Ben_Richardson
Ben Richardson is a former Staff Writer for Official PlayStation 2 magazine and a former Content Editor of 12DOVE. In the years since Ben left GR, he has worked as a columnist, communications officer, charity coach, and podcast host – but we still look back to his news stories from time to time, they are a window into a different era of video games.
Latest articles by Ben_Richardson
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Dark Void: First look
By Ben_Richardson published
Capcom's sky-high actioner drops in on our senses
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Okami Wii: First look
By Ben_Richardson published
Nintendo's motion-sensitive console is Amaterasu's perfect home
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Halo 3's Save Films nearly dropped
By Ben_Richardson published
Ridiculously popular feature was nearly cut from Halo 3
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What G-Man keeps in his briefcase...
By Ben_Richardson published
...and 12 other things that only a Half-Life geek would know
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Bionic Commando: First look
By Ben_Richardson published
Get in the swing of things with Capcom's actioner
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GTA IV: Not out now
By Ben_Richardson published
Grand Theft Auto should have been out today. It isn't
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Geek uses games to "cheat" girls
By Ben_Richardson published
Ex-Sky One presenter reckons he has dating "cheats"
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MI5 recruits Sam Fisher
By Ben_Richardson published
Spy chiefs advertise for recruits in video games
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Half-Life 2: Better on PC or 360?
By Ben_Richardson published
We compare the visuals of the two different versions
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Resistance: Fall of Man 2 in production
By Ben_Richardson published
Insomniac Games beetling away on sci-fi sequel
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"Why Portal is perfect"
By Ben_Richardson published
GamesRadar editor reckons Valve has achieved perfection
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Wii PES: The football RTS
By Ben_Richardson published
Movie shows new dimension in Konami's sports series
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Mario Galaxy vids reveal new powers
By Ben_Richardson published
Exciting gameplay footage of power-ups in action
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Nintendo conference news bomb!
By Ben_Richardson published
Super Smash Bros delayed, Monster Hunter hits Wii
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Thrillville: Off the Rails
By Ben_Richardson published
Can David Braben's woahcoasters give us the thrills?
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LA Noire: Free roaming 1947 action
By Ben_Richardson published
Rumours rumble from Rockstar's forgotten adventure
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Sony: Backwards compatibility too hard
By Ben_Richardson published
PS2 games on 40GB PS3 too "time consuming"
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Lower spec PS3 soon the only option
By Ben_Richardson published
Cut down 40gb version will replace 60gb edition
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The Simpsons serves Hot Coffee
By Ben_Richardson published
Grand Theft Scratchy offers scalding satirical stab
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Tekken 6: Now with extra pigs!
By Ben_Richardson published
Porcine bystanders make Iron Fist appearance
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Hellgate: London interview
By Ben_Richardson published
We quiz lead dev Bill Roper on his devilishly good RPG
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Japan goes bonkers for Halo, Lair and PSP
By Ben_Richardson published
In other news: World turns over, pigs fly, etc. and so on