comparisons 360 4

Thursday 12-Jan-2012 1:00 PM

Kingdoms of Amalur: the best RPG you've never heard of

EA's new epic is far more exciting than it looks 360 17

Thursday 5-Jan-2012 6:15 PM

Bioshock Infinite

12 for 2012: getting high on Irrational's new Bioshock 360 8

Friday 23-Dec-2011 3:49 PM Halo 4 12 for 2012: the need to know on Master Chief's big return 360 8 Tuesday 20-Dec-2011 6:00 PM Prototype 2 Another look at Radical's gruesome action sequel 360 7 Monday 19-Dec-2011 10:51 AM Tomb Raider 12 for 2012: can Crystal Dynamics make Lara Croft relevant again? 360 8 Friday 16-Dec-2011 1:49 PM Soul Calibur 5: hands-on with Ezio Auditore How Namco transforms the Assassin's Creed frontman 360 1 Wednesday 14-Dec-2011 5:47 PM Binary Domain Squad shooting's tomorrow, played for laughs 360 6 Wednesday 14-Dec-2011 2:48 PM Ridge Racer: Unbounded A hands-on, head-on crash through Namco's rebooted racer 360 3 Thursday 8-Dec-2011 8:30 PM Aliens: Colonial Marines 12 for 2012: everything you need to know about Gearbox's Aliens game 360 16

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Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 6:00 PM

Five games that should be shorter

Keep the baby, throw out the bathwater 19

Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 12:39 PM

Xbox Live update: what's new this week?

Holy budget-friendliness, Batman! Also, Warp 3

Monday 13-Feb-2012 6:39 PM

Four reasons JRPGs still matter

Let's hope there's never a genuine Final Fantasy 90

Monday 13-Feb-2012 3:25 PM

The OXM Report - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

Taking a swing at this spring's landmark sports sim 2

Saturday 11-Feb-2012 11:15 AM

Get over 20,000 Gamerpoints without breaking a sweat

Gunning for points? Give these games a whirl 7

Friday 10-Feb-2012 5:44 PM

Nine ways developers deceive us

Common sleight of hand tactics dissected 11

Friday 10-Feb-2012 11:42 AM

Amalur tips: win a house, get rich and rank up fast

Getting started with Reckoning 1

Thursday 9-Feb-2012 5:00 PM Six great games they almost ruined To the brink of disaster and back 8 Thursday 9-Feb-2012 2:00 PM Six ways to "kill pre-owned" without screwing consumers A few alternatives to the rumoured anti-preowned Xbox 41 Wednesday 8-Feb-2012 5:53 PM Kingdoms of Amalur: seven ways to make it a 10/10 Further thoughts from our reviewer on where Reckoning could improve 6 Wednesday 8-Feb-2012 1:00 PM Final Fantasy Frankenstein: making the perfect JRPG Piecing together a role-playing monster we could love forever 9 Wednesday 8-Feb-2012 12:00 PM Max Payne 3 multiplayer: competing with Gears, rebuilding Bullet Time Rockstar talks taking Max online 2 Tuesday 7-Feb-2012 2:35 PM Xbox Live update: what's new this week? Forza 4, Gotham City Imposters, Crimson Alliance and more 7 Monday 6-Feb-2012 5:03 PM DiRT Showdown videos: Destruction Derby, 8-Ball and Baja Codemasters tears up the track in an exclusive video series 3

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Tuesday 7-Feb-2012 4:01 PM

Kinect Star Wars release date, Galactic Dance Off confirmed

Terminal Reality to get the X-Wing out in April 31

Monday 6-Feb-2012 5:00 PM

The Black Eyed Peas Experience

We had the worst time of our life, and owe it all to them KIN 1

Tuesday 31-Jan-2012 12:57 PM

Schafer: "you can't port your game to Kinect"

Kinect devs "really have to start from the beginning", says Double Fine boss 1

Thursday 26-Jan-2012 2:22 PM

Kinect Star Wars teaser surfaces, "more news soon"

LucasArts gearing up to announce release date? 10

Monday 23-Jan-2012 12:34 PM

Kinect Star Wars release date spotted

Retailer promises great disturbance in the Force this April 18

Monday 23-Jan-2012 11:47 AM

Microsoft hiring for new Kinect studios, will "change the world again"

