Monthly Archives: August 2012

Madden NFL 13 cheat sheet wipes your sweat away

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Nick Cowen

This week, as everyone knows, the manliest of manly videogames ever made about manly men playing a manly sport in manly pads and manly helmet is out. Yeah, baby, it’s Madden NFL 13 and I’ll be reviewing it too!

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Fall Of Cybertron and the damage done

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Nick Cowen

So this is a bit of shameless self-promotion. I could use the hits, it’s an hour away from midnight, I haven’t got anything else to write about and I’ve vowed to update this blog every day. (Actually my other half … Continue reading →

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You’re Max Payne. So move…

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Nick Cowen

One of the things that occurs in game reviewing that’s most likely to hack off critics is when PR reps send a review guide along with the game code. Personally speaking, I don’t have a problem with this – in … Continue reading →

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Borderlands 2 mini-game

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Nick Cowen

Mr Postman delivered a package to me yesterday from the lovely people at 2K. Since Spec Ops: The Line is already out, XCOM isn’t for another month and BioShock Infinite has been pushed to next year, this package could only … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Dogs cause big hangover

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Nick Cowen

This time last week I woke up with a hangover the size of Mount Rushmore, complete with its knobbly faces trying to bite their way through my frontal lobes. I genuinely felt as though someone was trying to drive a … Continue reading →

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Hitman Absolution Contract mode

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Nick Cowen

Now this is more like it! A trailer for the new Hitman Absolution that doesn’t make it feel like a twin-stick shooter or feature any S&M nun-bashing! A trailer that promotes the hell out of Hitman Absolution by, ya know, … Continue reading →

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No one talks about Black Ops 2

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Nick Cowen

I’m in Cologne right now at the [REDACTED] hotel typing up some previews for Black Ops 2. I’d love to give an opinion on it, but it’s more than my job’s worth. The embargo for the coverage is bulletproof and radioactive … Continue reading →

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Back on the Beeb!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Nick Cowen

Hello humanoids. This week I was on the BBC’s fantastic show Game On, with the lovely Adam Rosser and the brilliant Jim Swallow. We talked about Fighting Fantasy books, tabletop games, 20-sided dice and yes, Cyberpunk 2020 by Talsorian Games … Continue reading →

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Gamewaste’s GMA nomination: Holy ****ing ****!!!!????

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Nick Cowen

My phone has been dinging solidly now for the last half an hour. At first I thought it was because I may have done something embarrassing at last night’s Sleeping Dogs launch (more on that later). But no! It turns … Continue reading →

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Street Fighter Lego

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Nick Cowen

I love my job. Yesterday I wrote a blog post about how Fighting Fantasy informed my love of literature when I was just a young lad. Tonight I get to talk about my love for Fighting Fantasy on BBC5Live. It’s … Continue reading →

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