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PostRe: Telegraph - Scariest game results are in. Cal rejoices.
by Thongings » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:50 pm

Manhunt 2 review - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/ma ... man131.xml

There's a Fallout 3 review on the front page of the games site too.

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PostRe: Telegraph Video Games - Shigeru Miyamoto interview!
by Memento Mori » Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:44 pm

CrashHornet wrote:The results for the scariest game vote are in. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/ma ... ght131.xml

Public vote, so don't blame me if you disagree! Although I reckon it's a pretty good list, actually. Cal will be pleased (if he could bring himself to click on a link for the Torygraph of course ;) )

Not a terrible list by any means but Resi 4 is not scary at all.

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PostRe: Telegraph - Scariest game results are in. Cal rejoices.
by Thongings » Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:18 pm

Gears of War 2 review - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/ma ... xml&page=1

And as a bonus, a rather belated Fable II one too - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/ma ... ble104.xml

On the front page, we have a new Mirror's Edge preview and a review of Quantum of Solace.

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PostRe: Telegraph - Gears, Fable reviews.
by Thongings » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:18 pm

Few new bits. Banjo review, BioShock DLC hands-on impressions from me.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... dpreviews/

The url telegraph.co.uk/videogames is out of action for the moment, as you can see the site has had a redesign, which has caused all kinds of havoc, including dredging up reviews from way back.

I'd be interested in what people think of the redesign in general actually, personally I can't stand it, but I don't think we were a particularly good looking site in the first place. *shrug*

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PostRe: Telegraph - Gears, Fable reviews.
by Skippy » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:11 am

I was at the Telegraph's offices yesterday with my course, the editor of the Sunday Telegraph is a wanker.

That is all.

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PostRe: Telegraph - Gears, Fable reviews.
by Hero of Canton » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:37 am

CrashHornet wrote:Few new bits. Banjo review, BioShock DLC hands-on impressions from me.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... dpreviews/

The url telegraph.co.uk/videogames is out of action for the moment, as you can see the site has had a redesign, which has caused all kinds of havoc, including dredging up reviews from way back.

I'd be interested in what people think of the redesign in general actually, personally I can't stand it, but I don't think we were a particularly good looking site in the first place. *shrug*


I don't think the redesign is too bad, though the text isn't spread out as well as it was before - correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't it go a little wider before? With it narrowed down like that, blocks of text look more daunting to read. Generally, it's not too bad though, but only in the sense that the former look was a little plain and now it looks a little more professional (if not really that accessible).

Really nice Shocko impressions, Tom. Did you go to 2K's offices for that?

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PostRe: Telegraph - Gears, Fable reviews.
by Eighthours » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:48 am

PsychoPriest wrote:I was at the Telegraph's offices yesterday with my course, the editor of the Sunday Telegraph is a wanker.

That is all.


:lol: :lol: :lol:

I expect Tom NOT to comment.

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PostRe: Telegraph - Gears, Fable reviews.
by Eighthours » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:51 am

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CrashHornet wrote:Few new bits. Banjo review, BioShock DLC hands-on impressions from me.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... dpreviews/

The url telegraph.co.uk/videogames is out of action for the moment, as you can see the site has had a redesign, which has caused all kinds of havoc, including dredging up reviews from way back.

I'd be interested in what people think of the redesign in general actually, personally I can't stand it, but I don't think we were a particularly good looking site in the first place. *shrug*


I don't think the redesign is too bad, though the text isn't spread out as well as it was before - correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't it go a little wider before? With it narrowed down like that, blocks of text look more daunting to read. Generally, it's not too bad though, but only in the sense that the former look was a little plain and now it looks a little more professional (if not really that accessible).

Really nice Shocko impressions, Tom. Did you go to 2K's offices for that?


Yeah, the redesign's not a disaster or anything.

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PostRe: Telegraph - Gears, Fable reviews.
by Thongings » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:40 am

Hero of Canton wrote:
CrashHornet wrote:Few new bits. Banjo review, BioShock DLC hands-on impressions from me.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... dpreviews/

The url telegraph.co.uk/videogames is out of action for the moment, as you can see the site has had a redesign, which has caused all kinds of havoc, including dredging up reviews from way back.