"Compelling and innovative" games on the way 3

Thursday 19-Jan-2012 12:34 PM

Five ways Mass Effect 3 is better with Kinect and three it isn't

Voice control and Mass Effect suit each other, but could BioWare do more? 7

Thursday 19-Jan-2012 10:41 AM Mass Effect 3 Kinect motion controls dropped, tech was a "barrier" But new ME is "more fluid and immersive" with Kinect voice commands 8 Saturday 14-Jan-2012 12:00 PM Six TV shows we'd ruin using Kinect TV Programmes that need to be commissioned for the future to exist 4 Saturday 14-Jan-2012 9:00 AM The Sims 3: Pets Caress a cat on your Xbox 360 KIN 360 Tuesday 10-Jan-2012 11:39 AM Family Game Night 4: The Game Show Assuming a family of two, with IQs to match KIN 360 4 Monday 9-Jan-2012 3:10 PM Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 The fitness game that works on your brain KIN 3 Wednesday 28-Dec-2011 9:00 AM Best Kinect games of 2011 The motion-sensitive titles we loved most this year 8 Wednesday 21-Dec-2011 12:14 PM Kinect hits Leedmees and Hole In The Wall now 50% off on XBLA Microsoft gets its bargain gun out again 3

More Kinect

Thursday 9-Feb-2012 4:03 PM

Shank 2

Shank ups his game for a second chance XLA 3

Monday 6-Feb-2012 9:00 AM

Trine 2

A wizard, a knight and a thief walk into a bar XLA

Wednesday 25-Jan-2012 3:02 PM

Quarrel hits Xbox Live, mixes StarCraft with Scrabble

A quick look at one of XBLA's more novel wordgames

Thursday 19-Jan-2012 9:51 AM

Bleak future platformer Deadlight is Xbox Live exclusive

Explore the grim plight of an apocalypse survivor 4

Wednesday 18-Jan-2012 3:00 PM

Scarygirl, DOOM and Haunt hit Xbox Live Arcade today

One Kinect chiller, one classic blaster and one funky platformer 4

Friday 13-Jan-2012 9:00 AM

Amy

Unendurable horror XLA 14

Thursday 12-Jan-2012 4:50 PM

Choplifter HD

Doesn't do much to lift our spirits XLA 7

Monday 9-Jan-2012 3:26 PM XBLA platformer Scarygirl gets UK release Nathan Juravicious comicbook gets edgy videogame adaptation Thursday 5-Jan-2012 9:44 AM 80 MP now gets you three times the game on XBLIG Microsoft raises file sizes, leaves prices steady 1 Wednesday 4-Jan-2012 5:56 PM Joe Danger: Special Edition Get your coat Knievel, there's a new kid in town XLA 8 Friday 23-Dec-2011 12:52 PM 12 days of Xbox deals: Mortal Kombat slashed in half Pick up the Season Pass for 600 MP 5 Tuesday 20-Dec-2011 10:06 AM 12 days of Xbox Deals: Bastion 50% off An Xbox Live deal a day from now to the end of the year 5 Thursday 15-Dec-2011 11:09 AM Alan Wake's American Nightmare will have more "in-your-face action" And a new arcade mode, reveals Remedy 2 Wednesday 7-Dec-2011 3:49 PM The new Xbox dashboard: complete guide Tips, FAQs, and help with the Xbox's slick new front end 57

More Xbox Live

Thursday 29-Sep-2011 6:48 PM

Thor

Total Film review: Why Branagh's Marvel movie is more little cracker than hammer horror 8

