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DLC review: Borderlands 2: Krieg the Psycho

Calum Wilson Austin Fans looking for a more insane way to play Borderlands will find exactly what they're looking for.

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James Dominguez DexX is off to Seattle for the big Xbox unveiling next week. In the meantime, why not solve a puzzle?

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Need a US credit card? Try the post office

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Adam Turner It's easy to bypass geoblocking, but how do you pay for US-only services?

Friday question: What are your gateway games?

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James Dominguez Have you ever hooked a non-gamer onto games? What were the games you used as a gateway drug?

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Your Turn: Guilty games

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Screen play reader Corey Lee In today's Your Turn, reader Corey Lee talks about how good it is for a game to invoke emotion in the player, even if it's a negative emotion like guilt.

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Games

I want Candy: why 66 million of us are sweet on this game

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The new phone game couldn't be simpler, writes Joe Shute. Or more addictive.

Games

Drama in the deep freeze: Lost Planet 3 interview

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James Dominguez After the pure action of the first two games, Lost Planet 3 shows a surprising dedication to atmosphere and storytelling. DexX interviewed the game's producer to find out more.

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Games

Undead again: still some life in the zombie genre

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Calum Wilson Austin There's lots of ghoulish fun to be had, but watch out for the woeful 'gangsta' cliches.

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Games

Storyline lives large in The Walking Dead

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Calum Wilson Austin Finally, an adventure game breathes life into strong narrative and character development.

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Indie review: Blendoku

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James Dominguez Blendoku must be a contender for being the simplest game ever made, but that doesn't mean it's easy.

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Tuesday Newsday: Business woes continue, new modding tools, and extra GTA V details

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James Dominguez File under "boring but important", several huge companies are having problems. Otherwise we have Witcher 2 mod tools, more GTA V map details, and the return of that XCOM shooter.

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Metro: Last Light - Beauty in the darkness

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James Dominguez Metro: Last Light achieves a delicate balance between action, story, art, atmosphere, and philosophy.

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Software

Free Windows 8 update to address confusion

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Anick Jesdanun A free Windows 8 update to address complaints with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available later this year.

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Tech

Don't fence me in

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Adam Turner It is possible to free yourself from the restrictions of the big three tech giants.

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Blog

Could we scrap DRM?

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Adam Turner Will we deem copyright protection a failed experiment?

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Indie review: Fish Out of Water

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James Dominguez Following the great success of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, will Halfbrick's new game, Fish Out of Water, to be another big hit? Here is DexX's opinion.

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Advice

How to fix common Windows 8 problems

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Anick Jesdanun Some possible solutions to common complaints and confusion with the Windows 8 operating system.

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Playing those mind-games: a preview of Remember Me

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James Dominguez Remember Me is a gorgeous, stylish science fiction adventure with enough fresh ideas to spice up its mostly been-there-done-that gameplay mechanics.

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Your Turn: Give mobile gaming a chance

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Screen Play reader Shaun Inguanzo In his Your Turn debut, Screen play reader Shaun Inguanzo argues that gaming on phones and tablets should be taken more seriously.

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Dragging games away from their violent roots

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James Dominguez Most of the games we play centre around killing scores of enemies. Is there a change coming? One independent developer thinks there is.

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