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Review: The Stanley Parable
In The Stanley Parable you are the titular character Stanley; an office worker who leaves from his office to discover all his co-workers missing and a voice narrating what is happening, telling him...
View ArticleHalloween Horror Games
With the current generation of gaming technology offering better graphics, animations, lighting and sound design than ever before, it’s a great time to be a gaming horror fan. The popularity of horror...
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Impact Plays – Mirrors Edge
I decided to return to this great game after hearing that Mirrors Edge 2 is in development and I wanted to re-experience the original game. Mirrors Edge is a futuristic first person free running game...
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preview: 10 Second Ninja
Have you ever looked at games today and thought that they are just too easy? Where they don’t challenge you, but hold you by your hand and guide you through to the end and try to tell that you have...
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Review: Lego Marvel
Some people may say there’s no place for Lego Marvel Super Heroes on a website aimed directly at students. Those people are wrong. Anyone who has had the pleasure of playing a Lego game will know that...
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I Dare You to Ragequit!: A Look at Difficulty in Gaming
As the beta for Dark Souls II draws to a close, having doubtlessly led to many wrecked controllers, I believe the time is right for an examination of video game difficulty and how it has changed in...
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Gamecity 8 – Genesis of Cr0n
The Genesis of Cr0n is an immersive reality theatre game, in which the players are trainee spies, and must complete various missions across Nottingham in order to become fully fledged Cr0n agents. It...
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Impact Plays: One Finger Death Punch
One Finger Death Punch is an independently developed game, available on Xbox Live Arcade, which uses only two buttons to create a remarkably exhilarating and difficult kung-fu experience. The basic...
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Impact Gaming Awards 2013: Week One
Welcome to the Impact Gaming Awards, as voted by you, the readers and gamers of the University of Nottingham. It will be spread out over three weeks and three articles, starting here with a few of the...
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Review: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
One of the great things about the Nintendo DS was the horde of great text-based adventure games that came to the platform. Arguably the most successful and popular amongst the fans was the Ace Attorney...
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Impact Gaming Talks with Robin Arnott
Impact Gaming met audio designer and interactive artist Robin Arnott, creator of Deep Sea and the sound designer for Antichamber following the annual GameCity festival in Nottingham. We talk about his...
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Impact Gaming Awards 2013: Week Two
Hello and welcome to the second of three parts of the Impact Gaming Awards, where we hand out awards to games as voted by you, the students of Nottingham. This week, we’ll be giving out the awards for...
View ArticleBeing a ‘Noob’ Online
Impact Gaming go undercover in the world of online games to see how the internet treats gaming ‘noobs’. Payday: The Heist The main experience I’ve had being a new player in a multiplayer game is with...
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Rescue 2013- Everyday Heroes (US version) Review
Rescue 2013 Everyday Heroes is a fire department simulator where you have to manage almost every aspect of the departments life and also lead and control the firefighters and medics responding to...
View ArticleImpact Plays: Assassin’s Creed 4
Assassins’ Creed IV: Black Flag marks the sixth major instalment in the acclaimed historical adventure series and I am very pleased to say that the series is back on form. Whilst it doesn’t quite reach...
View ArticleImpact Plays: Hitman Absolution
Hitman: Absolution is the fifth installment in the stealth action series developed by IO Interactive. Breaking from tradition, it follows a single storyline which revolves around Agent 47’s betrayal...
View ArticleFull Steam Ahead: How Steam Rose to Power
Steam is an online marketplace where you can download and buy games. It’s the online equivalent of shops like HMV, Game and Zavvy. This year alone, Steamworks titles include Bioshock Infinite, Tomb...
View ArticleIndie Gaming and why you should get in to it
Independent Games development is on the rise. If you have been paying attention to the release of PS4 and XboxOne, you might have heard that both of these platforms support Indie developers. People who...
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Review – Insurgency
When the annual Call of Duty and, now it seems, Battlefield just doesn’t cut it for you anymore, when you want to move your brain a bit not just your mouse, Insurgency delivers some fresh and long...
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Review: The Smash Brothers
The Smash Brothers documentary is quite possibly the best insight into the world of competitive gaming. Produced and directed by East Point Pictures, The Smash Brothers follows the incredible Super...
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