Tuesday 20-Sep-2011 12:11 PM

Hall Pass

The Farrelly Brothers hit maturity - in the face MOV 4

Monday 5-Sep-2011 7:22 PM

Hanna

Like Elektra, but 10 years younger MOV

Monday 5-Sep-2011 12:45 PM

Hobo With A Shotgun

Not quite "attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion" MOV 1

Tuesday 30-Aug-2011 3:01 PM

Fast & Furious 5

High velocity SFX tantrums MOV 5

Sunday 21-Aug-2011 7:34 PM

Rango

Johnny Depp's weirdness infects Nickleodeon MOV

Monday 15-Aug-2011 7:05 PM

Sucker Punch

Neither sucks nor blows MOV

Max Payne 3 single player trailer

Rockstar blows Sao Paulo's underbelly open 4

News

Far Cry 3 screens: a fallen paradise

Machetes, jeeps, lunatics and more 5

News

Operation Raccoon City: a total mess that's amazingly fun

Hands-on with the Resident Evil spin-off's multiplayer 2

Previews

360

Five games that should be shorter

Keep the baby, throw out the bathwater 19

Features

Far Cry 3 Stranded trailer

Dubstep, bros and AKs 14

News

Xbox Live update: what's new?

Holy budget-friendliness, Batman! Also, Warp 3

Features

Schafer: Notch "wasn't kidding" about Psychonauts 2

Minecraft creator could pay $13 million for sequel 5

News

Resident Evil 6 controls, "demons" and Mystery Man detailed

Capcom talks enemies, characters and gameplay 10

News

Why Mass Effect 3 is the smartest Kinect game yet

Putting voice control through its paces 8

Previews

360

UFC Undisputed 3

Pride comes before a brawl 3

Reviews

360

Mass Effect 3 demo goes Live

Two missions, co-op access, no excuses 21

News

Four reasons JRPGs still matter

Let's hope there's never a genuine Final Fantasy 90

Features

Gotham City Imposters

Because battlefields need more trampolines 5

Reviews

360

The OXM Report: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

Swinging for tomorrow 2

Features

Street Fighter X Tekken's conflict of interests

Can Capcom's crossover be all things to all men? 8

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16Feb 2012

Far Cry 3 screenshots: driving, bazookas, ziplines and machetes

Ubisoft shows off new characters, ironsights, idyllic beaches 5

16Feb 2012

New Max Payne 3 trailer blows single player open

Trouble on the streets of Sao Paulo 4

16Feb 2012

Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC stars Sazh: release date and price

Also includes Chronobind and Serendipity Poker cardgames 4

16Feb 2012

Operation Raccoon City: a total mess that's amazingly fun

Hands-on with the Resident Evil spin-off's online multiplayer 360 2

16Feb 2012

BioWare posts Mass Effect 3 powers guide, wants RPG fans to "maximise their potential"

All the science-fiction numbers you can eat

16Feb 2012

Far Cry 3 screenshots: driving, bazookas, ziplines and machetes

Ubisoft shows off new characters, ironsights, idyllic beaches 5

16Feb 2012

New Max Payne 3 trailer blows single player open

Trouble on the streets of Sao Paulo 4

16Feb 2012

Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC stars Sazh: release date and price

Also includes Chronobind and Serendipity Poker cardgames 4

16Feb 2012

BioWare posts Mass Effect 3 powers guide, wants RPG fans to "maximise their potential"

All the science-fiction numbers you can eat

16Feb 2012

Xbox 360 update released: tackles colour issue, "increases performance"

It's all "part of our continued effort to provide the best possible XBL experience" 8

16Feb 2012

Xbox 720 is codenamed Durango - rumour

No, not the lizard 13

15Feb 2012

Assassin's Creed 3 release date moves to October

Ubisoft shuns traditional November launch window 10

15Feb 2012

Would the real Far Cry 3 trailer please stand up

A breathtaking introduction to Ubisoft's new shooter 14

More News

15Feb 2012

Five games that should be shorter

Keep the baby, throw out the bathwater 19

15Feb 2012

Xbox Live update: what's new this week?

