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It's certainly bigger, but is it actually better? Way back in March of 2011, when the 2012 Olympics were still far enough down the line that the horrendous logo wasn't plastered on everything under the sun, Nintendo released their next generation of handheld video game consoles, the Nintendo 3DS. Many eager gamers lined up for midnight launches across the country to get their hands on the

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Four years on from the release of The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy comes to a climactic finish with The Dark Knight Rises. Set eight years after the night of Harvey Dent's death, we see things have changed drastically in Gotham. Bruce Wayne is now a recluse, the streets are free of organised crime and the Batman has become little more than a scary bedtime story. There is a

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Confab is proud to present our weekly web-comic series: Bittersweet Comics Follow the adventures of Matt, Enmi, Hal and Sean as they battle through a world that many gamers will recognise in an instant. For the all the strips so far: click here Comic 3: Download Comic 4: Tutorial Check back next Monday for the next strips by Bittersweet Comics!

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L’Enfant Sauvage is, to put it simply, a masterwork of progressive metal. It manages to be just as huge and monolithic as Gojira’s previous release, with monstrous riffs, pick scrapes, inhuman drumming, and enormously passionate vocals. But, unlike The Way of All Flesh, this record doesn’t seem to drag on for a second in its fifty-three-minute runtime -- every moment is endlessly sensual

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'He's the hero we deserve, but not the one we need right now' When Batman Begins joined Spiderman 1 and 2 as an usherer-in of the new age of superhero movies expectations were high for its sequel, The Dark Knight. Thankfully, the second installment in Nolan's Batman franchise not only met, but far exceeded all of them. The film plays out like a fast paced thriller in two acts and

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"It's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you." Ahead of the release of The Dark Knight Rises, Confab will feature reviews of both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, to get you in the Batman mood - if you aren't already. 2002's Spiderman and its sequel can be credited with bringing superhero movies back in vogue. Sam Raimi's webslinger series was evidence that

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Why does everyone hate Nickelback? In a nutshell, they don’t. In 2002, the band were the fastest rising name in rock, with their highly polished blend of hard rock, post-grunge, and alternative rock appealing to the masses. Ranked as one of the most commercially successful bands of the 2000s, they’ve sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and were named as the 2nd

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Confab is proud to present our weekly web-comic series: Bittersweet Comics Follow the adventures of Matt, Enmi, Hal and Sean as they battle through a world that many gamers will recognise in an instant. For previous weeks comics click here Comic 3: Meet the Team! Comic 4: Sounds like... Check back next Monday for the next strips by Bittersweet Comics!

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I’ve always played fighting games for the spectacle, even if not just for it. Skullgirls is high on spectacle, setting standards for the quality of 2D graphics and animation. Every move and attack is making good on the promises games like Blaz Blue made but never fulfilled. This 1920s inspired dystopia presents its own twist on the anime style visuals we've come to know and comes with an

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Mass Effect 3 is the epic final chapter of a trilogy I have sunk more time into than any other series. While this review does seem a bit late, with the release of the Extended Cut DLC, the game is now more complete than it was on release. So now seems like a good time to review it. Mass Effect 3 follows the continuing adventures of Commander Shepard and the crew of the SSV Normandy, as

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Artist Spotlight: Duran Duran  Origin: Birmingham, England Years Active: 1978-Present Albums released: 13 Claim to fame: Single "Girls on Film" (1981) Website/Wiki Successful parenting is finding 80's music on your kid's iPod. -Anonymous I absolutely agree one hundred percent that any parent should gain a trophy if their children have decent 80's music on their iPods.

