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I've… seen things you people wouldn't believe… Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those… moments… will be lost in time, like [small cough] tears… in… rain. Time… to die…

Latest articles by Matt Clapham

How Half-Life 2 set (still unbettered) standards for video game story-telling, with a hero who never says a word

By Matt Clapham published 29 December 17

Feature

Great horror needs a great (but not necessarily likeable) cast

By Matt Clapham published 5 July 17

Editorial Horror games can connect with us more by including a cast of characters to amplify the scares waiting around each corner

Editorial

How Valve cracked open the FPS formula and then put it back together in Half-Life 2

By Matt Clapham published 23 March 17

Retrospective

PlayStation VR's biggest promise is reviving the quirky, creative mid-tier of video gaming

By Matt Clapham published 2 December 16

Opinion

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes review

By Matt Clapham published 21 October 15

Review

How the wordless Gordon Freeman became a gaming legend in Half-Life 2

By Matt Clapham published 28 September 15

Game History

Devil's Third review: Hell to play

By Matt Clapham published 26 August 15

Review "It’s as if Valhalla placed a Gamecube game and 360 disc in the teleporter from The Fly and then shoved the resulting mishmash straight into the Wii U’s tray."

Review

Lego Jurassic World review

By Matt Clapham published 16 June 15

Review "It may be a modest advance, and it’s no cure for Lego fatigue, but after some consideration, I’ve decided to endorse this Park tie-in."

Review

Chroma Squad review

By Matt Clapham published 8 May 15

Review "All it takes is a little cardboard and silver tape and you’ve got a powerful new punching arm for your giant robot."

Review

8 iconic game gadgets that, logically, would be worse than useless

By Matt Clapham published 18 February 15

Feature

Resident Evil (HD remake) review

By Matt Clapham published 19 January 15

Review "A fresh take on a classic game, but not without a (gnarled) handful hang-ups. This is how you remember playing the game back in 1996."

Review

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review: "Keanu Reeves as Shadow is wasted whilst Jim Carrey steals the show"
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Mufasa: The Lion King review – "It's no Hakuna Matata but this Disney origin story is a class above the 2019 movie"
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Kraven the Hunter review: "The insistence on an R-rating helps save this, with a decent helping of bloodthirsty action"
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – "An uninspired expansion of the most iconic screen take on Tolkien"
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