http://nowgamer.com/features/rssLatest NowGamer Featuresen-ukCopyright 2010, Imagine Publishinghttp://nowgamer.com/features/610/on-the-brink-splash-damage-interviewWe speak to Richard Ham, creative director at Brink developer Splash Damagehttp://nowgamer.com/features/610/on-the-brink-splash-damage-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/609/the-greatest-ever-game-charactersthe sorrow of Andrew Ryan and the tragedy of Diane McClintock crumble before the grandiose ambitionshttp://nowgamer.com/features/609/the-greatest-ever-game-charactershttp://nowgamer.com/features/608/nowgamers-bafta-video-game-awards-predictionsYes, we have absolutely no faith in the world at large.http://nowgamer.com/features/608/nowgamers-bafta-video-game-awards-predictionshttp://nowgamer.com/features/607/gdc-who-said-whatWith last week's GDC just a distant memory, we've collated the best quotes to come out of the eventhttp://nowgamer.com/features/607/gdc-who-said-whathttp://nowgamer.com/features/606/the-complete-history-of-metroidThe Metroid saga begins in 1965 when Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, a young Gunpei Yokoi joinehttp://nowgamer.com/features/606/the-complete-history-of-metroidhttp://nowgamer.com/features/604/interview-suda-51I'm really enjoying working with Mikami-san. 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F?http://nowgamer.com/features/596/the-best-spells-of-final-fantasyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/595/before-they-were-famousYuji Naka learned programming by typing up magazine listings for gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/595/before-they-were-famoushttp://nowgamer.com/features/594/eclectic-dreamsThe project was born from something The Behemoth experimented with in its first releasehttp://nowgamer.com/features/594/eclectic-dreamshttp://nowgamer.com/features/593/interview-clint-hockingI had Loderunner on the Vic 20 and it came with a level level editor, which was unbelievablehttp://nowgamer.com/features/593/interview-clint-hockinghttp://nowgamer.com/features/592/blur-bizarre-creations-ben-ward-qaou can create challenges and send them to your friendshttp://nowgamer.com/features/592/blur-bizarre-creations-ben-ward-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/591/the-making-of-quakeWithout John Carmack's engine and the game behind it, the industry would've taken longer to advancehttp://nowgamer.com/features/591/the-making-of-quakehttp://nowgamer.com/features/590/the-top-ten-gaming-snacksScrape the creamy centre away with your teeth.http://nowgamer.com/features/590/the-top-ten-gaming-snackshttp://nowgamer.com/features/588/the-crappiest-things-about-the-best-gamesThe same voices emanate from knights, elves, cat-people, lizard-men, and everything in between.http://nowgamer.com/features/588/the-crappiest-things-about-the-best-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/587/the-best-free-games-in-the-world-everFree doesn't have to mean you get what you pay for.http://nowgamer.com/features/587/the-best-free-games-in-the-world-everhttp://nowgamer.com/features/585/labour-of-loveRight now, I really want to make more tools. I'm eager to get back into it.http://nowgamer.com/features/585/labour-of-lovehttp://nowgamer.com/features/584/motion-plus-red-steel-2-qaWe talk to Red Steel 2 Creative Director Jason Vandenberghe about reboots, mature games and motion+http://nowgamer.com/features/584/motion-plus-red-steel-2-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/583/the-complete-history-of-final-fantasy-part-twoSomething significant happened in between the development of VI and VIIhttp://nowgamer.com/features/583/the-complete-history-of-final-fantasy-part-twohttp://nowgamer.com/features/582/the-complete-history-of-final-fantasy-part-1FF has always been a progressive, relevant and ultimately fun series over its 22-year lifehttp://nowgamer.com/features/582/the-complete-history-of-final-fantasy-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/580/5-reasons-why-xbox-360-needs-heavy-rainWith Natal, Microsoft has an opportunity to create truly immersive interactive narratives.http://nowgamer.com/features/580/5-reasons-why-xbox-360-needs-heavy-rainhttp://nowgamer.com/features/577/interview-crackdown-2We are very attached to what the original did with DLC and again we want to deliver something that ahttp://nowgamer.com/features/577/interview-crackdown-2http://nowgamer.com/features/576/how-to-become-a-console-fanboyOther people will think you're amazing.http://nowgamer.com/features/576/how-to-become-a-console-fanboyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/574/ipad-the-future-of-mass-market-gamingNowGamer canvasses opinion from the developer community on the potential of Apple's latest device...http://nowgamer.com/features/574/ipad-the-future-of-mass-market-gaminghttp://nowgamer.com/features/572/qa-peter-molyneux-talks-fable-iiiWe caught up with the Microsoft Games Studios and Lionhead creative director at the X10 eventhttp://nowgamer.com/features/572/qa-peter-molyneux-talks-fable-iiihttp://nowgamer.com/features/571/5-reasons-why-heavy-rain-wont-run-on-xbox-360This feeling is largely mirrored across the pages of fan-siteshttp://nowgamer.com/features/571/5-reasons-why-heavy-rain-wont-run-on-xbox-360http://nowgamer.com/features/570/the-best-hell-levels-everApparently, 'Total Wipeout' is a favourite pastime in Greek hellhttp://nowgamer.com/features/570/the-best-hell-levels-everhttp://nowgamer.com/features/569/a-rose-tinted-view-microsofts-game-roomCan Microsoft really make a success of Game Room?http://nowgamer.com/features/569/a-rose-tinted-view-microsofts-game-roomhttp://nowgamer.com/features/566/shock-to-the-system-the-making-of-system-shock-2System Shock was the Half-Life 2 of its time in many ways, advancing and introducing technologies whhttp://nowgamer.com/features/566/shock-to-the-system-the-making-of-system-shock-2http://nowgamer.com/features/565/interview-peter-moore3D, you know, everyone asks me about it, and I'm excited as a consumer.http://nowgamer.com/features/565/interview-peter-moorehttp://nowgamer.com/features/564/the-post-recession-bluesWe have to question whether certain cuts were entirely necessary...http://nowgamer.com/features/564/the-post-recession-blueshttp://nowgamer.com/features/561/interview-alien-versus-predatorThe key goal was to try and tailor then narrative to suit the specieshttp://nowgamer.com/features/561/interview-alien-versus-predatorhttp://nowgamer.com/features/563/heavy-rain-the-best-rain-in-gamesLightning, thunder, torrential rain... with Non piu andrai farfallone amoroso blaring out as you mowedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/563/heavy-rain-the-best-rain-in-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/562/star-trek-online-klingon-qaWe find out why the Klingons have their own chunk of Cryptic's new Star Trek MMO...http://nowgamer.com/features/562/star-trek-online-klingon-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/560/the-making-of-alien-vs-predatorThe game was ultimately successful, selling around 300,000 units, and becoming one of the Jaguar's 'http://nowgamer.com/features/560/the-making-of-alien-vs-predatorhttp://nowgamer.com/features/559/interview-biowares-ray-muzykaMass Effect 2 demonstrates you can still push the envelope even further on 360 and we're excited abohttp://nowgamer.com/features/559/interview-biowares-ray-muzykahttp://nowgamer.com/features/557/ps3-the-multimedia-mythWhile none of the PS3's media features are decisive for gamers their sheer weight in numbers makes thttp://nowgamer.com/features/557/ps3-the-multimedia-mythhttp://nowgamer.com/features/556/the-making-of-manic-minerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/556/the-making-of-manic-minerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/555/interview-napoleon-total-warWhen a lot of people set out to write AI, they think the purpose of it is to beat the player. It acthttp://nowgamer.com/features/555/interview-napoleon-total-warhttp://nowgamer.com/features/554/40-to-change-your-gaming-lifeYou're about to blow your wad on a full price game, but wait right therehttp://nowgamer.com/features/554/40-to-change-your-gaming-lifehttp://nowgamer.com/features/553/2010-nintendos-best-year-yethttp://nowgamer.com/features/553/2010-nintendos-best-year-yethttp://nowgamer.com/features/546/the-top-25-sci-fi-games-of-all-timeAs a game, Halo makes it into the top ten. If rated as a piece of sci-fi alone, it would have failedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/546/the-top-25-sci-fi-games-of-all-timehttp://nowgamer.com/features/552/10-greatest-mass-effect-momentsYou know it's all about to go a bit Pete Tong when one of the characters you're first introduced to http://nowgamer.com/features/552/10-greatest-mass-effect-momentshttp://nowgamer.com/features/551/top-ten-most-iconic-gaming-weaponsWhich are the weapons that define your gaming?http://nowgamer.com/features/551/top-ten-most-iconic-gaming-weaponshttp://nowgamer.com/features/550/qa-dantes-inferno-dev-jonathan-knightThere is great power in some of the legends, myths, and literature of the pasthttp://nowgamer.com/features/550/qa-dantes-inferno-dev-jonathan-knighthttp://nowgamer.com/features/549/medicine-menBaldur's Gate was a big success, but Baldur's Gate II was a success right out of the gatehttp://nowgamer.com/features/549/medicine-menhttp://nowgamer.com/features/545/when-bad-things-happen-to-good-gamesWith this in mind, cover your eyes as we investigate, in no particular order, the top 20 videogames http://nowgamer.com/features/545/when-bad-things-happen-to-good-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/543/the-top-ten-comebacks-in-2010The Top Ten Comebacks In 2010http://nowgamer.com/features/543/the-top-ten-comebacks-in-2010http://nowgamer.com/features/542/the-best-historical-games-of-2010God Of War III is wrapping things up though and bringing an end to the ancient world. http://nowgamer.com/features/542/the-best-historical-games-of-2010http://nowgamer.com/features/539/game-of-the-decade-industry-picksThe past ten years have seen game design escalate in ambitionhttp://nowgamer.com/features/539/game-of-the-decade-industry-pickshttp://nowgamer.com/features/538/the-most-violent-games-of-2010testicles can be torn off altogether with just