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GamesTM’s top 100 video games

Games TM

What’s a post about a games magazine doing on Leet? Is it the mark of some kind of sponsorship deal, a hate tirade or a perhaps a love letter?

Unashamedly, it’s the latter. I learnt some valuable writing lessons at GamesTM – a monthly magazine which just published its 100th issue – and felt inclined to spill some memories here, along with its top 100 games of all time.

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A beginner’s guide to Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy XIII is the latest in Square Enix’s popular Final Fantasy RPG series and the first on Xbox 360. For those new to the series it’s well worth a play.

FF13 features a new battle system which may seem difficult but is simple once you know what you’re doing. Seasoned J-RPG veteran Jamie Sacco shows us the ropes…
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What? Leet is evolving!

Leet Games Blog tips

Ding! Leet Games Blog has just levelled up.

From now on we’re going to be placing a larger focus on game tips, tricks and guides to help you master your favourite games and beat your opponents into a squishy paste.

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Are new games too easy?

I just picked up Monkey Island 2 on XBLA and it really hit home just how easy games have become.

The thing is – games like Monkey Island are hard – and I don’t think new games should necessarily go back to them. But does that mean we should just put up with the hand-holding that has become commonplace in modern day gaming?

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Games wishlist: Mad Mel

Now that we’re slap bang in the Summer games drought – how about a bit of topical gaming?

In this DS exclusive action adventure game, you play as Oksana Grigorieva – the beleaguered ex partner of mental-as-anything, drunken bigot, Mel Gibson.

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Xbox 360 Kinect: hands-on report

Microsoft Kinect

After being officially announced at E3 2010, Microsoft’s Kinect accessory – formerly named Project  Natal – promises top-rate motion-sensing gameplay later this year without the need for a controller.

But how does it play? Is the sensor accurate? Is it better than PlayStation Move? Leet Games Blog tried it out on Yoostar 2, an upcoming game that puts players in famous movie scenes.

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Guilt by gaming?

Do you know what one of the biggest agendas in the games industry is right now? New graphical techniques? Interesting new controller designs? Refinements to online play?

Maybe those (at least we bloody hope so), but one of the big issues going around the top bosses in the games biz is ownership. Liam Farrell argues piracy, publishers and the pre-owned market…

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Rock Band 3 vs Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

The new versions of Rock Band and Guitar Hero have been announced and we’ve got all the details on both of them.

For the track lists, game accessories and more on Rock Band 3 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, read on…

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Games wishlist: Night Trap

Night Trap

Ask any Wii owner whose playing habits don’t revolve around Wii Sports Resort and mini-game compilations, and they’ll lament the lack of core games (for lack of a better term).

Of course there’s a reason for that. They don’t sell. Most Wii owners aren’t that bothered by engrossing single-player gameplay and more unique gaming concepts.

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Blur vs. Split/Second

Disney and Activision go head-to-head.

Blur will go on sale one week after Split/Second is released on May 21st, putting Activision and Disney head-to-head in a race for sales.

Both are brand new games for the publishers, but which one will win? Leet Games Blog has played both.

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