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  • SilverStone Temjin TJ-10 PC system case

    SilverStone Temjin TJ-10 PC system case

    12 January 2008, 12:03

    Can the long awaited successor to a HEXUS favourite measure up?

  • CPUs for under £50

    CPUs for under £50

    12 January 2008, 12:03

    AMD and Intel battle it out for the budget market

  • Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

    Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

    12 January 2008, 11:31

    Already comfortable holder of the CPU performance crown, Intel decides to rub it in.

  • CoolerMaster's Cosmos chassis now under £100 AND under the lights!

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    CoolerMaster's Cosmos chassis now under £100 AND under the lights!

    9 January 2008, 09:59

    Winning a HEXUS.eXtreme Recommended award 'straight out of the gate', back in July, was pretty impressive. The latest price drop makes the Cosmos more attractive than ever - so here's ...

  • NHL 2K8 - Xbox 360

    NHL 2K8 - Xbox 360

    4 January 2008, 14:34

    Another year and another in a long line of NHL games from 2K Sports. We take a look at how 2K8 stands up to previous releases and more importantly, how ...

  • Unreal Tournament 3 - PC

    Unreal Tournament 3 - PC

    24 December 2007, 09:52

    We take a look at Unreal Tournament 3 and find that, under the hype and the pretty graphics, there's little new and a lot that's frustrating, annoying and in some ...

  • World Snooker Championship Season 2007-08 - Nintendo DS

    World Snooker Championship Season 2007-08 - Nintendo DS

    19 December 2007, 14:28

    Fancy a game of snooker on the move? Well, Blade Interactive has secured the official license of the World Snooker Championship and their first DS title is now available. Are ...

  • rFactor - PC

    rFactor - PC

    18 December 2007, 15:50

    For those looking for a decent racing sim, well you really don’t need to look too much further. rFactor is deliciously undiluted by big publishers looking for mass appeal and ...

  • Super Mario Galaxy - Wii

    Super Mario Galaxy - Wii

    18 December 2007, 13:11

    My mum hates it! And so does my wife! But, what about me? Is it really worthy of the hype? Find out what I think of the biggest Wii game ...

  • Orcs and Elves - Nintendo DS

    Orcs and Elves - Nintendo DS

    17 December 2007, 15:42

    Orcs and Elves is aimed more at the casual player who, maybe before they got a girlfriend and a real job, dabbled in Diablo or Dungeon Siege but didn’t go ...

  • F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate – PC

    F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate – PC

    17 December 2007, 11:47

    F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate picks up the story at roughly the same timeline as the original and runs pretty much parallel to the original F.E.A.R. story… but if you’re expecting another ...

  • ZOTAC GeForce 8800 GT 512 AMP! Edition

    ZOTAC GeForce 8800 GT 512 AMP! Edition

    17 December 2007, 08:57

    The fastest GeForce 8800 GT to go through the labs, but is it worth £200? We tell you.

  • AMD Phenom 9900, and the Spider Platform

    AMD Phenom 9900, and the Spider Platform

    7 December 2007, 08:07

    The AMD Phenom 9900 Spider platform looks fantastic on paper. But does reality reinforce or negate that opinion?

  • SilverStone Temjin TJ-10 PC system case

    SilverStone Temjin TJ-10 PC system case

    5 December 2007, 11:06

    We expected to see the SilverStone Temjin TJ-10 at CeBIT 2007 back in March but the case wasn't there. Fast forward and it's finally arrived. So was it worth the ...

  • Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Xbox 360

    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Xbox 360

    4 December 2007, 15:14

    Good, bad, indifferent? Check out our full review of the violent third person shooter from Eidos, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

  • Got £50 to spend on a CPU? Read this.

    Got £50 to spend on a CPU? Read this.

    4 December 2007, 00:24

    We take a look at two budget processors from Intel and AMD, overclock them significantly, and tell you which one to buy if you only have £50 to spend.

  • Mass Effect - Xbox 360

    Mass Effect - Xbox 360

    30 November 2007, 13:42

    Mass Effect is more than just a videogame. It’s a sci-fi entertainment experience, a cinematic showcase and an epic novel rolled into one. Check out our full review of Bioware's ...

  • Inno3D GeForce 8800 GT 512MiB Overclock: the best one yet?

    Inno3D GeForce 8800 GT 512MiB Overclock: the best one yet?

    30 November 2007, 09:56

    Inno3D launches a heavily-overclocked GeForce 8800 GT 512MiB card. Is overall package enough to lure your credit card into a spending frenzy this holiday season? We tell you.

  • Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770: is there a need?

    Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770: is there a need?

    28 November 2007, 06:57

    Intel paper-launches a processor that's not really needed, is it?

  • Assassin's Creed - Xbox 360

    Assassin's Creed - Xbox 360

    21 November 2007, 14:19

    If ever you needed an example of why you shouldn’t get carried away with hype, it’s Assassin's Creed. I’m not questioning the fact that Ubisoft’s Montreal studio has created a ...

  • Xbox 360 LIVE Arcade GameStick

    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 ...

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

    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?

  • BlackSite - Xbox 360

    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 ...

  • Naruto: Rise of A Ninja - Xbox 360

    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 ...

  • Beowulf

    Beowulf

    15 November 2007, 09:28

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

  • AMD Radeon HD 3870: the new midrange DX10 king?

    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 ...

  • Crysis - PC

    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 ...

  • GeCube HD2600XT X2 DDR2 1024MiB - GEMINI 3

    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 ...

  • Gigabyte 3DAurora 570 system chassis

    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 ...

  • The Simpsons Game - Xbox 360

    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 ...

  • Championship Manager 2008 - PC

    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 ...

  • The Witcher - PC

    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 ...

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

    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, ...