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  Trends of 2013: The real meets the virtual

  What happens when games and real-life start to exchange ideas? 6

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  Nintendo's History of Hardware Revisions

  Variations on a theme. 52

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  Retrospective: The World Ends With You

  It's a wonderful world. 41

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  PES hits back: Konami accuses FIFA of copying, reveals truth behind licenses and explains Seabass' new role

  "The only reason why FIFA is in the position it's in now is because of PES." 102

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  Who Killed Rare?

  Did Microsoft ruin Britain's greatest game studio? 184

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  Inside Adventure Games

  The hitchhiker's guide to videogame adventuring. 96

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  Pixel Art: The End of an Era?

  Top developers take the pulse of the art form that defined gaming. 47

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  Feature: A Hero's Journey

  Zelda: 25 years of music and magic with Nintendo's legendary fairytale. 10

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  The Luddite Game Maker

  Jason Rohrer on life, death, video games and diamonds. 26

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 10-1

  We've already fled the country. All of them. 346

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 10-1

  The end of the world. Until next year. 383

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2006: 10 - 1

  Happy new Psychonauts! 354

December 2009

• Games of 2009: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

  Souls survivor. 30

November 2009

• Retrospective: Nintendo's Handheld Legacy

  From Game & Watch to the DSi. 43

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  The Super Mario Bros. Story

  A series retrospective. 78

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  In Theory: Nintendo DS2 vs. Sony PSP2

  Insider info and extrapolated specifications for the next round of the handheld war. 48

August 2009

• Eurogamer gamescom Awards

  Best of the Nation and Best of the Network. 31

June 2009

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  Eurogamer's Best of E3 2009

  Game of the Show, Best Tech, Best Publisher, more. 184

March 2009

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  Nintendo DSi

  A defence. 203

January 2009

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  High Street Blues

  It's a dreadful time to be a high street retailer - and it's only going to get worse. 66

• Coming Attractions: Action & Adventure

  Get juiced and get thinking. 51

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  Coming Attractions: MMOs & RPGs

  Taking 2009 to another level. 69

• Coming Attractions: Indie & Esoterica

  What's coming out of left-field this year. 27

December 2008

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 10-1

  We've already fled the country. All of them. 346

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 20-11

  More reasons to beat us up. 172

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 30-21

  Hideoh-em-gee? 297

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 40-31

  On we go. 67

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 50-41

  Fight! 75

• That Was the News 2008

  Part 2: July to December. 13

• That Was the News 2008

  Part 1: January to June. 25

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  Eurogamer Readers' Top 50 Games of 2008

  You go first! 198

• How Big is Big Enough?

  Lack of scale and weak management spells the end for smaller publishers. 21

November 2008

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  The Trader's Dilemma

  The industry says it can't live with second-hand. It can't live without it. 74

• Growing the Long Tail

  New business models are finally weaning the industry off transient hits. 29

• Rating Compromises

  As traffic lights replace PEGI, where next for Britain's rating debate? 29

October 2008

• London Calling

  Publishers need to stop talking amongst themselves and start addressing the crowd. 22

• The DS' Great Adventure

  How Nintendo's handhold has provided a new home for a displaced genre. 30

September 2008

• Disney's Avalanche

  Making Hannah Montana games and proud of it. 8

• The Gaming Difference

  Spore is the latest step towards discovering videogames' voice. 53

August 2008

• Pirate Station

  Has piracy simply become an excuse for failure among publishers? 66

• Eurogamer Games Convention Awards

  Our highlights of Leipzig 2008. 62

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  The Casuals Are Coming!

  Leave those kids alone. 124

• Coverage Index

  The mass media can seem like the enemy - but it desperately wants to "get" games. 29

• John Carmack's QuakeCon Keynote

  All the highlights. Voxelising is the future, you know. 26

July 2008

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  Biting the Apple

  The generation's big battle might not be between Sony and Microsoft after all. 71

May 2008

• The Waiting Game

  EA is waiting for Take-Two's shareholders - but what is Take-Two waiting for? 33

April 2008

• Power to the People

  If publishers believe in interactivity, why aren't they embracing it? 15

• Revolving Doors

  Studio closures aren't a sign of crisis. 24

• The Final Word

  Reactions to the Byron Report dissected. 22

March 2008

• Eurogamer TV Monthly Highlights

  Small arms fire, ambient occlusion lighting, Emily Booth, shame. 5

• The History of The Sims

  Tiny happy people. 17

• Gary Gygax: 1938-2008

  Looking back on the D&D creator's life and influence. 31

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  Electronic Arts: Back In The Game

  Has EA really changed? 62

February 2008

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  Blu-ray: No Hollow Victory

  GI.biz Editorial: Triumph comes not a moment too soon. 82

• Coming Attractions: The Lost Levels

  Wii Fit, Home, Rock Band and more. 24

• Coming Attractions: Strategy and Simulation

  Part 2: More on what's coming in 2008. 26

• Back in Black

  GI.biz Editorial: Platform holder financial analysis. Come back! 13

January 2008

• Coming Attractions: Strategy and Simulation

  Part 1: Real-time highlights of 2008. 33

• GamesIndustry.biz Editorial - A Question of Size

  Growing pains for publishers. 15

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  Eurogamer Readers' Top 50 Games of 2007

  Bike-sheds. 5pm. No blades. 175

• Coming Attractions: RPGs

  I put on my robe and wizard hat. 45

• Coming Attractions: Sports

  Football, golf, tennis, curling... 42

• Coming Attractions: Action Adventure

  Part 2: Including Ellie's long-awaited Lost character 'priority list'. 56

• Coming Attractions: Action Adventure

  Part 1: A look at 2008's AA offerings. 52

• Coming Attractions: Shooters Pt.2

  Part 2: More gun-related fun for 2008. 41

• What's New? (4th Jan, 2008)

  New PAL releases. 14

• Boardgames and game history

  Bored? Try playing a game. 47

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  New Year's Resolutions, 2008

  Time to make a change. 61

December 2007

• That Was The News 2007

  Part 2: July to December. 15

• That Was The News 2007

  Part 1: January to June. 10

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 10-1

  The end of the world. Until next year. 383

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 20-11

  Where it usually starts going wrong. 224

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 30-21

  Player's guide: go left. 93

• Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 40-31

  Christmas? What Christmas? 53

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  Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 50-41

  Repetitive. 66

• Console Accessories Roundup

  Getting you accessorised for Christmas. 35

• What's New? (21st Dec, 2007)

  We're surprised he bothered. Or did he. 22

• Eurogamer TV Show - Episode 21

  Video Games Live! War! 2007 again! 10

• What's New? (14th Dec, 2007)

  New PAL releases. 16

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  A History of Abuse

  Or, how dinosaurs ate Henry VIII. 63

• What's New? (7th Dec, 2007)

  New PAL releases. 7