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10-12-18 // 9:47a.m.
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Review CODPLOPS: A Cynical History of Call Of Duty
Is Joe excited about Black Ops 2? No. Now, he's going to explain why...
6-5-12 // 9:37a.m.
GAME Over: the end of GAME and Gamestation?
Joe Martin discusses the possible bankruptcy of UK retail giants Game and GameStation.
1-3-12 // 8:29a.m.
Review Critical Hit: Connect the DOTAs
Columnist Richard Cobbett asks if the DOTA genre is as exciting as it seems, or dangerously staid.
17-9-11 // 11:08a.m.
Review Critical Hit: Hitting Reboot
Columnist Richard Cobbett writes about the spate of reboots on the horizon at the moment.
23-8-11 // 8:32a.m.
Review Critical Hit: Eight-Legged Menace
Critical Hit examines the irrational fears that keep some people away from certain games.
1-8-11 // 7:24a.m.
Review On Games Churnalism
How can games journalists save what little dignity we have left?
31-5-11 // 7:24a.m.
Review Critical Hit: The Trouble With Lightsabers
Should The Old Republic sacrifice story in favour of balance? We ponder.
22-5-11 // 10:02a.m.
Review Critical Hit: The Art of Storytelling
Bit-Gamer columnist Jon Wilcox ponders the tools that games use to tell stories.
28-3-11 // 7:33a.m.
Review Critical Hit: Is the Xbox 360 Dead in the Water?
Is the Xbox 360 running out of steam, and has Microsoft Game Studios lost the plot?
3-3-11 // 7:41a.m.
Review Critical Hit: Nintendo's Novelty Act
Bit-Gamer's resident columnist has a change of heart regarding the 3DS and ponders the NGP.
21-2-11 // 7:35a.m.
Yes, Games Critics Understand Innovation
In reply to Keith Stuart's blog over at The Guardian about the critical reception to Mirror's Edge, Joe puzzles over the role of the reviewer and whether comparisons between games and film journalism can ever be fairly raised.
1-12-08 // 7:39a.m.
Release Day Nerves
Indie developer Cliff Harris is on the verge of releasing a brand new game and is feeling a little bit nervous. With life simulator Kudos 2 set to hit shelves on Wednesday, Cliff weighs up the pros and cons of being indie and tries not to stress himself to death.
30-9-08 // 7:15a.m.
The Economy of Happiness
Continuing after his recent piracy survey, Cliff Harris wants to ask you a question about how happy games make you and whether choice is always a good thing. Cliff outlines a new pricing model for games based on how happy they make players.
18-8-08 // 9:10a.m.
Game Phone Home!
Are all games that phone-home to a publishers server inherently bad? Isn't it possible that in some case copy-protection can be a good thing that can help game design? Cliff Harris ponders how the software that traps us could also be used to free us.
13-7-08 // 12:14a.m.
Dumbing Up Gaming
Why do games always cater for the lowest common denominator, wonders Cliff Harris. Why are there no games for educated professionals and why do we have to rely on hacking mini-games in BioShock to explain elements clearly within reach?
29-5-08 // 11:30a.m.
Making Gaming Better
Cliff Harris sees a bleak future for the games community. An insular group that purges n00bs, defends violent media and pirates games regularly - the end could be at hand! Thankfully, Cliff has a whole list full of ways to make gaming good again...
24-4-08 // 2:57p.m.
Playing The Blame Game
Simon Hill, developer for Outerlight software has just finished reading The Byron Report. As someone clearly affected by any changes that may be made because of the report, Simon has a few things to say, first of which is; Who is to blame?
6-4-08 // 7:48a.m.
Make It Again, Man
Cliff Harris, ex-Lionhead AI coder turned indie developer, talks us through why he thinks sequels are actually a good thing. Is it possible that EA's endless sequels are a good thing? Cliff thinks so, pointing to his experience at Lionhead as an example...
11-3-08 // 7:49a.m.
Advergaming and Other Horror Stories
Simon Hill of Outerlight Studios tackles the concept of advertising in games and the despicable, dirty nature of designing advergaming. Is there a way out for developers who don't want to place advertising in their games? This column is sponsored by bit-tech.net.
21-2-08 // 8:31a.m.
Halo 3 and The Art of Repetition
James Silva talks about how repetition in game design is actually a very good thing and, looking closely at games like Halo 3, Marathon, BioShock and Ninja Gaiden, asks whether repetitive gameplay is responsible for ruining otherwise excellent titles?
5-2-08 // 8:46a.m.
OMG! Smack-talk, n00b!
Joe Martin has a think about the culture of smack-talk and it's place in gaming as whole, complete with embarrassing stories from his past.
2-6-07 // 6:52a.m.
Ron Gilbert helping make the Penny Arcade game
Ron Gilbert has now been officially attached to the upcoming episodic Penny Arcade game.
10-5-07 // 12:18p.m.
Loving games to death
New bit-tech Staff Writer, Joe Martin, introduces himself and talks about the problems fanboys pose in our industry.
5-5-07 // 9:49a.m.
Two steps forward, one step back
The new version of MS Office brings a lot of different problems to the table, and columnist Brett Thomas thinks it might be a little too different for many users. Is Microsoft expecting too much, too soon from users comfortable with Office? Will workers learn to Tango with the new interface?
25-11-06 // 10:23a.m.
I did it MySpace
Is the online world of blogging turning us all into emotional voyeurs and exhibitionists? How much about yourself are you comfortable revealing? Plenty, it seems.
6-5-06 // 9:46a.m.
No HDTV for Me
Whilst we're not alone in loving our gadgets, Chris Caines takes a look at why he won't be replacing some of his faithful technology for a long while. HDTV? The time is not now.
6-1-06 // 3:56p.m.
In the not so distant future
The date is unknown, the place is wherever and the person could be anyone. With a description that vague you just HAVE to read it!
15-12-05 // 10:03a.m.
The Path to Pwn
Struggling to impress your friends after buying your brand new PC? Chris Caines is here to take you from lamer to gamer in 10 easy steps. An essential guide that nobody should miss!
28-11-05 // 9:47a.m.
Every Possible Advantage
They say cheaters never prosper, but we all know that's complete bunk. In fact, if it wasn't for cheating I'd probably have stopped playing games a long time ago.
10-11-05 // 9:33a.m.
I wrote this column in 20 minutes
OK, it's 1:15PM, and I have to be in a meeting at 1:45. It's my turn to do a column, and I've left it until the last minute. Dagnabbit!
28-9-05 // 1:49p.m.
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