a little pressure and a soupcon of sheer.http://nowgamer.com/features/538/the-most-violent-games-of-2010http://nowgamer.com/features/537/2010-the-years-biggest-surprise-hitsSplit/Second has the capacity to invigorate the somewhat bushed arcade racer genre.http://nowgamer.com/features/537/2010-the-years-biggest-surprise-hitshttp://nowgamer.com/features/536/halo-reach-what-we-knowAll the facts on Bungie's next epic sci-fi shooterhttp://nowgamer.com/features/536/halo-reach-what-we-knowhttp://nowgamer.com/features/535/mass-effect-the-story-so-farCivilisation is born, it lives and is wiped out to start againhttp://nowgamer.com/features/535/mass-effect-the-story-so-farhttp://nowgamer.com/features/534/2010-a-year-of-beautyGran Turismo is actually so pretty that it looks better than real-life.http://nowgamer.com/features/534/2010-a-year-of-beautyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/533/2010-nowgamers-gaming-tech-predictionsWhat hardware will we be buying during 2010?http://nowgamer.com/features/533/2010-nowgamers-gaming-tech-predictionshttp://nowgamer.com/features/532/2010-top-ten-sci-fi-gamesThe Mass Effect universe is fleshed out with ballroom-cutting gracehttp://nowgamer.com/features/532/2010-top-ten-sci-fi-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/530/2010-the-coming-years-scariest-gamesit might even make a certain member of the team fall off their chairhttp://nowgamer.com/features/530/2010-the-coming-years-scariest-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/529/2010-top-ten-multiplayer-gamesWe're keeping the faith that Reach will be nothing short of a minor revolution.http://nowgamer.com/features/529/2010-top-ten-multiplayer-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/528/2010-our-top-ten-new-ipsWhat follows promises to be a very original and excviting adventurehttp://nowgamer.com/features/528/2010-our-top-ten-new-ipshttp://nowgamer.com/features/527/ps3-3d-the-future-of-gamingWill it offer developers and gamers more than just astonishing visuals?http://nowgamer.com/features/527/ps3-3d-the-future-of-gaminghttp://nowgamer.com/features/524/cc4-interview-kane-is-ableWe talk to Joseph D Kucan the actor behind PC gamings most enigmatic villain - Kanehttp://nowgamer.com/features/524/cc4-interview-kane-is-ablehttp://nowgamer.com/features/526/2010-xbox-360-vs-ps3-exclusivesPS3 is about to have a better year than Xbox 360.http://nowgamer.com/features/526/2010-xbox-360-vs-ps3-exclusiveshttp://nowgamer.com/features/521/2009-the-year-in-reviewAs the end dawns on NowGamer's first year on the internets, we take a look at the year that washttp://nowgamer.com/features/521/2009-the-year-in-reviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/511/nowgamer-game-of-the-year-award-2009The games that have made us laugh and cry, that have kept us up way past our bedtimes and those thathttp://nowgamer.com/features/511/nowgamer-game-of-the-year-award-2009http://nowgamer.com/features/509/the-top-ten-ice-levelsIt's a trip down memory lane more than anything elsehttp://nowgamer.com/features/509/the-top-ten-ice-levelshttp://nowgamer.com/features/513/the-history-of-christmas-gamesIf you consider December to be a stressful month, it could be worse; try having to contend with allhttp://nowgamer.com/features/513/the-history-of-christmas-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/520/the-top-ten-secretest-accoladesGotta catch 'em all!http://nowgamer.com/features/520/the-top-ten-secretest-accoladeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/519/the-top-ten-longest-accoladesTo complete all of these would tak one year of play, 24/7 with no sleep.http://nowgamer.com/features/519/the-top-ten-longest-accoladeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/518/the-top-ten-glitchiest-accoladesNot that we condone glitching, but shoddy programming can and should be exposedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/518/the-top-ten-glitchiest-accoladeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/517/the-top-fifteen-funniest-accoladesAn homage to Chad Vader, no less.http://nowgamer.com/features/517/the-top-fifteen-funniest-accoladeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/516/the-top-fifteen-easiest-accoladesBam! You just got 2,005 gamer points by reading this far!http://nowgamer.com/features/516/the-top-fifteen-easiest-accoladeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/515/the-top-20-hardest-accoladesHope, pray, practice. Then give up.http://nowgamer.com/features/515/the-top-20-hardest-accoladeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/514/gamings-top-ten-secret-santasIf it's secret and it's Santa, we've found it...http://nowgamer.com/features/514/gamings-top-ten-secret-santashttp://nowgamer.com/features/508/mass-effect-2-exclusive-interviewThe phantom of the space operahttp://nowgamer.com/features/508/mass-effect-2-exclusive-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/505/splinter-cell-conviction-developer-qaby the time Archer and Kestrel were big buddies, our actors were big buddies.http://nowgamer.com/features/505/splinter-cell-conviction-developer-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/506/apb-the-word-on-the-streetYet another ambitious MMO project, but how will A.P.B. go beyond merely imitating World Of Warcraft?http://nowgamer.com/features/506/apb-the-word-on-the-streethttp://nowgamer.com/features/504/war-games-medal-of-honor-vs-modern-warfareCan EA usurp Modern Warfare's throne with a revamped Medal Of Honor?http://nowgamer.com/features/504/war-games-medal-of-honor-vs-modern-warfarehttp://nowgamer.com/features/503/intelligent-designJordan Thomas of 2K Marin takes us 20,000 leagues under the seahttp://nowgamer.com/features/503/intelligent-designhttp://nowgamer.com/features/502/top-ten-videogame-clichsglugging down a bottle of wine should (ironically) clear your head after a severe bludgeoninghttp://nowgamer.com/features/502/top-ten-videogame-clichshttp://nowgamer.com/features/501/exclusive-rage-qaNowGamer speaks to Tim Willits, creative director at id Softwarehttp://nowgamer.com/features/501/exclusive-rage-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/500/gaming-legends-tony-garcia-qaI like to play FPS and driving games, but I've also succumbed to a good number of the casual oneshttp://nowgamer.com/features/500/gaming-legends-tony-garcia-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/499/life-begins-at-forty-army-of-two-qaEA was happy and we had success. The core ideas of the game are very successful.http://nowgamer.com/features/499/life-begins-at-forty-army-of-two-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/497/riding-the-metro-metro-2033-qaMaybe it's a question for psychologists why Ukrainian developers prefer the apocalypsehttp://nowgamer.com/features/497/riding-the-metro-metro-2033-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/496/now-youre-talking-master-chief-speaksI really try to get inside the character and find out what drives him.http://nowgamer.com/features/496/now-youre-talking-master-chief-speakshttp://nowgamer.com/features/495/the-birth-of-the-videogame-braben-qaGames have tried to ape the film industry too closely, losing sight of what gaming is and should behttp://nowgamer.com/features/495/the-birth-of-the-videogame-braben-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/491/childs-play-lego-indy-featureWe're creating puzzles and challenges that are helped by two players playing togetherhttp://nowgamer.com/features/491/childs-play-lego-indy-featurehttp://nowgamer.com/features/494/what-videogames-have-taught-us-about-deathIn Liberty City, changing cars or even just driving around for long enough will see the police complhttp://nowgamer.com/features/494/what-videogames-have-taught-us-about-deathhttp://nowgamer.com/features/492/sonys-ps3-video-delivery-service-qaI think this is really just another step in the evolution of PlayStationhttp://nowgamer.com/features/492/sonys-ps3-video-delivery-service-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/487/smaller-bytes-mobile-gamingMore than anything else, the iPhone has challenged developers to get the most out of the hardware onhttp://nowgamer.com/features/487/smaller-bytes-mobile-gaminghttp://nowgamer.com/features/489/assassins-creed-ii-ps3-vs-xbox-360-comparisonThe staff member who flipped this coin was decided in a thumb warhttp://nowgamer.com/features/489/assassins-creed-ii-ps3-vs-xbox-360-comparisonhttp://nowgamer.com/features/488/dressed-to-thrill-cosplay-featureThe idea of inhabiting and mimicking the character as well as dressing up as them is what makes cosphttp://nowgamer.com/features/488/dressed-to-thrill-cosplay-featurehttp://nowgamer.com/features/484/generation-kill-the-rise-of-fpssIt's remarkable how flexible the FPS has become this generationhttp://nowgamer.com/features/484/generation-kill-the-rise-of-fpsshttp://nowgamer.com/features/486/flashforward-call-of-duty-world-at-war-2Our money is on this game appearing next year. It's also on these being the scenarios played out. http://nowgamer.com/features/486/flashforward-call-of-duty-world-at-war-2http://nowgamer.com/features/483/top-ten-pretenders-to-modern-warfare-2s-throneWhich upcoming games have the potential to recreate the hype of Modern Warfare 2?http://nowgamer.com/features/483/top-ten-pretenders-to-modern-warfare-2s-thronehttp://nowgamer.com/features/463/the-expanded-universe-gaming-narrativeIt's generally the games with the most significant cultural impact that see their universes expandedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/463/the-expanded-universe-gaming-narrativehttp://nowgamer.com/features/480/star-trek-online-exclusive-interviewThe content in Star Trek Online is meant to feel as though you're in one of the TV shows or movieshttp://nowgamer.com/features/480/star-trek-online-exclusive-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/472/mw2-launch-interview-pt-4-computer-magicwe thought we'd hit a glass ceiling, but then we found ways around ithttp://nowgamer.com/features/472/mw2-launch-interview-pt-4-computer-magichttp://nowgamer.com/features/471/mw2-launch-interview-pt-3-fragmatism"I'm very out there and not afraid to let them know when they're being ridiculous"http://nowgamer.com/features/471/mw2-launch-interview-pt-3-fragmatismhttp://nowgamer.com/features/470/mw2-launch-interview-pt-2-jackanory"the