I'd be interested in what people think of the redesign in general actually, personally I can't stand it, but I don't think we were a particularly good looking site in the first place. *shrug*


I don't think the redesign is too bad, though the text isn't spread out as well as it was before - correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't it go a little wider before? With it narrowed down like that, blocks of text look more daunting to read. Generally, it's not too bad though, but only in the sense that the former look was a little plain and now it looks a little more professional (if not really that accessible).

Really nice Shocko impressions, Tom. Did you go to 2K's offices for that?


I like the aesthetic of the redesign, but I hate the layout. Particularly on 'hub' pages, complete mess. But I'm glad it's not completely off-putting.

They came to us actually. Al Bickham from 2k's PR, really nice fella. Had a lot of fun on A Shocking Turn of Events. The very first puzzle's a doozy.

PP, you should have hunted me down and said hello!

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PostRe: Telegraph - Gears, Fable reviews.
by Skippy » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:34 pm

CrashHornet wrote:PP, you should have hunted me down and said hello!


they threw us in a presentation room of some kind and took as in groups to the news room (which is huge! :shock:) and thens straight back again. Good biscuits though.

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PostRe: Telegraph - Gears, Fable reviews.
by Thongings » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:20 pm

First Sonic Unleashed review on the web, go me.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... eview.html

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PostRe: Telegraph - First Sonic Unleashed review!
by Skippy » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:51 pm

And there I was thinking it would be GOTY :roll:

Hardly unexpected but good job on getting the first review out there.

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by Thongings » Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:13 pm

Boy am I going to regret posting these on here.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... -2008.html

We all love lists right. So here's ours, the 50 best games of the year. Tantalisingly revealed over the course of the week. Today, 50-41 (click the blue link on the page for pix and wordz).

I know there is one game absent from the whole list that some people are going to get very upset about. And if you're after an explanation for any being missing, it's as simple as "We didn't like it enough."

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PostRe: Telegraph - Top 50 Games of 2008 (50-41)
by Hero of Canton » Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:58 pm

If the missing game is TWEWY or Fable II, then there's going to be moiders.

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PostRe: Telegraph - Top 50 Games of 2008 (50-41)
by Thongings » Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:39 pm

HoHoHo of Canton wrote:If the missing game is TWEWY or Fable II, then there's going to be moiders.


:lol:

Not a chance. ;)

I actually think your good self wouldn't bat an eyelid at the biggest omission. But some people are going to want to call me names.

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PostRe: Telegraph - Top 50 Games of 2008 (50-41)
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PostRe: Telegraph - Top 50 Games of 2008 (40-31)
by Hero of Canton » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:53 am

Good stuff, Tom. (I tend to agree with your choices more than the other guy's, though.)

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PostRe: Telegraph - Top 50 Games of 2008 (40-31)
by Thongings » Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:31 pm

HoHoHo of Canton wrote:Good stuff, Tom. (I tend to agree with your choices more than the other guy's, though.)


Cheers! Yeah, most of the ones so far are games only one of us has played, so they are a touch more personal. We had to argue over the higher end ones. (Except the battle over whose game was number one. Neither of us having played the other's personal favourite)

Most of this was discussed in a pub, naturally. :lol:

Anyway, I have a belated Mirror's Edge review up now if anyone's interested...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... eview.html

It's quite possible there will be a few of these 'catch-up' reviews appearing over the next week or so.

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PostRe: Telegraph - Top 50 Games of 2008 (40-31)
by Thongings » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:06 pm

30-21

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... nd-ds.html

Some very strong titles in this section. I think it says a lot about how good the year was that games as good as these didn't sneak into the top 20.

Oh by the way, just a small note about our 'rules': Retail games only, no ports that only came out this year fo a certain console, no expansions, no remakes. So you won't be seeing Braid, BioShock PS3, Okami Wii or WoW: Wrath of the Lich King, brilliant as they all are. We should do the download games seperately at some point.

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