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Mutant Mudds brings us back to the old-school retro style look, and it's a game that should be played by all seasoned players! This one was supposed to be released as a retail title on Nintendo DS as Maximilian and the Rise of the Mutant Mudds, but sadly, that didn't happen. The project was then moved to Nintendo's DSiWare service, but ended up not going there either. The game eventually

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When I first started to play Limbo I wasn't sure what to expect. Reputed to be one of the best and most commercially successful indie games of all time, it had a lot to live up to. Vaguely aware of the game's art style due to stills on gaming websites, I loaded it up, but was completely unprepared for the game that came up before me. Because what stills of the game and reviews fail to

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We have been working hard to bring you our first ever podcast, we hope you enjoy listening to it.This week sees listeners join the Editor, Benjamyn Carron and contributors: Emma-Lee Davidson, Andy Robison, Charlotte Peters and lastly Michael Palmer talk about sexism in the video games industry.Be sure to check out the article which spawned the topic for this weeks podcast: here Related

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Warning: Article Contains Strong Language Today, I felt ready to enter the world of 'Men's' clothing and peruse the sartorial offerings of John Lewis. If you are a man who is yet to do this, I implore you to try. Never before have I felt such satisfaction as when my fingers brushed the folds of those elegant and crisp shirts, or when they were lost in the sands of cashmere sweaters, soft

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With university, colleges and schools out for the Summer, those of us not in full-time work will find ourselves with more leisure time than our bored-out-of-our-minds selves simply know what to do with and if like many of us from Confab, you're from Scotland, you can probably forget picnics, days at the beach, camping and son due to the piss poor weather. With that in mind, we've picked five

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A welcome less-'Serious' & over the top shooter in the age of gritty realism:  In "The First Encounter" Sam "Serious" Stone had to battle his way through vast hordes of enemies to prevent alien races from taking over the universe. As this is a direct continuation the story follows the same path however so does the gameplay. Largely "The Second Encounter" is

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Attractive girls can kill zombies too... Lollipop Chainsaw has been surrounded by controversy. It has been accused from many corners of objectifying women, perpetuating stereotypes and being downright crude. But what all of the publicity has tended to leave in the dark is - it's a pretty average game. The opening cinematic plays out like a nineties chick flick along the same lines as Clueless

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Confab is proud to present a new weekly web-comic series- Bittersweet Comics Follow the adventures of Matt, Enmi, Hal and Sean as they battle through a world that many gamers will recognise in an instant. Comic 1: Conscription Comic 2: War awaits Comic 3: Meet the Team! Comic 4: Sounds like... Check back next Monday for the next strips by

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Family Tennis 3DS eShop Review ARC System Works recently brought its first 3D entry of the Family Series to the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The Family series first appeared on WiiWare, but they were just average or below par than what 3DS gamers had hoped. However, this title follows a whole new format so read on to see how this one did: Family Tennis 3D brings us those same familiar characters

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It's pretty cool that we are seeing HD ports of older video games being brought to our most recent consoles. There's a great dose of nostalgia for the good 'uns that pass into the borders of a high definition update. Titles from the Silent Hill and Devil May cry series have already made their way onto Xbox 360 and PS3 with some shinier pixels and it seems like this could go on for a little

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Remember these guys? The overly popular, little furry robots of the late 90s are set for an Autumn/Fall 2012 return, Hasbro announced earlier today. The original line, released in the 1998-2001 period, saw over 40 million units sold before kids interest quickly darted to the next phase at the time. The new 2012 reboot isn't hugely different to the original although one of the main new

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"Of course, they see me as a piece of meat...they're zombies!" - Sexism in Survival Horror & Zombie Games Gaming in general has been accused of objectifying women pretty much since the introduction of the first female protagonist into arcades. In 1982, Ms Pacman was introduced as ‘the new femme fatale of the game world’ on a poster that features the lady herself, a highly

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DBZ Fans are set to shout and scream this Winter... Because it makes you stronger: A Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection consisting of two PS2 fighting games from the overly popular anime franchise was announced by Namco Bandai earlier today. Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD, will include HD remasters of DBZ: Budokai and DBZ: Budokai 3. The latter remains to date, the highest-rated Dragon

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Spider-man returns to theatres in this exciting reboot Long-awaited by myself and thousands of other Spider-man fans, The Amazing Spider-Man finally web-swung into cinemas this week after months of anticipation. With an excited fan base ready for a film Spidey closer to his comic counterpart and some serious talent both on camera and off, the sky was the limit for this reboot.

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