game really stands on its own two feet no matter what you're looking for"http://nowgamer.com/features/470/mw2-launch-interview-pt-2-jackanoryhttp://nowgamer.com/features/479/modern-warfare-2-what-the-gamers-thinkParents need to know what's in these games - CPC6128http://nowgamer.com/features/479/modern-warfare-2-what-the-gamers-thinkhttp://nowgamer.com/features/474/mass-muzykaThe quality of the experience just blows me away. The team is so passionate and they're so engaged.http://nowgamer.com/features/474/mass-muzykahttp://nowgamer.com/features/478/the-heavy-rain-tapes-part-2maybe we'll think about a motion controller versionhttp://nowgamer.com/features/478/the-heavy-rain-tapes-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/469/mw2-launch-interview-pt-1-the-dogs-of-warYou're not playing it through for the Hollywood experience, you're just saying test me. Really testhttp://nowgamer.com/features/469/mw2-launch-interview-pt-1-the-dogs-of-warhttp://nowgamer.com/features/475/retail-warfare-buying-the-years-biggest-gameWe feel it has the potential to be the biggest-selling game everhttp://nowgamer.com/features/475/retail-warfare-buying-the-years-biggest-gamehttp://nowgamer.com/features/468/the-heavy-rain-tapes-part-1You know what, I'm going to try to create my own genrehttp://nowgamer.com/features/468/the-heavy-rain-tapes-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/465/expert-opinion-why-we-cant-wait-to-play-mw2The excellent multiplayer back end I always view as an added bonushttp://nowgamer.com/features/465/expert-opinion-why-we-cant-wait-to-play-mw2http://nowgamer.com/features/464/50-facts-about-modern-warfare-2Sticky bombs adhere to any surface from walls, to XxDarCSt4lKRXx's stupid fat headhttp://nowgamer.com/features/464/50-facts-about-modern-warfare-2http://nowgamer.com/features/458/exclusive-dantes-inferno-interviewDante's Inferno won't scare the crap out of people, but I do think people will be horrifiedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/458/exclusive-dantes-inferno-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/460/the-history-of-videogame-nasties-part-2The Eighties saw the birth of the comedy horrorhttp://nowgamer.com/features/460/the-history-of-videogame-nasties-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/457/a-taste-of-raptureBioShock 2 performs the tremendous feat of connecting the dots to its famed predecessor, while stillhttp://nowgamer.com/features/457/a-taste-of-rapturehttp://nowgamer.com/features/462/exclusive-rockstar-north-speaksGirls will definitely pay attention if you have skills on the dance floorhttp://nowgamer.com/features/462/exclusive-rockstar-north-speakshttp://nowgamer.com/features/461/the-top-ten-scariest-games-everSilent Hill 2 relied not on the ability to startle, reasoning that approach to be cheaphttp://nowgamer.com/features/461/the-top-ten-scariest-games-everhttp://nowgamer.com/features/459/the-history-of-videogame-nasties-part-1The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a videogame monstrosityhttp://nowgamer.com/features/459/the-history-of-videogame-nasties-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/438/aliens-vs-predator-qaThe motion tracker is in there and as terrifying as always!http://nowgamer.com/features/438/aliens-vs-predator-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/454/exclusive-army-of-two-40th-day-interview-pt-2We tried to build it so any way you want to play with a friend there'll be something therehttp://nowgamer.com/features/454/exclusive-army-of-two-40th-day-interview-pt-2http://nowgamer.com/features/455/forza-3-painting-guidethis rather simple Master Chief has over 300 layershttp://nowgamer.com/features/455/forza-3-painting-guidehttp://nowgamer.com/features/452/exclusive-army-of-two-the-40th-day-interviewThey're not gonna have a high five button in Call Of Dutyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/452/exclusive-army-of-two-the-40th-day-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/451/exclusive-avatar-interviewCameron's got his unique vision and we have our own thinghttp://nowgamer.com/features/451/exclusive-avatar-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/449/exclusive-assassins-creed-ii-interviewWhen you're trying something this ambitious it's hard to get it perfect first time aroundhttp://nowgamer.com/features/449/exclusive-assassins-creed-ii-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/448/no-laughing-matter-comedy-in-gamesThe majority of what was the pinnacle of gaming comedy in the Nineties is still the pinnacle todayhttp://nowgamer.com/features/448/no-laughing-matter-comedy-in-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/446/exclusive-in-depth-gran-turismo-5-interviewI really, really would love to try making some other type of gamehttp://nowgamer.com/features/446/exclusive-in-depth-gran-turismo-5-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/445/the-guiltiest-pleasures-in-videogameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/445/the-guiltiest-pleasures-in-videogameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/444/gran-turismo-exclusive-kazunori-yamauchi-qaI'd say that redesigning Gran Turismo to fit on the PSP was probably the toughest challenge yethttp://nowgamer.com/features/444/gran-turismo-exclusive-kazunori-yamauchi-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/443/littlebigplanet-levels-well-worth-playingEvery now and then you play a level that's perfectly made. This is one such level.http://nowgamer.com/features/443/littlebigplanet-levels-well-worth-playinghttp://nowgamer.com/features/441/animals-in-videogamesSonic the Hedgehog used to be the cool face of videogames back in Sega's 16-bit dayshttp://nowgamer.com/features/441/animals-in-videogameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/439/tim-schafer-qaOzzy was cracking a lot of jokes, he was like a court jesterhttp://nowgamer.com/features/439/tim-schafer-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/440/behind-the-scenes-with-leisure-suit-larryLowe's joyous, tongue-in-cheek personality shone through in everything he didhttp://nowgamer.com/features/440/behind-the-scenes-with-leisure-suit-larryhttp://nowgamer.com/features/435/top-25-beat-em-ups-pt-23rd Strike is a phenomenal brawler that proved that 2D fighters were still more than capable of kickhttp://nowgamer.com/features/435/top-25-beat-em-ups-pt-2http://nowgamer.com/features/436/exclusive-rock-band-network-qaWe get regular reports of musicians who were inspired to take up real instruments by playing our gamhttp://nowgamer.com/features/436/exclusive-rock-band-network-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/434/top-25-beat-em-ups-pt-1Vampire Savior is brilliantly frenetic and has some of the most imaginative special moves we've everhttp://nowgamer.com/features/434/top-25-beat-em-ups-pt-1http://nowgamer.com/features/433/gaming-crimes-pt-1-what-are-you-guilty-ofWhat sadistic confessions would you have to justify in the name of your entertainment?http://nowgamer.com/features/433/gaming-crimes-pt-1-what-are-you-guilty-ofhttp://nowgamer.com/features/431/ten-of-the-best-explosionsProbably the best gaming moment of 2008http://nowgamer.com/features/431/ten-of-the-best-explosionshttp://nowgamer.com/features/432/shades-of-greyTo say that racism is a thing of the past is naive and dangeroushttp://nowgamer.com/features/432/shades-of-greyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/430/blur-qa-with-bizarre-creations-ben-wardAll the good stuff from the Gotham engine is making its way to Blur as wellhttp://nowgamer.com/features/430/blur-qa-with-bizarre-creations-ben-wardhttp://nowgamer.com/features/428/everything-we-know-about-max-payne-3No longer the handsome, bitterly wisecracking Max we all know and lovehttp://nowgamer.com/features/428/everything-we-know-about-max-payne-3http://nowgamer.com/features/424/top-25-racing-games-ever-part-2The varying terrain would continually force you to react not only to the chaotic hairpin turns in thhttp://nowgamer.com/features/424/top-25-racing-games-ever-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/425/dc-universe-online-qaRight now, we're focused on creating a starting point for our universehttp://nowgamer.com/features/425/dc-universe-online-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/423/top-25-racing-games-ever-part-1Road Rash really succeeded in plonking you into the boots of a greasy road hog with a penchant for vhttp://nowgamer.com/features/423/top-25-racing-games-ever-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/422/nightmares-on-game-streetAnyone who thinks game reviewing is a sweet job should spend 17 hours trying to get out of the firsthttp://nowgamer.com/features/422/nightmares-on-game-streethttp://nowgamer.com/features/419/get-a-job-part-3Don't be afraid to ask hard questions about where the graduates from the course end uphttp://nowgamer.com/features/419/get-a-job-part-3http://nowgamer.com/features/421/dan-connors-qaMonkey Island really took off this summer. I was surprised at how big the resurgence washttp://nowgamer.com/features/421/dan-connors-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/418/get-a-job-part-2Don't take a bad deal in the belief that it will automatically lead to something better later onhttp://nowgamer.com/features/418/get-a-job-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/417/keep-it-realThe problem is that they're trying to take over Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo simultaneouslyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/417/keep-it-realhttp://nowgamer.com/features/416/sony-answers-30-criticismsThousands, if not millions, of PS3 owners have been venting their frustrations about 3.0http://nowgamer.com/features/416/sony-answers-30-criticismshttp://nowgamer.com/features/414/modern-warfare-2-excluisve-developer-interviewWe'd rather hold out and improve the overall quality of the game rather than just get the job donehttp://nowgamer.com/features/414/modern-warfare-2-excluisve-developer-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/415/13-games-were-desperate-to-know-more-aboutIn our opinion the best-looking game ever is also potentially the best game ever full