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Mar 28, 2013
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Bioshock Infinite ::: Hands On

Bioshock Infinite has consumed the 7outof10 team this week. We’re ignoring sleep, food and girlfriends just so we can spend more time with Elizabeth.

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Mar 26, 2013
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Sim City ::: Hands On

The server problems finally seem to be a thing of the past and so we head online for a proper look at Maxis’ city simulator.

Ever wondered water a lava lamp made of brown would look like? Feast your eyes on that and many other interesting social policies as James and Ali take you round Sheepy Magna, the jewel in the 7outof10 Sim City region.

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Mar 5, 2013
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Ni No Kuni ::: Hands On

I set sail on the seven seas, off to seek treasure, adventure, and to rid the world of evil magic. For the time being.

Ni No Kuni’s been wearing me down but before I moves on to Tomb Raider and Sim City this week join me for a brief gander round Level 5 and Studio Ghibli’s latest JRPG.

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Feb 19, 2013
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Borderlands 2 ::: Hands On

We continue to work through our pile of shame – blame Christmas and a lack of time for the back log – and stumble upon Borderlands 2. Not a fan of the first one, James tries again with three other chums as they seek the perfect gun.

Of course there’s no such thing as the perfect gun; it can always have flame bullets, or fire mini RPGs. But it’s fun looking.

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Feb 8, 2013
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Paper Mario Sticker Star ::: Hands On

Very pleased with the cradle he made to capture Wii U tablet footage, James returns and creates a harness for his 3DS.

Join him as he takes you on a tour of the latest in the Paper Mario series. Wielding his trusty hammer, Mario sets forth to save the Mushroom Kingdom is this quaint, 2D RPG. Just make sure you stick it on straight.

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Jan 21, 2013
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XCOM ::: Hands On

Once upon a time you’d have probably called Mulder and Scully to a first contact situation. Not sure how they’d have coped though if the aliens came down, mind controlled the ginger one and then shot the Dan Petrescu impersonator in the face with a plasma gun.

Nowadays, we need not worry. The nations of the world have united and formed XCOM to defend the earth from alien invasion.

Watch as I take the role of squad commander and leads the world’s finest (or at least those he hasn’t already lead to their deaths) through another UFO landing.

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Jan 3, 2013
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ZombiU

Christmas has obviously been and gone as 7outof10 has some new toys. Marvel at our ability to capture footage from both screens of Nintendo’s new console whilst at the same time walking and talking you through the scariest of its launch line up.

Grab yourself a pillow to hide behind; it’s Zombi-U.

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Dec 13, 2012
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Lego Lord of the Rings

Once more in to Mmmmmmorrrrrrrrdorrrrrrrrrrr we go… Traveller’s Tales return with another in their highly blocky franchise, this time based around Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy. Some may say it’s just another Lego game but we pull in our resident Lego experts to see if that really is the case.

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Dec 6, 2012
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F1 Race Stars

The F1 season maybe over with Vittel taking the tightly fought title from Alonso, but that won’t stop the battle continuing. Superstars sees the starting grid turned into caricatures and sent into some very colourful and imaginative courses… armed with bubbles.

Join us as we weave our way through the pack in Codemasters’ lastest racer.

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Nov 22, 2012
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Book of Spells

I’m a sucker for interesting peripherals. Over the years, my living room is full of bongos, plastic guitars, portals of powers, balance boards and a variety of console branded webcams. Now, a large AR book joins the ranks, and with it an opportunity to enter Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Roping my HP obsessed wife in for the ride, we swish and flick our way towards our O.W.L.s.