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GAMEfest 2011 Birmingham

Most of you reading this will already have the much-anticipated Eurogamer Expo firmly stamped in your calendar, but this year, high street store GAME has decided to get in on the act by putting on a...

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Hands On: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

There are few games I can completely lose myself in. A game world needs to be as rich as it is compelling, and very few developers can pull off such a demanding feat. Bethesda however, are the masters...

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Announcing DLC before a game is released…

Downloadable Content, or DLC as it is affectionately known, tends to split gaming opinion like Marmite splits office debate. There are many in the camp that it is yet another way for games developers...

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Are the days of the single-player game dead?

Once upon a time, several (console) generations ago, in bedrooms and living rooms all over the world, multiplayer meant you and your mates all sat together with control pad leads tripping you up if you...

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Are shorter games better?

You could argue that gaming is like waiting for a bus. You spend the baron wasteland of the summer months patiently hoping for a decent release to appear on the horizon and just when you start to lose...

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Advent Calendar Giveaway! Day 3: WIN! Skyrim T-Shirts

We believe that Christmas is all about family and friends, but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t like a present or two! That is why for the next twenty-two days we’ll be giving away prizes to our...

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Advent Calendar Giveaway! Day 5: More Skyrim Goodness!

We believe that Christmas is all about family and friends, but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t like a present or two! That is why for the next twenty days we’ll be giving away prizes to our members,...

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Review: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

This is going to be an odd review, mainly because it isn’t one. I’ve always found it interesting when games such as Skyrim, with hundreds of hours of gameplay to offer, can be summed up on release day,...

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A long awaited revolution

2011 has been another amazing year for gaming with plenty of memorable moments. We’ve said a tearful farewell to Ezio Auditore, gave Makarov what he deserved and got Nathan Drake back together with...

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The obligatory ‘Game of the Year’ article, 2011

Yes, it’s already that time of the year. The time where anyone remotely related to a gaming website ever, starts bleating on to anyone who’ll listen about their favourite game of the year. Not ones to...

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I’m not who you think I am

I take great pride in my affiliation with the Dark Brotherhood. Judge me all you want, I can honestly say that between Oblivion and Skyrim, they have given me the most satisfaction while playing the...

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In it for life?

Despite Valentines Day (and its patron St Valentine) being an entirely modern, entirely human invention, come February it’s plastered everywhere. Busy (or not so busy) husbands tear around trying to...

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I unlocked the Mother of all achievements

Last summer I had a baby. Her name is Lily and she is beautiful. She was delivered after a not insignificant amount of pain and weighed in at 6lb and 8oz.  Hold on; you don’t give a toss about all that...

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Has gaming become too expensive?

Despite what certain aspects of media will tell you, the average age of a gamer is now more likely to be in his thirties with a disposable income. A far cry from a teenager who sits in his room all day...

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Dawnguard finally arrives

This week sees the release of Dawnguard, the first official DLC for Skyrim, and certainly one of the most anticipated add-on packages of 2012. Dawnguard is based around Vam Harkon’s return to power, a...

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard (DLC)

Since it hit the shelves in November last year, many of you have spent an inordinate amount of time in Skyrim. It’s surely a testament to the depth and quality of Bethesda’s latest Elder Scrolls world...

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The Generation Game

Nintendo’s Wii U is now firmly on the horizon. Details of the games that might be available at launch are beginning to find their way on to the interwebs, which means that the “next generation” is very...

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Skyrim’s second DLC, Hearthfire, coming sooner and much cheaper than expected

Today, Bethesda have announced that the second piece of Skyrim DLC, Hearthfire, is due imminently. Hearthfire is the next official The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim add-on to come from Bethesda, but unlike...

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Dawnguard may not make it to Playstation 3

In news that is sure to break the hearts of Playstation 3 owners around the world, the first piece of Skyrim DLC, Dawnguard, may skip the format altogether. Perhaps we all should have seen this coming....

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TIMJ Podcast Episode 2: Month of Updates!

The TIMJ podcast team of Andy Buick, Alan Mollison and myself, Neil Hickton, discuss some of the biggest talking points from the last month or so. Hit the link below for the show notes, plus streaming...

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