stophttp://nowgamer.com/features/415/13-games-were-desperate-to-know-more-abouthttp://nowgamer.com/features/413/get-a-job-your-guide-to-securing-a-job-in-gamesPlay games on many different systems and understand how a game utilises the system it's on.http://nowgamer.com/features/413/get-a-job-your-guide-to-securing-a-job-in-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/412/massive-damage-brink-developer-qaI would love for us to become Bethesda's Call Of Duty, or Bethesda's Gears Of War - they would toohttp://nowgamer.com/features/412/massive-damage-brink-developer-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/411/a-z-of-the-pspgoSony needs to pitch quality content at the right price for this venture to be a successhttp://nowgamer.com/features/411/a-z-of-the-pspgohttp://nowgamer.com/features/410/brave-new-world-blizzard-qaNowGamer grills Mike Ryder, the executive managing director of international operations at Blizzardhttp://nowgamer.com/features/410/brave-new-world-blizzard-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/409/ps3-slim-has-arrivedThe majority of its lost weight appears to have been taken from the console's heighthttp://nowgamer.com/features/409/ps3-slim-has-arrivedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/408/worldgamingcom-qaWe speak to the vice president of Worldgaming.com, Zack Zeldinhttp://nowgamer.com/features/408/worldgamingcom-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/405/ten-games-you-wont-be-playing-this-yearWe're probably reading too far into it, but that doesn't make the idea of the game any less excitinghttp://nowgamer.com/features/405/ten-games-you-wont-be-playing-this-yearhttp://nowgamer.com/features/404/seabass-talks-soccer-exclusive-pes-2010-qaPlayers like Messi and Ronaldo were really unstoppable in PES 2009 - now I made them even strongerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/404/seabass-talks-soccer-exclusive-pes-2010-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/406/the-best-games-youve-never-playedLittle Superman chap rescues survivors from alien attackhttp://nowgamer.com/features/406/the-best-games-youve-never-playedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/403/the-price-is-wrongLike the Chewbacca defence, it... does not... make sensehttp://nowgamer.com/features/403/the-price-is-wronghttp://nowgamer.com/features/402/returning-homeIt was like walking into some kind of nightmarish, Sony-generated dystopia.http://nowgamer.com/features/402/returning-homehttp://nowgamer.com/features/400/eidos-for-life-exclusive-ian-livingstone-qaWe have a skills shortage, a negative press and a government that hasn't been willing to helphttp://nowgamer.com/features/400/eidos-for-life-exclusive-ian-livingstone-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/389/kane-talks-smackdown-vs-raw-2010To see the evolution of the games and how much more realistic and complex they've become over the yehttp://nowgamer.com/features/389/kane-talks-smackdown-vs-raw-2010http://nowgamer.com/features/397/gc-09-scribblenautsPeople asked for stuff like Chuck Norris, or Lightsabers, but you know...http://nowgamer.com/features/397/gc-09-scribblenautshttp://nowgamer.com/features/395/gc-09-final-fantasy-xiv-qaWe've been working on FFXIII and XIV for three or four years, now, because we're both using the Cryshttp://nowgamer.com/features/395/gc-09-final-fantasy-xiv-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/394/gc-09-final-fantasy-xiii-interviewWe'd like to provide additional maps and boss characters, but nothing is set in stone, yet.http://nowgamer.com/features/394/gc-09-final-fantasy-xiii-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/393/gamescom-09-heavy-rain-qaWe speak to Quantic Dream head honcho David Cage about Heavy Rain's newly revealed character...http://nowgamer.com/features/393/gamescom-09-heavy-rain-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/392/gamescom-09-monster-hunter-tri-qaMonster Hunter games can be played for a long, long time, but we didn't want to tire gamers outhttp://nowgamer.com/features/392/gamescom-09-monster-hunter-tri-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/390/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-qaAs LucasArts announces The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition at gamescom, we speak to the game'shttp://nowgamer.com/features/390/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/387/consoles-the-next-generationUse your surroundings as a screen of any size, from four inches to eighty feethttp://nowgamer.com/features/387/consoles-the-next-generationhttp://nowgamer.com/features/386/what-games-have-taught-us-about-americaOne day, American football is going to become the most popular sport on Earthhttp://nowgamer.com/features/386/what-games-have-taught-us-about-americahttp://nowgamer.com/features/385/why-videogames-suckVideogame characters cannot do subtletyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/385/why-videogames-suckhttp://nowgamer.com/features/383/gamescom-09-previewOur guide to the content coming straight out of Compt... er, Colognehttp://nowgamer.com/features/383/gamescom-09-previewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/382/xbox-360-new-dashboard-update-says-spend-morefactor in too that they cut out the retailer completely http://nowgamer.com/features/382/xbox-360-new-dashboard-update-says-spend-morehttp://nowgamer.com/features/381/totally-alienI'm tired of being the kicking boy for when things go wronghttp://nowgamer.com/features/381/totally-alienhttp://nowgamer.com/features/380/thengamer-best-boss-battlesLike the videogame equivalent of Wile E Coyote, he never gives in even after so many failureshttp://nowgamer.com/features/380/thengamer-best-boss-battleshttp://nowgamer.com/features/379/end-gameA simple but effective way to conclude a retro titlehttp://nowgamer.com/features/379/end-gamehttp://nowgamer.com/features/377/top-ten-most-useless-gaming-accessoriesR.O.B. came at a time when we all believed that robots would be our plastic pals who were fun to be http://nowgamer.com/features/377/top-ten-most-useless-gaming-accessorieshttp://nowgamer.com/features/376/the-seeds-of-romanceMario and Link are consistently tasked with rescuing their respective damselshttp://nowgamer.com/features/376/the-seeds-of-romancehttp://nowgamer.com/features/375/the-future-will-be-episodicYou can do more with the PC than you can on a platform like WiiWare, but it's important to have a prhttp://nowgamer.com/features/375/the-future-will-be-episodichttp://nowgamer.com/features/374/excluisve-microsoft-talks-halo-3-odstWe don't look at this as an expansion more a full other story told from a different point of viewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/374/excluisve-microsoft-talks-halo-3-odsthttp://nowgamer.com/features/372/anatomy-of-a-gamerThe games we play could be argued as the most honest expression of our inner liveshttp://nowgamer.com/features/372/anatomy-of-a-gamerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/369/the-top-ten-videogame-religionsScarper home and protect your eggshttp://nowgamer.com/features/369/the-top-ten-videogame-religionshttp://nowgamer.com/features/367/respawn-point-part-2Exposing the utter absence of functional endgame content and a lot of the promised innovative featurhttp://nowgamer.com/features/367/respawn-point-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/366/qa-politician-on-ubisoft-dealSandra Pupatello Ontario's Minister for Economic Development and Trade speaks to NowGamerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/366/qa-politician-on-ubisoft-dealhttp://nowgamer.com/features/365/a-game-for-every-occasionSub Zero or Scorpion - they're obviously both dressed as if they're a bit worried about Pig SARShttp://nowgamer.com/features/365/a-game-for-every-occasionhttp://nowgamer.com/features/362/the-five-deadiest-monsters-in-wowLots of ill-advised piercings and dangling intestineshttp://nowgamer.com/features/362/the-five-deadiest-monsters-in-wowhttp://nowgamer.com/features/364/exclusive-halo-3-odst-interviewHad we known how difficult it was going to be we may not have made it as expansive as we didhttp://nowgamer.com/features/364/exclusive-halo-3-odst-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/361/seeing-doubleFor the moment, PC gaming in 3D is a desktop phenomenonhttp://nowgamer.com/features/361/seeing-doublehttp://nowgamer.com/features/359/10-essential-free-pc-gamesImpressive enough to keep a gamer busy for the rest of their lives without ever having to shell outhttp://nowgamer.com/features/359/10-essential-free-pc-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/358/the-new-arcade-part-2PlayStation Store is still stuffed with budget-priced gemshttp://nowgamer.com/features/358/the-new-arcade-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/357/the-new-arcade-part-1Joypads sprouted new buttons and knobs as if under attack by bubonic plaguehttp://nowgamer.com/features/357/the-new-arcade-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/356/building-an-empireThe firm is but a whisker away from dominating the family-friendly children's gaming markethttp://nowgamer.com/features/356/building-an-empirehttp://nowgamer.com/features/355/ten-of-the-best-acronymsIf we weren't so utterly juvenile then we would probably be disgustedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/355/ten-of-the-best-acronymshttp://nowgamer.com/features/354/qa-hideo-kojimaThe influential Metal Gear Solid creator talks about the in-development MGS PSP game, Peace Walkerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/354/qa-hideo-kojimahttp://nowgamer.com/features/353/qa-blitz-games-andrew-oliverWe catch up with the Blitz Games co-founder to talk about the studio's first-ever stereoscopic gamehttp://nowgamer.com/features/353/qa-blitz-games-andrew-oliverhttp://nowgamer.com/features/352/bizarre-happenings-bizarre-creations-qaWe were definitely more mindful of other racing games with Blur.http://nowgamer.com/features/352/bizarre-happenings-bizarre-creations-qahttp://nowgamer.com/features/350/forza-3-start-your-enginesThe cars have a raw physicality that just isn't found in many racing games.http://nowgamer.com/features/350/forza-3-start-your-engineshttp://nowgamer.com/features/348/the-race-for-the-titleDefending