Holy budget-friendliness, Batman! Also, Warp 3

13Feb 2012

Four reasons JRPGs still matter

Let's hope there's never a genuine Final Fantasy 90

13Feb 2012

The OXM Report - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

Taking a swing at this spring's landmark sports sim 2

11Feb 2012

Get over 20,000 Gamerpoints without breaking a sweat

Gunning for points? Give these games a whirl 7

10Feb 2012

Nine ways developers deceive us

Common sleight of hand tactics dissected 11

10Feb 2012

Amalur tips: win a house, get rich and rank up fast

Getting started with Reckoning 1

09Feb 2012

Six great games they almost ruined

To the brink of disaster and back 8

More Features

14Feb 2012

UFC Undisputed 3

Pride comes before a brawl with a new roster of fighters 360 3

13Feb 2012

Gotham City Imposters

Because battlefields need more trampolines 5

10Feb 2012

Catherine

Sex, sheep and relationships 360 11

10Feb 2012

Grand Slam Tennis 2

Ace in the hole, or a racquet that needs to be turned down? 360 1

09Feb 2012

Shank 2

Shank ups his game for a second chance XLA 3

07Feb 2012

Iron Brigade

Double Fine plays its first card that isn't a joker 1

07Feb 2012

The Darkness II

Back in black... and red 360 9

07Feb 2012

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

An acceptable RPG that's less than the sum of its parts 360 20

More Reviews

16Feb 2012

Operation Raccoon City: a total mess that's amazingly fun

Hands-on with the Resident Evil spin-off's online multiplayer 360 2

14Feb 2012

Why Mass Effect 3 is the smartest Kinect game yet

OXM goes hands-off with BioWare's latest 360 8

13Feb 2012

Street Fighter X Tekken's conflict of interests

Can Capcom's accessible fighting crossover keep the veterans amused? 360 8

07Feb 2012

How Spec Ops walks the Line

Making a friend of horror 360 7

02Feb 2012

Can Syndicate succeed where Brink failed?

Looking past the retro comparisons 360 4

12Jan 2012

Kingdoms of Amalur: the best RPG you've never heard of

EA's new epic is far more exciting than it looks 360 17

05Jan 2012

Bioshock Infinite

12 for 2012: getting high on Irrational's new Bioshock 360 8

23Dec 2011

Halo 4

12 for 2012: the need to know on Master Chief's big return 360 8

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Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 1:00 PM Street Fighter X Tekken character list welcomes Akuma, Jin, Ogre, M.Bison

Capcom confirms the last four characters

Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 12:47 PM Far Cry 3 trailer leaks, release date spotted

Watch Jason Brody get acquainted with island life 12

Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 11:27 AM Far Cry 3 teaser says "shoot me motherf**cker", more at 5pm tomorrow

Ubisoft open-worlder brings the dubstep 6

Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 11:08 AM Assassin's Creed 3, Splinter Cell: Retribution reports are "inaccurate"

Ubisoft: "we're thrilled and kind of amused" by eagerness for news

Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 10:47 AM Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was "too sci-fi" at E3 2010, didn't feel "elite"

Reveal demo made Ghosts look like "standard grunts" 2

Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 10:22 AM Schafer: Notch "wasn't kidding" about Psychonauts 2, could pay $13 million

Psychonauts sequel "couldn't be smaller than the original" 5

Wednesday 15-Feb-2012 9:28 AM Resident Evil 6 levels, controls, "demon" zombies, Mystery Man detailed

Capcom talks characters, enemies and gameplay 10

Tuesday 14-Feb-2012 1:09 PM Dead or Alive 5 won't be about "big breasts" and "scanty dresses"

Team Ninja aiming for "more high class" and "realistic" lady fighters 15

Tuesday 14-Feb-2012 11:24 AM Splinter Cell: Retribution releasing this year - rumour

New Splinter instalment spotted in Ubisoft release schedule 14

Tuesday 14-Feb-2012 10:46 AM Will Skyrim's DLC take us to Morrowind? "Maybe", says Bethesda

Vvardenfell, Imperial City and Solstheim originally added for spectacle's sake 26

Tuesday 14-Feb-2012 10:22 AM Epic's next gen Samaritan needs "10 times Xbox 360's power"

Unreal Engine 3 upgrade outstrips rumoured Xbox 720 specs 9

Tuesday 14-Feb-2012 9:41 AM Mass Effect 3 demo hits Xbox Live

BioWare releases single and multiplayer content 21

The OXM UK Blog

10Feb 2012

Mass Effect 3: the friends I'll leave behind

Not everybody came back alive. Good riddance.

Nobody likes to see their friends die, even if they are, strictly speaking, fictional people. By the time I reached the end of Mass Effect 2's epic space soap-opera, I genuinely didn't want to bid my crew goodbye.

09Feb 2012