Megabits of Gaming

October 2011

Articles published by Megabits of Gaming in October 2011.

01 Oct 2011

30 Minute Playtest: Uncharted 3

Sublime. That's how best to describe our time-limited playtest of arguably one of the most anticipated games of 2011. Nathan Drake is back - a little chubbier and older t

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01 Oct 2011

Dark Souls: Beginners Tips

Part of the brilliance of Dark Souls is that it’s hard to find something new to say about it. It is a game that divides opinion, but provides a unifying experience. Every

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01 Oct 2011

Games that should be scary...but aren’t.

The horror genre is a Frankenstein’s monster stitched together from some very disparate parts. For every inventive effort like Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, skin cr

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01 Oct 2011

Gaming Makeovers:The Good,Bad And Ugly

Ever since Sonic and Grand Theft Auto went 3D, games have been reinventing themselves to howls of discontent from faithful fans. But while some games make missteps simply

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01 Oct 2011

Gaming Smut, Filth And Depravity - A Top 10

Gaming stirs up a fair amount of controversy and it’s safe to say that it has stolen more than its share of column inches. From Custer’s Revenge and Leisure Suit Larry to

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01 Oct 2011

Interview: The Adventures of Tintin

Tintin has been adored across the world since he was created over a century ago by Belgian artist Georges Rémi (who wrote under the pen name of Hergé). Today the intrepid

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01 Oct 2011

Life Swap:10 Characters We'd Like To Swap

Thanks to the likes of Super Smash Bros, Dynasty Warriors and Kingdom Hearts it no longer feels weird seeing characters from one game show up in another. We’re always amu

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01 Oct 2011

The Most Awful Accents In Gaming

Ever since Mario added his first unnecessary vowel to the end of a word, the scripts and voice actors of the gaming world have revelled in the ability to trot out dialogu

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01 Oct 2011

Review: Football Manager 2012

Sports Interactive and SEGA never disappoint with the annual update of their Football Manager series - and FM 2012 is the latest to be added to my burgeoning collection.

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01 Oct 2011

Review: Gears of War 3

There's an old adage – 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Gears of War 3 is that expression in videogame form. Basically the same as Gears of War 1 and 2, Gears 3 is anot

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01 Oct 2011

The Seven Deadly Sins: The Gaming Edition

The seven deadly sins have popped up in just about every medium you can think of, from movies to music to TV – even games (just look at Dante's Inferno – which ironically

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01 Oct 2011

Top 10 Gaming Sidekicks

While the videogame hero is almost always the biggest name, with the biggest impact (and the biggest merchandising rights...) let us not forget the also-rans – the people

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