with players who feel like solid chunks of muscle remains a joy.http://nowgamer.com/features/348/the-race-for-the-titlehttp://nowgamer.com/features/347/the-future-of-pc-gamingPublishers and manufacturers big and small are already onboard with OnLivehttp://nowgamer.com/features/347/the-future-of-pc-gaminghttp://nowgamer.com/features/345/biting-back-left-4-dead-2-exclusiveThe use of daylight has already become a major talking pointhttp://nowgamer.com/features/345/biting-back-left-4-dead-2-exclusivehttp://nowgamer.com/features/343/the-making-of-loomLucasArts has recently released many of its classic titles on Steam.http://nowgamer.com/features/343/the-making-of-loomhttp://nowgamer.com/features/340/games-champion-bill-roper-talksIt helps keep your finger on the pulse of what MMO gamers in general wanthttp://nowgamer.com/features/340/games-champion-bill-roper-talkshttp://nowgamer.com/features/337/ps3-dev-future-brighter-than-xboxIs the talent tide starting to turn for Sony?http://nowgamer.com/features/337/ps3-dev-future-brighter-than-xboxhttp://nowgamer.com/features/336/keniji-inafune-interviewWhen they get to Japan the gamers aren't interestedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/336/keniji-inafune-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/335/respawn-point-part-oneChances are that a few years down the line the game won't reflect the one originally experiencedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/335/respawn-point-part-onehttp://nowgamer.com/features/334/team17-dares-to-go-digitalWe'd heard so much shit over the years that it became difficult to believe ithttp://nowgamer.com/features/334/team17-dares-to-go-digitalhttp://nowgamer.com/features/333/top-ten-special-movesThis is the ultimate psych-out manoeuvrehttp://nowgamer.com/features/333/top-ten-special-moveshttp://nowgamer.com/features/330/playstation-4-what-do-we-knowThe details on Sony's next, next-gen console...http://nowgamer.com/features/330/playstation-4-what-do-we-knowhttp://nowgamer.com/features/329/xboxs-top-20-dubious-protagonistsNo Diddy Kong is all anyone can ever really want from lifehttp://nowgamer.com/features/329/xboxs-top-20-dubious-protagonistshttp://nowgamer.com/features/327/a-one-to-one-about-11I like the iidea that we're changing people's lives in a positive mannerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/327/a-one-to-one-about-11http://nowgamer.com/features/325/qa-left-4-dead-2Valve's Doug Lombardi answers our questions on the survival horror sequel.http://nowgamer.com/features/325/qa-left-4-dead-2http://nowgamer.com/features/323/free-realms-developer-interviewWe designed the PC version from the ground up with the PS3 in mindhttp://nowgamer.com/features/323/free-realms-developer-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/322/power-up-part-2It's a devastating technicolour yawnhttp://nowgamer.com/features/322/power-up-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/321/dead-to-rights-interviewDead To Rights: Retribution revamps Namco's last-gen, underwhelming franchisehttp://nowgamer.com/features/321/dead-to-rights-interviewhttp://nowgamer.com/features/320/the-next-big-fiveWhich new massively multiplayer releases has the potential to dethrone the big boys?http://nowgamer.com/features/320/the-next-big-fivehttp://nowgamer.com/features/318/qa-the-saboteurTom French, Lead Designer on Pandemic's The Saboteur, chats to us about story-telling in games...http://nowgamer.com/features/318/qa-the-saboteurhttp://nowgamer.com/features/317/power-up-part-1We often wish that life was more like a videogame, especially when it comes to power-upshttp://nowgamer.com/features/317/power-up-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/316/monkey-magicAfter nearly a decade away from our screens, Guybrush Threepwood returnshttp://nowgamer.com/features/316/monkey-magichttp://nowgamer.com/features/315/the-making-of-aliens-the-computer-gameYou can try to retell the movie or you can extract elements and create an original player-led storyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/315/the-making-of-aliens-the-computer-gamehttp://nowgamer.com/features/310/mass-effect-2-in-depthWe explore the universe of Mass Effect 2 with the game's executive producer Casey Hudsonhttp://nowgamer.com/features/310/mass-effect-2-in-depthhttp://nowgamer.com/features/308/the-big-tennis-review-a-thonCheck out all the aces and faults of this generation's tennis games in our review round-uphttp://nowgamer.com/features/308/the-big-tennis-review-a-thonhttp://nowgamer.com/features/307/bioware-past-present-and-futureWe sat down with Bioware's founders to talk about the studio's celebrated past and promising futurehttp://nowgamer.com/features/307/bioware-past-present-and-futurehttp://nowgamer.com/features/303/the-making-of-defenderWe chat to Eugene Jarvis on his ruthless arcade classic Defenderhttp://nowgamer.com/features/303/the-making-of-defenderhttp://nowgamer.com/features/302/top-ten-power-upsNowGamer presents ten of the most satisfying power-ups in videogame historyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/302/top-ten-power-upshttp://nowgamer.com/features/301/the-difficulty-levelAs gaming's audience grows more diverse what will happen to vital role of challenge?http://nowgamer.com/features/301/the-difficulty-levelhttp://nowgamer.com/features/299/thengamer-the-history-of-the-xboxAs the 360's horizon expands with Natal, NowGamer looks back at the history of its older brotherhttp://nowgamer.com/features/299/thengamer-the-history-of-the-xboxhttp://nowgamer.com/features/298/assassins-creed-2We talk to Ubisoft's Sebastien Puel on the sequel to one of the most successful IPs of the decadehttp://nowgamer.com/features/298/assassins-creed-2http://nowgamer.com/features/297/the-making-of-mdkStuart Hunt talks to ex-Shiny boss David Perry, on his genre defying 1997 classic MDKhttp://nowgamer.com/features/297/the-making-of-mdkhttp://nowgamer.com/features/295/bioshock-2-behind-the-scenesNowGamer gets an all-access pass to 2K Marin, for a rapturous demo of Bioshock 2http://nowgamer.com/features/295/bioshock-2-behind-the-sceneshttp://nowgamer.com/features/293/guitar-hero-vs-rockbandWith the game industry already saturated with rhythm action titles, how can the genre move forward?http://nowgamer.com/features/293/guitar-hero-vs-rockbandhttp://nowgamer.com/features/290/the-making-of-magic-carpetWe talk to the creators of Bullfrog's pioneering 3D Arabian adventure Magic Carpethttp://nowgamer.com/features/290/the-making-of-magic-carpethttp://nowgamer.com/features/288/sex-and-videogamesWe take a lighthearted look at what videogames have taught us about sexhttp://nowgamer.com/features/288/sex-and-videogameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/287/top-10-worst-videogame-diseasesIf you have FoxDie, chances are you're about to be involved in a four-day cut-scenehttp://nowgamer.com/features/287/top-10-worst-videogame-diseaseshttp://nowgamer.com/features/285/the-top-25-spectrum-games-ever-part-2The concluding part of our round-up of the best Spectrum games ever madehttp://nowgamer.com/features/285/the-top-25-spectrum-games-ever-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/284/top-25-spectrum-games-ever-part-1We delve into the annals of gaming history to bring you the 25 best Speccy games everhttp://nowgamer.com/features/284/top-25-spectrum-games-ever-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/282/the-best-boss-battles-ever-part-2The second part of our definitive list of the greatest boss battles in videogame historyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/282/the-best-boss-battles-ever-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/281/the-best-boss-battles-ever-part-1We bring you a definitive of the greatest boss battles in videogaming historyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/281/the-best-boss-battles-ever-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/279/the-games-wed-like-to-live-inA prolific polygamist is punished with 50 arm-pumps, eight sock puppets and a protracted wet farthttp://nowgamer.com/features/279/the-games-wed-like-to-live-inhttp://nowgamer.com/features/278/the-20-most-metal-games-everDust-off your leather jacket and check out the best heavy metal-inspired games aroundhttp://nowgamer.com/features/278/the-20-most-metal-games-everhttp://nowgamer.com/features/277/thengamer-game-watchLong before the NES, Mario, and Zelda there was the Game & Watch...http://nowgamer.com/features/277/thengamer-game-watchhttp://nowgamer.com/features/275/how-to-fix-pc-gamingPC gaming may still be vibrant, but it does need a bit of help. Here's our guide to getting it fixedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/275/how-to-fix-pc-gaminghttp://nowgamer.com/features/272/behind-the-scenes-eve-onlineWe enter the most progressive MMO in existence, and talk to the Icelandic renegades behind ithttp://nowgamer.com/features/272/behind-the-scenes-eve-onlinehttp://nowgamer.com/features/271/the-making-of-outrunWe meet Sega legend Yu Suzuki to discuss one of the most iconic racing games everhttp://nowgamer.com/features/271/the-making-of-outrunhttp://nowgamer.com/features/262/fallout-3-retrospectiveWe talk to Bethesda on the creation of one of the finest RPGs in recent yearshttp://nowgamer.com/features/262/fallout-3-retrospectivehttp://nowgamer.com/features/259/the-making-of-dungeon-keeperWe talk to Peter Molyneux for a behind the scenes look at the devilishly brilliant Dungeon Keeperhttp://nowgamer.com/features/259/the-making-of-dungeon-keeperhttp://nowgamer.com/features/260/kodu-explainedWe talk to the creators of Kodu, the 360's upcoming videogame creation toolhttp://nowgamer.com/features/260/kodu-explainedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/255/the-360-takes-on-europeEurope has become the new focus for the Xbox 360. Microsoft tells us whyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/255/the-360-takes-on-europehttp://nowgamer.com/features/253/ninjas-a-celebrationThe Mystical Ninja bears a striking resemblance to our own tales of Robin Hoodhttp://nowgamer.com/features/253/ninjas-a-celebrationhttp://nowgamer.com/features/251/the-overclockers-guideThe third and final part of our comprehensive PC overclocking