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Xbox 360 LIVE Arcade GameStick

20 November 2007, 10:21

Mad Catz has knocked down the price of their arcade stick by 50% to £24.99 in time for Christmas. We picked one up and put it through its paces to ...

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When quad-cores collide: AMD Phenom 9600 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

19 November 2007, 11:31

AMD rolls out its quad-core Phenom processor and new 7-series chipset to do battle with Intel's year-old Core 2 Quad. Who wins?

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BlackSite - Xbox 360

16 November 2007, 13:38

In a genre asphyxiated with mediocre titles, BlackSite, the first person alien shooter from Midway Games, really needs to stand out amongst the crowd if it has any aspirations of ...

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Naruto: Rise of A Ninja - Xbox 360

15 November 2007, 14:27

Naruto has grown up to a hyperactive ninja-in-training who’s more interested in pranks than schoolwork. However he’s determined to become the greatest Ninja ever! Check out our full review of ...

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Beowulf

15 November 2007, 09:28

Robert Zemeckis' latest motion capture event creates a movie going experience not to be missed.

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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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