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Xbox One: Everything you need to know
James Dominguez Microsoft’s new console has been revealed, and it is called Xbox One. Today, DexX sifts through the information revealed so far and presents the most important facts.
PlayStation First to give Aussie game students practical skills
James Dominguez This week Sony has announced the Australian launch of its PlayStation First academic partnership programme, which will teach students vital real-world skills.
Indie review: FTL: Faster Than Light
James Dominguez FTL is a throwback to the brutal early days of gaming, where one random event could destroy all of your progress.
Tuesday Newsday: Nintendo's YouTube PR disaster, and the right way to combat sexism
James Dominguez Nintendo scores an own goal throwing its lawyers at fans on YouTube, one female game developer has combated sexism awesomely, and EA stops using online passes for all of its games.
The Walking Dead: Remarkable
Jason Hill Missed downloading episodes of The Walking Dead last year? Now there's no excuse...
Friday question: What are your gateway games?
James Dominguez Have you ever hooked a non-gamer onto games? What were the games you used as a gateway drug?
Metro: Last Light - Beauty in the darkness
James Dominguez Metro: Last Light achieves a delicate balance between action, story, art, atmosphere, and philosophy.
Tuesday Newsday: Business woes continue, new modding tools, and extra GTA V details
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.
Screenshot jigsaw puzzle #35
James Dominguez The bits are back! After a long absence, out regular Friday jigsaw puzzle makes its triumphant return!
Dragging games away from their violent roots
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.
Your Turn: Give mobile gaming a chance
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.
Indie review: Fish Out of Water
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.
Tuesday Newsday: Legal issues
James Dominguez Looks like everyone is suing everyone else this week, though there is some good news about games being good for your brain.
Friday question: Do you like games to scare you?
James Dominguez We are entering a small renaissance for survival horror, with several high profile titles out in the coming year. Today we ask readers if they like games that scare them.
Your Turn: Hiding in plain sight - a review of SpyParty
Screen Play reader Leigh Martin Today Screen Play regular Leigh shares his impressions of the new multi-player game of strategic assassination, SpyParty.
Your Turn April winner
James Dominguez It's time once again to announce the best reader-submitted article of the past month.
Tuesday Newsday: Piracy revenge, the new Xbox, and Nintendo in trouble
James Dominguez There has been a lot going on this past week, and here are some notable snippets, including news of the next Xbox, Nintendo's E3 woes, and a clever way to show up software pirates.
Friday question: Which games have made you ragequit?
James Dominguez It's Friday again, and in lieu of a jigsaw we once again have a conversation starter. This week, which games have made you switch off your console in a rage?
Tuesday Newsday: Bethesda and Mikami team up
James Dominguez It was a slim week for news, but one of the biggest stories is Resident Evil's creator teaming up with Bethesda to make a new survival horror.
Finding the difficulty sweet spot
James Dominguez One of the great challenges in game design is getting the challenge level just right. How difficult do you like your games?