guidehttp://nowgamer.com/features/251/the-overclockers-guidehttp://nowgamer.com/features/250/the-overclockers-guide-part-2Read on for the second part of our mammoth guide to PC overclockinghttp://nowgamer.com/features/250/the-overclockers-guide-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/248/the-overclockers-guide-part-1Get the most out of your PC with our complete guide to overclockinghttp://nowgamer.com/features/248/the-overclockers-guide-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/246/the-ps3-two-years-onThe PS3 recently turned two in Europe, Join us as we look back at the console's highs and lowshttp://nowgamer.com/features/246/the-ps3-two-years-onhttp://nowgamer.com/features/245/japan-uncoveredA Western game developer working in Japan gives us an inside view of gaming's spiritual homehttp://nowgamer.com/features/245/japan-uncoveredhttp://nowgamer.com/features/244/thengamer-sega-mega-cdWe look back at the disastrous launch of the Mega CD and 32Xhttp://nowgamer.com/features/244/thengamer-sega-mega-cdhttp://nowgamer.com/features/243/the-king-and-usWe speak to Marvelous Entertainment's 'all star' team of RPG developers on Little King's Storyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/243/the-king-and-ushttp://nowgamer.com/features/241/thengamer-spectrum-128We look back at the successor to the ZX80 and ZX81, and find out how it almost never happenedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/241/thengamer-spectrum-128http://nowgamer.com/features/240/developer-profile-starbreeze-studios-part-1Part 2 of our in-depth look at the brilliant Starbreeze Studioshttp://nowgamer.com/features/240/developer-profile-starbreeze-studios-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/239/developer-profile-starbreeze-studiosAn all-access look at one of Europe's most exciting and ambitious developershttp://nowgamer.com/features/239/developer-profile-starbreeze-studioshttp://nowgamer.com/features/237/the-making-of-nightsWe talk to Sega's Yuji Naka to get a behind-the-scenes look at the classic Saturn hit NiGHTShttp://nowgamer.com/features/237/the-making-of-nightshttp://nowgamer.com/features/234/the-inconvenient-truthA blow-by-blow account of the aftermath of the Virginia Tech massacrehttp://nowgamer.com/features/234/the-inconvenient-truthhttp://nowgamer.com/features/233/retroinspection-sega-dreamcastJoin Retro Gamer as it tearfully revisits one of the industry's most underrated contendershttp://nowgamer.com/features/233/retroinspection-sega-dreamcasthttp://nowgamer.com/features/229/killer-instinct-behind-the-sceneshttp://nowgamer.com/features/229/killer-instinct-behind-the-sceneshttp://nowgamer.com/features/228/no-more-heroesA first-hand account of being asked to interview one of your idols, and walking away disappointedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/228/no-more-heroeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/227/everyones-a-criticGamesTM talks Metacritic's co-founder, about his site's growing potency in the games industryhttp://nowgamer.com/features/227/everyones-a-critichttp://nowgamer.com/features/226/money-mattersGamesTM takes an in-depth look at the business side of video game developmenthttp://nowgamer.com/features/226/money-mattershttp://nowgamer.com/features/225/the-second-comingDragon Age, Mass Effect and emotions, Bioware's co-founder Dr Ray Muzyka talks to 360 magazinehttp://nowgamer.com/features/225/the-second-cominghttp://nowgamer.com/features/224/the-making-of-mystJoin Damien McFerran as he delves into the history of one of the biggest selling videogames everhttp://nowgamer.com/features/224/the-making-of-mysthttp://nowgamer.com/features/223/the-state-of-the-xbox-part-2The concluding part of 360's round table interview on the future of the Xbox 360http://nowgamer.com/features/223/the-state-of-the-xbox-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/221/the-state-of-the-xbox-part-1360 talks to Microsoft, EA, Rare, Bungie, and more, on the future of the Xbox360http://nowgamer.com/features/221/the-state-of-the-xbox-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/218/community-spiritBuilding communities around games is still relatively new in the console spacehttp://nowgamer.com/features/218/community-spirithttp://nowgamer.com/features/216/this-is-nowgamerWhy NowGamer isn't 'just another gaming site'http://nowgamer.com/features/216/this-is-nowgamerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/215/the-return-of-the-space-cowboyWhile I was flying it became very clear that when I got back, my work in space was not donehttp://nowgamer.com/features/215/the-return-of-the-space-cowboyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/212/sack-to-the-futureThe PS3 hardware is powerful enough that it's as liberating as we need it to behttp://nowgamer.com/features/212/sack-to-the-futurehttp://nowgamer.com/features/211/coming-to-the-crunchIf you want to grow your business, to be an exceptional firm, then you have to generate a hithttp://nowgamer.com/features/211/coming-to-the-crunchhttp://nowgamer.com/features/210/naked-wareWiiWare must be looking like less of a worthwhile project to indie developers with every passing dayhttp://nowgamer.com/features/210/naked-warehttp://nowgamer.com/features/209/last-man-standingIt's clear that Recon is born from the heart rather than a corporate directive http://nowgamer.com/features/209/last-man-standinghttp://nowgamer.com/features/208/fun-gamesThough we never glorified the army or war, we didn't quite hit the truthhttp://nowgamer.com/features/208/fun-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/207/thinking-smallAny company that outlaws Easter eggs in their applications is due for a demotion.http://nowgamer.com/features/207/thinking-smallhttp://nowgamer.com/features/206/games-and-the-lobbyWe always come off the blocks flying and yet, sadly, we often let other people catch up and overtakehttp://nowgamer.com/features/206/games-and-the-lobbyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/205/lost-in-translationJapan has long been considered the spiritual home of the videogame industryhttp://nowgamer.com/features/205/lost-in-translationhttp://nowgamer.com/features/204/what-the-hackIt seems there's no limit to what hackers deem fair play when it comes to transforming hardwarehttp://nowgamer.com/features/204/what-the-hackhttp://nowgamer.com/features/203/inputoutputControllers are key. Without them we would be left staring blankly at a start menu for all eternityhttp://nowgamer.com/features/203/inputoutputhttp://nowgamer.com/features/202/get-rhythmGuitar games have been around for almost as long as karaoke or dance titleshttp://nowgamer.com/features/202/get-rhythmhttp://nowgamer.com/features/200/the-making-of-raiders-of-the-lost-arcI was very interested in a movie licence, because for me that was the perfect middle groundhttp://nowgamer.com/features/200/the-making-of-raiders-of-the-lost-archttp://nowgamer.com/features/199/the-making-of-hitchikers-guide-to-the-galaxyUpon starting work on the game, it was clear the process wouldn't be the same as past projectshttp://nowgamer.com/features/199/the-making-of-hitchikers-guide-to-the-galaxyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/198/the-history-of-christmas-gamesLet's be honest, it requires anti-business acumen to develop a game about Christmashttp://nowgamer.com/features/198/the-history-of-christmas-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/201/the-making-of-the-strike-seriesDesert Strike broke new ground as something of an archetype for modern strategy gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/201/the-making-of-the-strike-serieshttp://nowgamer.com/features/197/arcadeinspection-taito-f-series-jamma-hardwareThe New Zealand Story utilised two 6MHz Z80 CPUs running in tandem.http://nowgamer.com/features/197/arcadeinspection-taito-f-series-jamma-hardwarehttp://nowgamer.com/features/195/the-making-of-the-james-pond-trilogyI was eighteen as work began on the concept that would soon become James Pond: Underwater Agenthttp://nowgamer.com/features/195/the-making-of-the-james-pond-trilogyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/194/the-making-of-rescue-on-fractalusFor inspiration, I went back to Star Wars, wanting the feel of the instrument panel of an X-Winghttp://nowgamer.com/features/194/the-making-of-rescue-on-fractalushttp://nowgamer.com/features/192/retroinspection-vic-20The Japanese are coming, so we will become the Japanesehttp://nowgamer.com/features/192/retroinspection-vic-20http://nowgamer.com/features/190/the-making-of-soul-caliburWe turned our attention towards developing a fighting game that featured normal weaponshttp://nowgamer.com/features/190/the-making-of-soul-caliburhttp://nowgamer.com/features/189/the-history-of-zeldaIt has always been important that the gamers grow together with Linkhttp://nowgamer.com/features/189/the-history-of-zeldahttp://nowgamer.com/features/188/the-history-of-grand-theft-auto'Race 'N' Chase' is where the genesis of Grand Theft Auto can be foundhttp://nowgamer.com/features/188/the-history-of-grand-theft-autohttp://nowgamer.com/features/187/the-history-of-eliteElite took something like two years for us to fully completehttp://nowgamer.com/features/187/the-history-of-elitehttp://nowgamer.com/features/184/the-history-of-command-conquerThe AI in C&C was completely hard codedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/184/the-history-of-command-conquerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/182/in-the-chair-with-will-wrightWill Wright thinks outside the boxhttp://nowgamer.com/features/182/in-the-chair-with-will-wrighthttp://nowgamer.com/features/181/developer-lookback-ea-part-2As the Eighties began to fade, gaming had started to fragment...http://nowgamer.com/features/181/developer-lookback-ea-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/183/developer-lookback-ea-part-3Electronic Arts believed the PS2 to be the machine of its generationhttp://nowgamer.com/features/183/developer-lookback-ea-part-3http://nowgamer.com/features/180/the-arcs-of-atariThe Atari logo: an upside down peeled banana or an alphabetic representation of a game of Pong?http://nowgamer.com/features/180/the-arcs-of-atarihttp://nowgamer.com/features/179/company-profile-ea-part-1Get past the casual consumer and you?ll find an apathy for EA equal to the love for