Megabits of Gaming

May 2010

Articles published by Megabits of Gaming in May 2010.

01 May 2010

Alan Wake videos keep you in the dark

Xbox-exclusive thriller, Alan Wake, promises to be atmospheric and pretty good looking if nothing else. Here are two "prequel" videos to get you going before you hand ove

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01 May 2010

Another gaming milestone - Megabits is one

A year is a long time in the world of gaming..but it doesn't half pass by quickly! And what a year it's been for this very blog... Megabits of Gaming is officially a year

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01 May 2010

Bejeweled puts my idle hands to work

I’m clearly a bit late to the party regarding Bejeweled 2 from Popcap Games . Besides being constantly bombarded by Facebook messages telling me that my friends had achie

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01 May 2010

Call of Duty vs Medal of Honor

Activision's well-publicized spat with Infinity Ward and the mass exodus of most of the Modern Warfare team has left the future of the series on a knife edge and many fan

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01 May 2010

Chime purchase helps two good causes

I think I'm now starting to get back on track with my ambitious achievement hunting challenge - thanks, in no small part, to a wonderfully therapeutic puzzle game on Xbox

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01 May 2010

DLC - expensive but worth it?

Just written another post for GamingBolt.com... Is downloadable content great for gamers or just another cash cow for developers? Having just forked out for a brand new g

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01 May 2010

Download Valve's Portal for free

The old adage that there's no such thing as a free lunch couldn't be further from the truth. For if you load up Steam right now on your humble PC, then you could come int

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01 May 2010

Driving games drive me nuts!

Driving games are a popular genre across all consoles, and have been for years. The first one I played would have been Gran Turismo, I think, and TOCA Touring Cars not lo

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01 May 2010

Early 360 games still impress - NBA 2K7

Sandwiched between lengthy, eye-watering late night sessions playing Left 4 Dead 2 with a few friends, my weekend was punctuated with some rather enjoyable matches of NBA

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01 May 2010

First impressions compilation: Crackdown 2

Wallet alert! Crackdown 2 is coming in July and, judging from the hands-on previews popping up all over the internet, the third person shooter developed by Ruffian Games

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01 May 2010

Gaming is taking over the world

I've said on many occasions that gaming has taken over my life... here's proof that it's now taken over the world - well, New York to be exact. Check out this fantastic s

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01 May 2010

Happy 30th birthday, Pac-Man

Who'd have thought that a pizza could have had such an impact on gaming - but the innocuous foodstuff spawned one of the most iconic gam ing characters ever... 30 years a

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01 May 2010

The history of games controllers

Everyone's got their favourite controller, right? The one that fits the hand perfectly and allows you to completely pwn your opponents? Gamespot has taken a trip down mem

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01 May 2010

I really think I need a Wii

On several occasions of late I’ve been exceedingly tempted to splash out on a brand new Wii console. I haven't yet, largely through fear of what my wife would do to me if

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01 May 2010

Review - Batman: Arkham Asylum

The joy of reviewing games as and when you play them rather than in a hurry for deadline is that you have time to actually finish the game completely (and there are a lot

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01 May 2010

Natal and PS Move could finish me off!

Can't move. My back is agony. Must lie down. Need more painkillers! Before this morning - when I woke up with backache to end all backache - I'd been counting down the da

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01 May 2010

Red Dead Redemption is my most wanted

It's less than 10 days to go until the launch of Rockstar's GTA-beater Red Dead Redemption - arguably one of the most exciting and highly-anticipated games of the year. N

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01 May 2010

Red Dead Redemption tops my shopping list

It's a rare thing for me to look forward to a game so much but the imminent release of Rockstar's western, Red Dead Redemption, is the exception to the rule. Clearly, it

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01 May 2010

Review: Split/Second: Velocity

Disney and Black Rock’s latest offering, Split/Second: Velocity, is an arcade racer, pure and simple. There’s no need to change your tyres, tune your engine or worry that

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01 May 2010

Top 50 Xbox 360 games list

This blog loves lists... and here's a great one that we stumbled upon earlier today. If you've finished all your beloved Xbox games and want to know what else to buy, you

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