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Global Competition: Win a Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro SE gaming mouse

And an MM500 mouse pad thrown in for good measure. What's not to like?

April 7, 2020 | 14:04

Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro SE

An update on the Dark Core, can it pass muster at £100 when equipped with Slipstream technology and greater focus on RGB? We find out.

April 7, 2020 | 14:00

20 Years On: Thief II

Rick returns to the best stealth game in existence.

April 2, 2020 | 15:00

Alan Wake to have episodic expansions

Microsoft has confirmed that Alan Wake will see a 2010 release bolstered with episodic expansions.

January 7, 2010 | 12:23

Tales of Monkey Island: Episode One Review

Joe steps into the long-absent boots of Guybrush Threepwood and sets out, deep into the Caribbean in the first episode of the new Secret of Monkey Island series, Launch of The Screaming Narwhal. Is it a fitting continuation to the legendary series, or an insult to all things piratey?

July 7, 2009 | 08:00

New Monkey Island games confirmed

Lucasarts has confirmed a new series of Monkey Island games, plus a remake of the original titles for consoles.

June 1, 2009 | 18:10

Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode One

The full name is actually "Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness", but we couldn't fit it in the headline. No matter. The real issue is whether or not Tycho and Gabe can make a game worth playing. We take the Xbox 360 version out for a spin...

May 25, 2008 | 11:29

Valve to add music, video to Steam?

According to comments by Doug Lombardi, Valve is considering bringing music and video content to Steam before the end of the year.

February 26, 2008 | 11:09

Penny Arcade game aims for regular episodes

At GDC '08, the developer for the Penny Arcade game has revealed the schedule they are aiming for - one episode every four months.

February 25, 2008 | 13:07

Sam and Max: Moai Better Blues

We drop in on Sam and Max once more to test the water and see if the episodically adventurous duo are still going strong, or if they've ended up on in the bargain bin. Season Two is well under way now and this time, it's all about thinking with portals...

January 12, 2008 | 07:08

Orange Box PS3 actually OK?

Concerns have been raised about the PlayStation 3 version of The Orange Box, but it now looks like it may have just been a load of hot air.

November 29, 2007 | 07:23

Orange Box on PS3 largely unplayable

A recent preview of The Orange Box on the PlayStation 3 has raised some potential worries according to the folks at 1-UP as the game is almost unplayable.

November 23, 2007 | 10:52

PS3 gets new episodic adventures

Super-Ego games has just announced that it will be developing a series of new episodic adventure games for the PlayStation 3 to be sold over PSN.

October 17, 2007 | 09:25

Valve may reconsider episodic games

In a bold move, Gabe Newell says it may be up to gamers whether Half-Life continues in the episodic mould or returns to a normal release format after the current trilogy finishes.

September 26, 2007 | 10:47

Gabe Newell says DX10 for Vista was a mistake

Gabe Newell, President of Valve Software, has said that Microsoft’s choice to limit DirectX 10 to Windows Vista was “a terrible mistake”.

August 28, 2007 | 11:31

Writing for the LCD: FPS games

As part of a new series, Joe Martin has a chat with Rob Yescombe, screenwriter for Haze, and Martin Lancaster, writer for Crysis, about the process of writing first-person shooters and some of the problems involved.

July 23, 2007 | 12:57

Save adventure games, ban Half-Life

Joe Martin talks about episodic distribution and how to use it to revive the adventure game genre. Can episodic gaming be a success?

June 23, 2007 | 11:47

Valve to update Steam, big-time!

Valve announces that it will be bringing a major update to Steam, details inside.

June 20, 2007 | 22:51

Tomb Raider: Anniversary Episodes

Eidos confirms rumours that Tomb Raider: Anniversary will be appearing in an episodic format for the Xbox 360.

June 19, 2007 | 13:54

Episodic Gaming For Girlies

nDreams announces Venus Redemption, an episodic game that's aimed exclusively at women aged thirty and over. Curious.

May 31, 2007 | 12:37

American Mcgee talks Grimm

American Mcgee reveals a handful of tidbits about his self-titled, episodic endeavour; American Mcgee's Grimm

May 30, 2007 | 10:24

HL2: Orange Box delayed on PS3?

Rumours suggest that the PS3 version of Half-Life 2: The Orange Box will be delayed until 2008.

May 25, 2007 | 11:42

Valve cancels The Black Box

Valve's Doug Lombardi told IGN that Half-Life 2: The Black Box has been cancelled.

May 21, 2007 | 07:52

American McGee reveals Grimm

American McGee has announced he will be creating a new, massive episodic action game based on the fairy stories of The Brothers Grimm.

May 17, 2007 | 16:03

Half-Life: Episode 2 almost finished

Valve announces that the code for the next episode of Half-Life is almost finished while we dispel some of the rumours about Portal.

May 8, 2007 | 16:21

Sam and Max: Reality 2.0

Sam and Max made its stunning return to the adventure game world a few months ago and, now that the first season is coming to a close, we check out another episode to see if the game's high quality still stands.

April 28, 2007 | 09:00