Nintendo...http://nowgamer.com/features/179/company-profile-ea-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/178/retroinspection-sinclair-zx81It was only on the shelves for two years, but the ZX81 made a huge impact between 1981 and 1983...http://nowgamer.com/features/178/retroinspection-sinclair-zx81http://nowgamer.com/features/177/the-making-of-populousIt seems inconceivable now, but Bullfrog's early future was an uncertain prospect...http://nowgamer.com/features/177/the-making-of-populoushttp://nowgamer.com/features/176/the-history-of-doomid software circa 1992 was a very impressive place to be... http://nowgamer.com/features/176/the-history-of-doomhttp://nowgamer.com/features/174/retroinspection-sega-master-systemThe Sega Master System is something of an enigma...http://nowgamer.com/features/174/retroinspection-sega-master-systemhttp://nowgamer.com/features/173/the-making-of-sensible-soccerSensible Software's infatuation with digital footy didn't start with Sensible Soccer...http://nowgamer.com/features/173/the-making-of-sensible-soccerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/168/the-history-of-donkey-kongRemember that entire series of Dallas that was wiped away when Bobby Ewing was brought back to life?http://nowgamer.com/features/168/the-history-of-donkey-konghttp://nowgamer.com/features/167/retroinspection-atari-lynxhttp://nowgamer.com/features/167/retroinspection-atari-lynxhttp://nowgamer.com/features/166/company-profile-ssiStrategic Simulations Inc had already been in full swing for half a decade...http://nowgamer.com/features/166/company-profile-ssihttp://nowgamer.com/features/164/company-profile-bullfrogTo look at a full history of Bullfrog, we must go back to 1982 when Les Edgar met Peter Molyneuxhttp://nowgamer.com/features/164/company-profile-bullfroghttp://nowgamer.com/features/286/the-complete-history-of-star-wars-games-part-2Join us as we conclude our retrospective look at the Star Wars videogame sagahttp://nowgamer.com/features/286/the-complete-history-of-star-wars-games-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/280/the-complete-history-of-star-wars-games-part-1We bring you an exhaustive guide to every Star Wars game ever madehttp://nowgamer.com/features/280/the-complete-history-of-star-wars-games-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/163/the-making-of-tetrisFor all its appeal and reach, Tetris started off as little more than an amusing distractionhttp://nowgamer.com/features/163/the-making-of-tetrishttp://nowgamer.com/features/162/the-making-of-crazy-taxiHow many times have you been stuck in traffic on a piping hot day?http://nowgamer.com/features/162/the-making-of-crazy-taxihttp://nowgamer.com/features/161/the-definitive-space-invaders-part-2Nintendo's virtual reality console is one of videogaming's most infamous flops http://nowgamer.com/features/161/the-definitive-space-invaders-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/160/retroinspection-bbc-microThe story of the BBC Microcomputer can be traced back to a number of unexpected locationshttp://nowgamer.com/features/160/retroinspection-bbc-microhttp://nowgamer.com/features/159/company-profile-ssi-part-1Joel saw an opportunity to combine his passion for wargames with his basic computer knowledgehttp://nowgamer.com/features/159/company-profile-ssi-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/157/company-profile-big-red-softwarePaul Ranson is sitting in his living room, children charging around him...http://nowgamer.com/features/157/company-profile-big-red-softwarehttp://nowgamer.com/features/156/retroinspection-capcom-cps2By the early-Nineties Capcom had found its arcade groove...http://nowgamer.com/features/156/retroinspection-capcom-cps2http://nowgamer.com/features/155/the-making-of-immortalEver done something on the spur of the moment and found yourself in a tight squeeze as a result?http://nowgamer.com/features/155/the-making-of-immortalhttp://nowgamer.com/features/154/the-making-of-miner-2049erFrom talking to Bill Hogue, it's very clear that he was once a devourer of new technology...http://nowgamer.com/features/154/the-making-of-miner-2049erhttp://nowgamer.com/features/153/the-making-of-blast-corpsThroughout the latter half of the Nineties, all eyes were squarely focused on Rarehttp://nowgamer.com/features/153/the-making-of-blast-corpshttp://nowgamer.com/features/152/the-definitive-space-invaders-part-1So... Space Invaders. The game that started the whole thing...http://nowgamer.com/features/152/the-definitive-space-invaders-part-1http://nowgamer.com/features/151/the-making-of-wormsTeam17 first encountered Worms in September 1994 at the European Computer Trade Showhttp://nowgamer.com/features/151/the-making-of-wormshttp://nowgamer.com/features/149/retroinspection-sega-game-gearThe Nineties followed what had been an interesting decade for Sega...http://nowgamer.com/features/149/retroinspection-sega-game-gearhttp://nowgamer.com/features/146/company-profile-the-bitmap-brothersIf history has proven anything, it's that the subjugated will rise...http://nowgamer.com/features/146/company-profile-the-bitmap-brothershttp://nowgamer.com/features/144/the-making-of-quakeAny 3D action game made after 1996 owes its life, soul, and money to Quakehttp://nowgamer.com/features/144/the-making-of-quakehttp://nowgamer.com/features/143/the-making-of-chuckie-eggEvery system has a killer app or a series of titles that makes it stand outhttp://nowgamer.com/features/143/the-making-of-chuckie-egghttp://nowgamer.com/features/141/the-making-of-archonArchon's mix of arcade combat and chesslike strategy ensured it stood out when released in 1983http://nowgamer.com/features/141/the-making-of-archonhttp://nowgamer.com/features/140/the-making-of-aliensBack in the 8-bit days there was a lot of scary stuff...http://nowgamer.com/features/140/the-making-of-alienshttp://nowgamer.com/features/138/the-history-of-mortal-kombatMortal Kombat has undergone a variety of changes in order to recapture its early 90s glory days...http://nowgamer.com/features/138/the-history-of-mortal-kombathttp://nowgamer.com/features/137/retroinspection-pc-engineWestern gamers tend to consider Nintendo and Sega as the two major players in the 16-bit console warhttp://nowgamer.com/features/137/retroinspection-pc-enginehttp://nowgamer.com/features/135/in-the-chair-mel-croucherThe world of videogames is not renowned for its mavericks...http://nowgamer.com/features/135/in-the-chair-mel-croucherhttp://nowgamer.com/features/134/developer-lookback-snk-part-3The well-publicised demise of SNK shook gaming to the core...http://nowgamer.com/features/134/developer-lookback-snk-part-3http://nowgamer.com/features/133/company-profile-id-softwareThe id lineage didn't start with the birth of the company...http://nowgamer.com/features/133/company-profile-id-softwarehttp://nowgamer.com/features/116/the-art-of-musicAs videogames enter the mainstream, it's important that non-gamers understand the art form...http://nowgamer.com/features/116/the-art-of-musichttp://nowgamer.com/features/115/spin-cycleWith publishers now controlling the flow of information, can we really trust everything we read?http://nowgamer.com/features/115/spin-cyclehttp://nowgamer.com/features/114/one-giant-leapThere has been a noticeable shift in the corporate world toward harnessing the potential of gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/114/one-giant-leaphttp://nowgamer.com/features/113/the-history-of-castlevaniaWhen Bram Stoker penned Dracula in 1897 it's unlikely he could foresee its impact on pop culturehttp://nowgamer.com/features/113/the-history-of-castlevaniahttp://nowgamer.com/features/112/running-the-gauntletAtari's Gauntlet franchise has been entertaining gamers now for over two decadeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/112/running-the-gauntlethttp://nowgamer.com/features/111/commodore-16http://nowgamer.com/features/111/commodore-16http://nowgamer.com/features/110/the-making-of-panzer-dragoon-12Team Andromeda's work culminated in the legendary 1998-vintage Panzer Dragoon Sagahttp://nowgamer.com/features/110/the-making-of-panzer-dragoon-12http://nowgamer.com/features/108/in-the-chair-with-hideo-kojimaIt's obvious that Taito had the works of HG Wells in mind when it created Space Invaders...http://nowgamer.com/features/108/in-the-chair-with-hideo-kojimahttp://nowgamer.com/features/106/the-history-of-videogame-nastiesThe same time videogames gained popularity in the US, a shift occurred in horror films...http://nowgamer.com/features/106/the-history-of-videogame-nastieshttp://nowgamer.com/features/104/retro-inspection-acorn-electronAfter the roaring success of the BBC Microcomputer, Acorn was a company going places...http://nowgamer.com/features/104/retro-inspection-acorn-electronhttp://nowgamer.com/features/103/the-book-of-real-time-strategy-gamesIn this brave new world of guitar peripherals and Nintendo Wii accessibility is everything...http://nowgamer.com/features/103/the-book-of-real-time-strategy-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/102/company-profile-level-9The text adventure was a tough genre to crack successfully...http://nowgamer.com/features/102/company-profile-level-9http://nowgamer.com/features/101/life-after-segaIn recent years many of Japan's leading game creators have decided to set up as independent devs... http://nowgamer.com/features/101/life-after-segahttp://nowgamer.com/features/100/the-making-of-swivSilkworm is a fondly remembered two-player shooter featuring a chopper and jeep in blasting harmonyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/100/the-making-of-swivhttp://nowgamer.com/features/99/the-making-of-panzer-dragoon-saga-part-2The mid-to-late-Nineties was a comingof- age period for Japanese console adventures and RPGs...http://nowgamer.com/features/99/the-making-of-panzer-dragoon-saga-part-2http://nowgamer.com/features/98/a-question-of-balanceFive years ago Sony funded some internal research into videogame trends...http://nowgamer.com/features/98/a-question-of-balancehttp://nowgamer.com/features/97/bounderOn a particularly gorgeous English summer's day...http://nowgamer.com/features/97/bounderhttp://nowgamer.com/features/96/its-a-me-insert-name-hereThey carry the torch for the world's largest entertainment