

Mass Effect 3: seven reasons to be very, very afraid
How BioWare could steal defeat from the jaws of victory 8

Mass Effect TV
Saved by the Drell? 8

The OXM Breakdown: Saints Row 3
The joy of sex, the horror of sex in videogames 8

EA may announce Call of Duty: Elite competitor soon
Battlefield 3 publisher keeping an eye on Activision's "best-in-class" service 4

Amalur dev: custom characters don't define RPGs anymore
"When's the last time you played a game that didn't have them?" 3
More news
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Thursday 2-Feb-2012 9:52 AM
Final Fantaxy XIII-2 DLC revealed? Sazh, Snow and Lightning to return
Character specific episodes on the way - report 4 -
Wednesday 1-Feb-2012 5:00 PM
Starbreeze: co-op games are boring without "competitive elements"
Syndicate online is "more of an MMO experience, almost" 1 -
Wednesday 1-Feb-2012 1:58 PM
Halo 4 details coming 29th February
343 shooter to premiere at Microsoft Spring Showcase 1 -
Wednesday 1-Feb-2012 1:22 PM
Sony movie app comes to Xbox Live
"Thousands of movies" streamed free 23 -
Wednesday 1-Feb-2012 11:12 AM
Amalur dev: RPGs need to cut their ties to Dungeons and Dragons
"Sophisticated and complicated don't have to be one and the same" 7 -
Wednesday 1-Feb-2012 10:35 AM
Mass Effect 3: how MGS, Concorde and Final Fantasy influenced the Normandy
The life and times of Shepard's flagship 7 -
Tuesday 31-Jan-2012 4:14 PM
Resident Evil 6 demo hits Xbox 360 first, coming in July
But only if you buy Dragon's Dogma 6 -
Tuesday 31-Jan-2012 12:57 PM
Schafer: "you can't port your game to Kinect"
Kinect devs "really have to start from the beginning", says Double Fine boss 1 -
Tuesday 31-Jan-2012 11:17 AM
Cerberus reloaded: how Mass Effect 3's enemies look and fight
BioWare's art director reveals the Phantom and "turret guy" 5 -
Tuesday 31-Jan-2012 10:57 AM
Syndicate demo launches on Xbox Live Marketplace
Try out Starbreeze's reboot for the first time 6 -
Monday 30-Jan-2012 4:15 PM
It's Mass Effect 3 week
All our Mass Effect coverage in one place 11 -
Monday 30-Jan-2012 12:37 PM
Mass Effect 3's Insanity Mode: "harsher", deeper but fairer
BioWare plugs the hardcore back into Mass Effect 14
The OXM UK Blog
01Feb 2012
What Halo 4 can learn from the Devil May Cry reboot
You can't please everybody, so why not take risks?
The bigger-selling the franchise, the less likely an interviewee is to tell you anything concrete about its latest instalment. In my experience, at least. With tens of millions of dollars hanging in the balance, it's a courageous producer or designer indeed who gives you anything save the marketing message in chopped-up, reassembled form. "That's a good question," they'll squeak, misting over with dread, and proceed to blather about viscerality and pushing envelopes and how returning players will love this while series newcomers will love that.
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Dear PC graphics snobs: you're holding gaming back
Pixel and frame-counting isn't the way forward
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Features

Mass Effect 3: seven reasons to be very, very afraid
How BioWare could steal defeat from the jaws of victory 8

Mass Effect TV
Saved by the Drell? 8

The OXM Breakdown: Saints Row 3
The joy of sex, the horror of sex in videogames 8

Our favourite Final Fantasy XIII-2 monsters
The beast a man can get 3

BioWare talks Mass Effect 4, DLC plots and Xbox 720
How Mass Effect 3's coming along, and what's next 1

Mass Effect 3 demo: eight things you have to try
Get the most out of Mass Effect 3's co-op, Kinect and story 3
Reviews

NeverDead
Does Rebellion's loose-limbed shooter have legs? 360 3

SoulCalibur 5
A slick, underwhelming return to the stage of history 360 14

Final Fantasy XIII-2
Change the future to change the past? Just go with it 360 11

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Old school stealth series finally finds a home on Xbox 360 360 15

The Sims 3: Pets
Caress a cat on your Xbox 360 KIN 360

Amy
Unendurable horror XLA 14

Choplifter HD
Doesn't do much to lift our spirits XLA 7
Previews

Can Syndicate succeed where Brink failed?
Looking past the retro comparisons 360 1

Kingdoms of Amalur: the best RPG you've never heard of
EA's new epic is far more exciting than it looks 360 17

Bioshock Infinite
12 for 2012: getting high on Irrational's new Bioshock 360 7

Halo 4
12 for 2012: the need to know on Master Chief's big return 360 8

Prototype 2
Another look at Radical's gruesome action sequel 360 7

Tomb Raider
12 for 2012: can Crystal Dynamics make Lara Croft relevant again? 360 8

Soul Calibur 5: hands-on with Ezio Auditore
How Namco transforms the Assassin's Creed frontman 360 1
Kinect

Schafer: "you can't port your game to Kinect"
Kinect devs "really have to start from the beginning", says Double Fine boss 1

Kinect Star Wars teaser surfaces, "more news soon"
LucasArts gearing up to announce release date? 10

Kinect Star Wars release date spotted
Retailer promises great disturbance in the Force this April 18

Microsoft hiring for new Kinect studios, will "change the world again"
"Compelling and innovative" games on the way 3

Five ways Mass Effect 3 is better with Kinect and three it isn't
Voice control and Mass Effect suit each other, but could BioWare do more? 7




















































































