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AMD Radeon HD 3870: the new midrange DX10 king?

15 November 2007, 05:00

November is a make-or-break month for AMD. The Radeon HD 3800 family is the first three products that it hopes will revive its flagging fortune. Well, though priced at only ...

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Crysis - PC

15 November 2007, 00:57

Well the most anticipated shooter of the year is here! Yes, we've put Crysis through it's paces and you know what? It might not be everything that the pre-release hype ...

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GeCube HD2600XT X2 DDR2 1024MiB - GEMINI 3

14 November 2007, 08:29

What do you do when the GPU manufacturer on which you base your cards upon procrastinates in filling a huge gap in the line-up? We're talking about GeCube's plight with ...

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Gigabyte 3DAurora 570 system chassis

12 November 2007, 09:49

Gigabyte's 3DAurora 570 case has about 10 per cent more space inside than the first 3DAurora chassis and the front's been tweaked a bit, too. But what else does it ...

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The Simpsons Game - Xbox 360

9 November 2007, 14:06

Twenty-Two Simpson’s games later and EA are hoping to re-create the warm visual feel of the TV show and combine it with – what they say will be - “the ...

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Championship Manager 2008 - PC

7 November 2007, 09:20

Beautiful Game Studios are stepping up their game this year by adding a whole host of enhancements to the Championship Manager series. But, is the new Pro-Zone tool any good ...

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The Witcher - PC

6 November 2007, 11:23

The Witcher strikes that odd middle ground between having quite a few heavy RPG elements whilst limiting you in others. So yes, there’s depth, is it in the huge amounts ...

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Cooler Master CM 690 PC chassis: the new budget king?

6 November 2007, 09:00

With a mix of steel and plastic (and weighing in at 9.8kg), the Cooler Master CM 690 is certainly built to a budget and that's reflected in the £50 price-tag, ...

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Hellgate: London - PC

5 November 2007, 12:15

Hellgate: London is set in a ruined London of 2038, the devastation caused by the titular Hellgate opening up in 2018 and spewing forth all manner of demons from Hell. ...

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TimeShift - Xbox 360

2 November 2007, 12:58

Crikey…It was actually in 2005 when HEXUS.gaming first tested out Saber Interactive futuristic first person shooter, Timeshift. It’s been a long, long wait for us to see and play the ...

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Tuniq 3 PC system case

1 November 2007, 09:19

One small division of Sunbeam Tech has seen its popularity rise through the proven Tuniq 120 CPU cooler. Now Tuniq wants to expand its UK range with the introduction of ...

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Running Linux on the PS3 - A detailed view of what's out there

31 October 2007, 12:30

HEXUS' own Linux expert, Jo Shields, takes a look at the options for running Linux on the PS3 and explores the pros and cons of the major releases out there.

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Antec Sonata III PC system case

30 October 2007, 08:39

The MkIII version of Antec's highly-popular Sonata series PC case is now on sale. But has the company continued to improve the chassis or is the third incarnation just more ...

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Virtua Fighter 5 - Xbox 360

30 October 2007, 00:05

Following the critically acclaimed debut of Virtua Fighter 5 earlier this year on PS3 the signs were always good for the Xbox 360 version. With a few tweaks to the ...

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Clive Barker's Jericho - PC

29 October 2007, 18:16

The difference between Clive Barker's Jericho and Undying is that Jericho comes from Clive Barker himself rather than just being endorsed by him… but is it any better because of ...

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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650: it's clobberin' time!

29 October 2007, 10:12

Intel stretches its desktop performance lead via the launch of the 45nm-based Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650. You will want one.

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Stuntman: Ignition - PS3

27 October 2007, 09:52

The basic premise of Stuntman Ignition is fairly simple. You play the role of an upcoming stunt driver throwing a variety of vehicles around a film set to create spectacular ...

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Tomb Raider Anniversary - Xbox 360

26 October 2007, 17:38

The legendary, and sexy, British archaeologist is back in action once more with an adventure that will etch itself into the illustrious history of the famous franchise. But, is it ...

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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary - PSP

26 October 2007, 10:04

Since Lara’s first outing over ten years ago there’s been several sequels which, if I’m honest, have ranged from ok through to bloody awful and it seemed that Lara Croft ...

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Can EQS's RS690IKM-AB6S best VIA's ITX-sized motherboards?

25 October 2007, 13:11

The EQS RS690IKM-AB6S motherboard packs a lot of punch into a tiny ITX-sized package but does it offer enough to stand out in a market space dominated by VIA?

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Donkey Kong Jungle Climber - DS

25 October 2007, 10:54

You’ll be guiding Donkey Kong through a variety of imaginative levels in his quest to reclaim the Crystal Banana for the mysterious banana shaped alien, Xananab.

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Crash of the Titans - Xbox 360

25 October 2007, 10:39

Crash of the Titans, the pun-tastic new name of the latest videogame in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, is the first ‘true’ Crash title to attempt to harness the power of ...

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Conan - Xbox 360 & PS3

24 October 2007, 10:44

The Conan brand is celebrating its 75th anniversary year in 2007 and the oily beefcake has stepped out of retirement, been down the gym, and is now flexing his bulging ...

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Table Tennis - Wii

23 October 2007, 17:21

So now that Rockstar have launched Table Tennis on the Wii I’m a happy bunny. I can stand in my living room, thrash my Wii remote around like a pillock ...

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World Championship Poker 2 - Xbox 360

23 October 2007, 09:23

Cited as ‘the most realistic playing poker simulation out there’ World Championship Poker 2 attempts to capture the challenge and intensity of the uncompromising real world game.

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After nearly 15 years of producing high-quality, beautifully-finished, aluminium system cases, Lian-Li has the sort of fanatical following that money can’t buy. We're checking out the company's latest range, starting ...

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The Orange Box - PC

20 October 2007, 08:58

The Orange Box isn’t just Episode Two of Half Life 2. There’s much more in there than that. You get a whole load more in here than just that... but ...

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ASUS P5E3 Deluxe - fully-loaded and ready to fly

19 October 2007, 14:25

The race to produce the most feature-rich, fastest LGA775 chipset has lead to Intel releasing the X38. ASUS was only too happy to oblige with a retail example in the ...

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Football Manager 2008 - PC

19 October 2007, 09:04

Why is Football Manager one of the UK's best loved franchises? Don’t they just involve shuffling through dozens of spreadsheets and reams of text and then simply watching a graphically ...

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Stranglehold - PC

17 October 2007, 13:33

It's a third person shooter heavily influenced by John Woo's Harboiled and even stars Chow Yun Fat... so there's as much slow-motion, zoomed in, white doves fluttering, machine gun action ...

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Carnival Games - Wii

17 October 2007, 09:29

Designed for families and children of all ages, Carnival Games hopes to bring home all the excitement and fanfare of a day at the carnival. Try out your skills at ...

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Ratatouille - Xbox 360, PS2

15 October 2007, 15:33

Well, the movie of Ratatouille has raked it in at the box office and had a great critical reception, so surely THQ will do Pixar proud and at least throw ...

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Colin McRae DiRT - PS3

12 October 2007, 11:31

Why are we doing a separate PS3 review? Well simply put, the PS3 version of Colin McRae DiRT is possibly one of the finest rally games you’ll ever see until ...

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