Entries Tagged 'Games conventions' ↓

Game of the year 2009 revealed

No it’s not Buzz – we just thought he’d be a suitable host for an “and the winner is..!”-style intro.

Here’s our top games of 2009, the official VGA awards list and this year’s biggest letdowns. Happy new year!

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Golden Joystick Awards 2009

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The Golden Joystick awards were the grand finale to the 2009 London games festival.

Leet Games Blog had a look at the winners to see if we agreed with the thoughts of the public.

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Assassin’s Creed 2: hands-on preview

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The original Assassin’s Creed was a flawed gem – lots of action, lots of stealth and lots of… annoying set-pieces like eavesdropping which dragged the game out longer than necessary.

Can Assassin’s Creed 2 fix these problems to create a classic stealth ‘em up? Leet Games Blog played the game for half-an-hour before its release.

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Blue Toad Murder Files: what is it?

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One game which could have easily been overlooked at the 2009 Eurogamer Expo was in fact the most original title there.

Leet Games Blog got all sleuth-like with Relentless Software’s new family detective sim. But how on earth does it work?

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New Super Mario Bros on Wii

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New Super Mario Bros on the Wii is a return to the Mario-style gameplay of old. But does it still have that charm?

Leet Games Blog had half-an-hour with the game to see if the Wii gets another long-awaited exclusive classic, or just a money-grabbing Mario game.

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Video: MCM London Expo 2009

Down in the heart of Docklands Leet Games Blog went to the 2009 MCM London Expo in October and cut our way through hordes of anime, comic, movie and videogame fans to take a look at some of the games being previewed there.

Check out our exclusive video from reporter Liam Farrell for all the gossip, games and cosplay getups…

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Dragon Age: Origins playtest (+pics)

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Dragon Age: Origins is out today on Xbox 360, and Leet Games Blog tested it to see what it plays like.

Is it a brave warrior or a cowardly squire? Find out in our full playtest, complete with gameplay footage and a dragon-sized picture gallery.

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Left 4 Dead 2: first thoughts

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Zombies, zombies everywhere… this year has seen no shortage of zombie flicks and games, with Zombieland and indie dev game I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMBIES 1N IT!!!1 bombarding us with moans, groans and body parts flying everywhere.

But Left 4 Dead 2 is almost upon us and the question is – is it worth £40 of your money? We had a crack at some multiplayer versus modes at this year’s Eurogamer Expo.

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Heavy Rain gameplay report

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The spiritual successor to Atari’s brilliant QTE-detective game Fahrenheit is not far from completion and we had 20 minutes with the game to see what it’s like.

Heavy Rain revolves around three separate character’s storylines – a detective, CSI agent and journalist – but will they be enough to sway more players to the Ps3?

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Mass Effect 2 preview

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Futuristic sci-fi shooter/RPG Mass Effect returns with a second installment, continuing straight on from your memory card save file from the original game.

We played a 20-minute demo of the game – here’s what you need to know about how Mass Effect 2 plays…

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