media...http://nowgamer.com/features/96/its-a-me-insert-name-herehttp://nowgamer.com/features/95/why-we-playThe misrepresentation of Mass Effect on Fox news proved that games are still ill understood...http://nowgamer.com/features/95/why-we-playhttp://nowgamer.com/features/94/atari-stFollowing the videogame crash of the early- Eighties, Atari was in horrifying shape...http://nowgamer.com/features/94/atari-sthttp://nowgamer.com/features/93/the-ideas-factoryDo the games Take The Bullet, Call Of The Dragonfly, HMS Carnage, or Exo mean anything to you?...http://nowgamer.com/features/93/the-ideas-factoryhttp://nowgamer.com/features/92/the-book-of-massively-multiplayer-online-role-playEveryone has fantasised about being a dual-wielding knight in shining armour... http://nowgamer.com/features/92/the-book-of-massively-multiplayer-online-role-playhttp://nowgamer.com/features/91/activisionariesIn the late-Seventies Atari was at a crossroads...http://nowgamer.com/features/91/activisionarieshttp://nowgamer.com/features/88/the-book-of-puzzle-gamesWhat exactly is a puzzle game?...http://nowgamer.com/features/88/the-book-of-puzzle-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/86/brutal-realityBeing Tim Schafer is surely a curious experience...http://nowgamer.com/features/86/brutal-realityhttp://nowgamer.com/features/85/beyond-the-fringeNew ideas are sacred...http://nowgamer.com/features/85/beyond-the-fringehttp://nowgamer.com/features/81/games-get-seriousThere is a moment in Tomb Raider when it becomes clear that you aren't playing a serious game...http://nowgamer.com/features/81/games-get-serioushttp://nowgamer.com/features/80/how-to-be-a-gaming-godJust how good at video games are you?...http://nowgamer.com/features/80/how-to-be-a-gaming-godhttp://nowgamer.com/features/79/two-worlds-collideTake a good long look through the annals of console RTS history...http://nowgamer.com/features/79/two-worlds-collidehttp://nowgamer.com/features/77/all-mod-consYou may feel our modus operandi is to discourage you from entering the video game industry...http://nowgamer.com/features/77/all-mod-conshttp://nowgamer.com/features/76/the-book-of-first-person-shootersPOINT, SHOOT, PROCEED. Reductionism kills all fun...http://nowgamer.com/features/76/the-book-of-first-person-shootershttp://nowgamer.com/features/75/digital-futureWe've developed a fascination with German avant-garde pop singer and countertenor Klaus Nomi...http://nowgamer.com/features/75/digital-futurehttp://nowgamer.com/features/73/the-beautiful-gamesHuman beings are instinctively competitive beasts...http://nowgamer.com/features/73/the-beautiful-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/72/eastern-promisehttp://nowgamer.com/features/72/eastern-promisehttp://nowgamer.com/features/70/freedom-of-choiceShould we ask moral questions about the decisions we make regarding the way we play games?http://nowgamer.com/features/70/freedom-of-choicehttp://nowgamer.com/features/69/older-not-wiserThere's an unspoken marketing rule regarding sequel numbers...http://nowgamer.com/features/69/older-not-wiserhttp://nowgamer.com/features/68/the-book-of-shoot-em-upsRequiring concentration and skill, the shoot-'em-up genre can test your reflexes to the limit...http://nowgamer.com/features/68/the-book-of-shoot-em-upshttp://nowgamer.com/features/67/wide-open-spacesAt Quake Con 07 John Carmack stood before his acolytes and announced he was working on a new game...http://nowgamer.com/features/67/wide-open-spaceshttp://nowgamer.com/features/65/an-epic-achievementMost of you will be familiar with id Software's dominance of the game industry by now...http://nowgamer.com/features/65/an-epic-achievementhttp://nowgamer.com/features/64/the-book-of-adventureHere lies the point-and-click adventure. 1987- 2000...http://nowgamer.com/features/64/the-book-of-adventurehttp://nowgamer.com/features/63/big-bad-worldTime is linear. Unless you're Buddhist, in which case it's a circular...http://nowgamer.com/features/63/big-bad-worldhttp://nowgamer.com/features/62/go-big-or-go-homehttp://nowgamer.com/features/62/go-big-or-go-homehttp://nowgamer.com/features/61/rogue-tradingVideogame piracy is rampant, but the UK government is determined to stop ithttp://nowgamer.com/features/61/rogue-tradinghttp://nowgamer.com/features/60/the-book-of-movie-gamesIf Duke Nukem Forever and Too Human are anything to go by, making a videogame is no easy task...http://nowgamer.com/features/60/the-book-of-movie-gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/59/the-nomad-soul'You can't class yourself as a true developer until you've been made redundant at least twice'...http://nowgamer.com/features/59/the-nomad-soulhttp://nowgamer.com/features/58/living-the-dreamJust how probable is it to turn your hobby into a paycheque every month?http://nowgamer.com/features/58/living-the-dreamhttp://nowgamer.com/features/57/found-in-translationThere are those games that attract almost universal acclaim from critics and pundits alike... http://nowgamer.com/features/57/found-in-translationhttp://nowgamer.com/features/56/different-strokesLevel design needs to go further than requesting a lava world, an ice world and a jungle world.http://nowgamer.com/features/56/different-strokeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/55/the-book-of-rpgsEscapism. These eight letters in sequence explain what gaming is all about better than any other worhttp://nowgamer.com/features/55/the-book-of-rpgshttp://nowgamer.com/features/54/east-side-storyOne thing you'll notice if you squint at the world is that trends change...http://nowgamer.com/features/54/east-side-storyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/53/take-a-breakA recent survey found that 40 per cent of gamers don't mind in-game ads...http://nowgamer.com/features/53/take-a-breakhttp://nowgamer.com/features/52/casual-erosionWith publishers increasingly seduced by quick-fix gaming, is the hardcore experience under threat?http://nowgamer.com/features/52/casual-erosionhttp://nowgamer.com/features/51/the-book-of-beat-em-upsFight Club is portrayed as a dangerous cult buried beneath popular culture...http://nowgamer.com/features/51/the-book-of-beat-em-upshttp://nowgamer.com/features/50/the-forgotten-gamersThere is a huge portion of the gaming population that is all but invisible...http://nowgamer.com/features/50/the-forgotten-gamershttp://nowgamer.com/features/48/broken-promisesXbox Live is easily one of the greatest things about Microsoft's console...http://nowgamer.com/features/48/broken-promiseshttp://nowgamer.com/features/47/the-360-guide-to-xbox-live-etiquetteHere's the sad truth about Xbox Live gaming: it can turn perfectly polite people into dickwads... http://nowgamer.com/features/47/the-360-guide-to-xbox-live-etiquettehttp://nowgamer.com/features/46/arcade-fireJonathan Blow, the indie developer behind Braid, sums up Live Arcade's appeal perfectly...http://nowgamer.com/features/46/arcade-firehttp://nowgamer.com/features/45/racially-motivatedChris Redfield treads cautiously through a sun-bleached African shantytown...http://nowgamer.com/features/45/racially-motivatedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/43/abstract-artAs Xbox 360 owners, we're not used to being jealous of other consoles...http://nowgamer.com/features/43/abstract-arthttp://nowgamer.com/features/42/gateway-to-our-heartsIf you said nothing else about Portal, you could at least say that it was an emotional journey...http://nowgamer.com/features/42/gateway-to-our-heartshttp://nowgamer.com/features/40/better-faster-strongerVideogames are among the most popular and lucrative of media forms...http://nowgamer.com/features/40/better-faster-strongerhttp://nowgamer.com/features/39/quantam-leapLet us start with Crackdown...http://nowgamer.com/features/39/quantam-leaphttp://nowgamer.com/features/38/ban-soloIt's a genuine pleasure to be a videogamer these days...http://nowgamer.com/features/38/ban-solohttp://nowgamer.com/features/37/you-cant-be-seriousWith his ridiculous moustache and bright red dungarees, Mario is hardly a great advert for gameshttp://nowgamer.com/features/37/you-cant-be-serioushttp://nowgamer.com/features/36/shotguns-a-celebrationThe shot gun enters into an agreement with its operator whenever it is selected or awardedhttp://nowgamer.com/features/36/shotguns-a-celebrationhttp://nowgamer.com/features/35/war-of-the-worldsRichard Garriott watched his first completed project since 1999, Tabula Rasa, go livehttp://nowgamer.com/features/35/war-of-the-worldshttp://nowgamer.com/features/33/games-lies-and-videotapesVery soon there could be blood running in the streets between the Hollywood Hills and Silicon Valleyhttp://nowgamer.com/features/33/games-lies-and-videotapeshttp://nowgamer.com/features/32/dulcet-tonesA game with solid gameplay but ropey presentation just doesn't cut it any morehttp://nowgamer.com/features/32/dulcet-toneshttp://nowgamer.com/features/31/playing-with-your-healthBlood. Violence. Gore. Videogmes Don't always get a good press...http://nowgamer.com/features/31/playing-with-your-healthhttp://nowgamer.com/features/29/you-are-just-a-numberIt's the most satisfying sound in gaming; the onomatopoeically awkward Achievement jingle http://nowgamer.com/features/29/you-are-just-a-numberhttp://nowgamer.com/features/28/mmo-money-mmo-problemsMonetising MMO games outside of the purchase price is nothing newhttp://nowgamer.com/features/28/mmo-money-mmo-problemshttp://nowgamer.com/features/27/ware-nextWhat do multi-touch cubes, cybersex suits and augmented realities have to with each other?http://nowgamer.com/features/27/ware-nexthttp://nowgamer.com/features/26/revival-of-the-fittestThe gaming industry has gone out and become all mainstream on ushttp://nowgamer.com/features/26/revival-of-the-fittesthttp://nowgamer.com/features/25/hardcore-housewivesThe defining characteristic of all good game design is the marriage between accessibility and depthhttp://nowgamer.com/features/25/hardcore-housewiveshttp://nowgamer.com/features/24/bargain-or-bustFrom the developer and publisher's point of view the second-hand games market is a real problemhttp://nowgamer.com/features/24/bargain-or-busthttp://nowgamer.com/features/22/reality-bytesWhen videogames first began, the point was not to recreate reality, or even an alternative realityhttp://nowgamer.com/features/22/reality-bytes